Auto sales are up, driven by incentives

Leader defends NHTSA's response to Toyota complaints

Rebuffing criticism of slow action and underfunded efforts, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said his agency...

Prius inquiry takes a detour

Federal inspection of the runaway Toyota Prius that took a wild ride on a San Diego County freeway was delayed several hours Wednesday...

Runaway Prius driver: 'I was laying on the brakes but it wasn't slowing down'

James Sikes bought his Toyota Prius in 2008, and 53,000 miles later the car was driving fine. But on Monday afternoon, when he accelerated...

Toyota workers raised safety concerns with bosses in 2006 memo

All six Toyota veterans around the table agreed: The memo they were about to send to senior management could damage their careers.

Lawmakers want Toyota to disclose results of electronics tests

With Toyota Motor Corp. executives continuing to say that electronics problems are not causing sudden acceleration in their company's...

GM to reinstate 661 dealerships

In a move that could provide economic relief for hundreds of communities nationwide, General Motors Co. said it would reinstate nearly 700...

More owners of Toyota vehicles say recall repairs aren't working

More than 60 drivers have complained of sudden acceleration incidents despite the fact that their cars were repaired by Toyota Motor Corp....

Tense times in Toyota City

For 31 years, Genichi Miyagawa has been a soldier behind enemy lines: He sells Suzuki automobiles in the corporate heart of Toyota...

Ford rolls out all-electric van

Ford Motor Co.'s first all-electric vehicle made its Los Angeles debut this week at the Petersen Automotive Museum, a fitting locale for a...

Toyota offers workers bonuses at California factory slated to close

Amid protests from state officials, Toyota Motor Corp. moved ahead Wednesday with plans to close a Fremont production plant, funding an...

GM's vice chairman, Robert Lutz, to retire

Robert A. Lutz, an outspoken and colorful industry veteran who has worked for all of the major American car companies, said Wednesday he...

Toyota, looking for positive spin, turns to Twitter

It will take a lot more than 140 letters to fix Toyota's image, but the company is hoping that its new Twitter channel will help.

Calls grow for throttle safeguard

Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington Ken Bensinger -- Momentum is building for a rule requiring automakers to install brake override...

Toyota sued over August crash that killed CHP officer and three family members

Relatives of a California Highway Patrol officer and three family members who were killed in an August crash that touched off the recall...

Ford sales leap 43% in February as Toyota's drop 9% amid recall woes

Robust February sales pushed Ford Motor Co. to the top in U.S. auto sales, surpassing arch rival General Motors Co. for the first time in...

Edmunds.com offers $1-million prize for Toyota fix

Solve the unintended acceleration problem, win a million dollars.

Toyota president repeats apologies in China

Apologizing several times and bowing twice, Toyota President Akio Toyoda arrived in the world's largest automotive market to assuage fears...

Crash reports tell of horror

One car barreled through a stop sign, struck a tree and landed upside down in a Texas lake, drowning four people. Another tore across an...