Safety, fuel efficiency innovations to watch out for this year
A host of new features you may never have heard of — and certainly didn't expect to see in mainstream cars and trucks — will be commonplace by the end...
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Alfa Romeo delays disappoint Chrysler dealers
The latest delay in Alfa Romeo's resumption of U.S. sales — now pushed back to mid-2013 — is bad news for more than 100 of Chrysler's best dealers. They expected...
Hybrid technology soon to be inescapable
Your next car will probably have a little bit of Toyota Prius or Chevrolet Volt in it, whether you think of yourself as a high-tech fuel saver or not. Technologies...
2011 Jetta bores way into American market
Executives at Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, must stifle a yawn and reach for the NoDoz when they hear an American is coming to visit. How else do you explain...
Automotive artifacts
Almost accidentally, Joe Bortz became the custodian of a fleet of forgotten automotive masterpieces. Along the way, he became an expert on General Motors' history and a staunch believer in...
Germany’s inaction keeps Opel, and GM’s production plans, in neutral
General Motors has moved closer to resolving the biggest problem left from its financial crisis, but don't be surprised if German domestic politics keep the automaker's vital Opel unit in...
Goofy Mitsubishi Ralliart defies convention
— Where have all the goofy cars gone? The cars that don't even make a drive-by of mainstream appeal before blasting full-throttle for weirdness. The cars that become cult favorites....
$2,500 loaded: Engineers marvel over import
— If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. If you build a new car for $2,500, the world's automakers will drive a...
GM chief executive says he is optimistic about progress
General Motors Co. Chief Executive Fritz Henderson's job could be on the line if the automaker does not show measurable progress in the fourth quarter, Henderson said at the Frankfurt...
Italian firms comfortable at the table, in the garage
The Chevrolet Aveo's winning exterior and stunningly roomy interior come from the same Italian design studio responsible for a wide array of things from the Maserati Bora sports car to...