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GM's sale of Saab falls through
General Motors Co.'s plan to sell its Saab unit to a specialty Swedish automaker has collapsed, frustrating another attempt by GM to prune...
Electric-car maker Tesla said to be planning stock offering
Will investors get charged up over a stock offering by California electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc.?
Getting a charge out of Nissan's Leaf
This thought came to me as I was piloting the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle prototype around Dodger Stadium last Friday: When gasoline-...
GM plans to pay back its government loans early
Borrowing a page from the playbooks of Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, General Motors Co. is moving to repay its federal loans early.
Nissan is turning over a new zero-emission Leaf
On the vast expanse of asphalt outside Dodger Stadium, Nissan Motor Co.'s new electric car made its U.S. debut Friday, zipping quietly...
2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing: The mind-blowing 1950s version was cooler, but . . .
It goes about a zillion miles an hour, looks tougher than jailhouse steak and has explosive bolts in the doors, but before getting to the...
World's cheapest car is starting to enrich India's Tata Motors
The tiny Nano cars made by India's Tata Motors are starting to hit the road in that country after a land dispute forced the relocation of...
Runaway Toyota cases ignored
More than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported since 2001 that their vehicles suddenly accelerated on their own, in many cases...
Toyota is sued over concerns of sudden acceleration
Two Los Angeles County residents have sued Toyota Motor Corp., alleging that the majority of Toyota and Lexus vehicles made since 2001...
Regulators slam Toyota over 'no defect' claim
Federal safety regulators have sharply rebuked Toyota Motor Corp. for issuing "inaccurate and misleading" statements asserting that no...
U.S. car sales are out of rut
After two years of sputtering, U.S. auto sales are finally gaining some traction.
GM decides to keep Opel unit
General Motors Co. said Tuesday it would keep its European Opel unit and restructure it instead of selling a 55% stake to Canadian auto...
Ford reports nearly $1-billion profit in third quarter
Continuing its comeback effort, Ford Motor Co. reported a third-quarter profit of almost $1 billion as it cut costs and improved market...
GPS system puts Droid phone on the map
When it comes to GPS car navigation, the new Droid phone from Verizon Wireless could change everything.
Ford moves up in Consumer Reports reliability rankings
Asian automakers once again dominate the upper ranks of Consumer Reports' annual vehicle-reliability survey, although Ford Motor Co. is...
Safety probe of certain Lexus ES models is closed
Federal safety regulators have closed an inquiry into sudden-acceleration incidents involving certain Lexus ES models after concluding...
Toyota's runaway-car worries may not stop at floor mats
The 2009 Lexus ES 350 shot through suburban San Diego like a runaway missile, weaving at 120 miles an hour through rush hour freeway traffic...
Mazdaspeed3: The fast and the curious
Look, the world needs some good news. Wars, the economy, swine flu. My God, Andrew Lloyd Webber is making a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera....
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