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AUTOS
Given the automakers' pervasive presence in the U.S. economy and their value as symbols of industrial might, many believe they wouldn't be allowed to go under.
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This is a car, an engine, for fully grown adults whose idea of motoring pleasure is high fuel economy. Yes, it will go fast, but the real exaltation is in going far. >>
MANUFACTURING
When fuel costs were soaring, firms retooled their lineups to emphasize small and efficient vehicles. If prices continue declining, they could be unprepared for renewed demand for SUVs and trucks. >>
Hybrids, plug-ins and pure electric vehicles arrive in force as manufacturers sort out battery woes. >>
Trucks moving goods in and out of the complex must meet tougher antipollution laws; 2,000 dirty diesel big rigs are banned. Despite compliance checks, cargo moves smoothly. >>
VEHICLES
Carmakers hope the massive bailout plan will help drive customers back to showrooms after all major manufacturers post declines. >>
An environmental assessment allowing for the use of snowmobiles and snow coaches will be ready by next month, a spokesman says. The park's winter operations could be shut down if a plan is lacking. >>
But EPA says testing method is not finalized. The electric vehicle with a gas-powered generator is slated to enter the market in late 2010. >>
RUMBLE SEAT
I find the 2009 VW Jetta TDI's lack of exceptionalism exceptional. This car is ordinary, routine, a mean of averages, a flat line on life's electroencephalogram. It is non-provocative right down to its brake shoes. Find the most common of gardens, and the Jetta is that garden's variety. >>
NEWPORT BEACH
Rival gangs brawl in courtroom >>
LEGISLATION
The low-interest assistance program aims to boost production of fuel-efficient vehicles. >>
Toyota Motor Corp., expanding its line of alternatively powered cars beyond the Prius, will unveil a Camry Hybrid in November fueled by compressed natural gas rather than gasoline amid expectations of rising oil prices. >>
AUTOS
The third-largest U.S. automaker unveils three battery-powered models, the first of which it would sell by late 2010. >>
Tow truck operators were pressured to sell new batteries when just a jump-start was needed, says the suit on behalf of members. >>
High fuel prices have many business owners worried about their rising expenses and customers who have far less money to spend. >>
A government report says the improvement could be greater if Americans buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. >>
The 556-horsepower sedan is a speedster that provides superb cornering and control in a refined and seductive package. >>
THE ECONOMYMortgage rates are still declining >>The Federal Maritime Commission releases a nine-page request for information that could push back the program's planned Oct. 1 start date. >>
NHTSA publishes data on serious crashes, but manufacturers' claims keep information on the tires, child seats and motorcycles confidential. >>
The $25-billion rescue package would provide low-interest loans to automakers for the development of fuel-efficient cars and mean more jobs in key election battlegrounds. >>
COLUMN ONE
With energy crisis on full bore, fuel-efficient cars are scarce. But a new breed of driver is stretching what you can squeeze out of a tank. >>
A federal court judge in Los Angeles on Monday tentatively denied a trucking association's bid to block a landmark clean-truck program at the nation's busiest port complex. >>
National association is seeking an injunction to block the clean truck program on grounds it imposes intrusive regulatory systems' on motor carrier rates and services. >>
PORTS
A major consideration for plans to reduce pollution at the Los Angeles and Long Beach facilities was whether enough haulers would apply. >>
The average cost of a new vehicle in the second quarter was $25,632 -- a 2.3% decline from the year-earlier period and the steepest drop recorded in the bank's 41-year-old survey. >>
AUTOS
Ford says August sales fell 26% from a year earlier. Toyota reports a 9.4% decline. Pickups and SUVs continue to depress results. >>
After her SUV, phone and dog were stolen, Mary Michael tried to get Verizon to track the phone. The utility said it couldn't without a warrant. Michael, whose dog died, is taking aim at that regulatio >>
The Environmental Protection Agency says another arm of the Bush administration may be low-balling the economic benefits of increasing fuel economy standards for cars and trucks. >>
MOTOR RACING
The same top dozen drivers in points coming into the race left Southern California as the top 12 as well, although some changed positions. >>
MOTOR RACING
Sunday's Pepsi 500 in Fontana is the next-to-last race before the Sprint Cup's season-ending playoff, and everyone is jockeying for position. >>
MOTOR RACING
He starts on the pole and leads 144 of 150 laps at Fontana. >>
MOTOR RACING ROUNDUP
Castroneves trails Dixon by 43 points in the IndyCar standings heading into Sunday's Detroit Indy Grand Prix. >>
MOTOR RACING
The drivers were put on probation for banging their cars after last weekend's race in Tennessee. The spat is expected to rev up interest in Sunday's race in Fontana. >>
MOTOR RACING
Thousands of fans converge at the series' 36 races a year and prefer to stay in their RVs on the track's infield instead of in hotels. >>
Although the U.S. economy is mainly to blame for the 7% drop, 300,000 of the revision comes from international markets, including a 150,000 cut in Asia. >>
INSURANCE
Commissioner Steve Poizner releases proposed regulations. The plan is considered to be more accurate, and it would give a financial incentive to California motorists to drive less. >>
MOTOR RACING
The series, which is already struggling in a sluggish economy, is nervously awaiting the auto company's decisions on sponsorships. >>
MOTOR RACING
Antagonism between drivers Kyle Busch and Edwards could spill over to the track Sunday in the Sprint Cup Series' Pepsi 500. >>
MOTOR RACING
Series leader will start fifth in Sunday's Grand Prix of Sonoma. Runner-up Helio Castroneves is on the pole, but Dixon, ahead by 78 points with three races left, looks uncatchable. >>
The program offers financing for truckers to buy new, cleaner models at a third the normal price. Opponents say the added debt could sink independent haulers already struggling with high fuel prices. >>
FROM OUR BLOGS
Would John McCain or Barack Obama bail out General Motors Corp. or Ford Motor Co. should the shadow of bankruptcy fall upon them? >>
Jorge Miguel Romero of Apple Valley could face up to three years in prison for killing three young siblings last year on Interstate 5. >>
MOTOR RACING
The series' most popular driver earned her first IndyCar win in April, but she has only one other top-five finish through the season's first 14 races. She'll try again at Infineon this weekend. >>
The Arizona firms are both members of an industry group that has sued to block the new rules. >>
AUTOS
Chrysler and three lead wheel weight makers agree to the phaseout in a settlement of a suit brought by an environmental group, which contended the car parts threatened drinking water. >>
The plan to replace old, polluting rigs with cleaner ones will put low-income drivers deep in debt, a coalition of groups says >>
Automotive wheel maker Superior Industries International Inc. said Tuesday that it planned to cut 29% of its U.S. workforce and shut a Kansas plant because of lower sales of pickups and sport-utility vehicles. >>
European and Asian carmakers continue to gain ground with buyers, a survey finds. >>
MOTOR RACING
Scheduling change means Auto Club Speedway will no longer have a Labor Day race. Instead, next year it will play host to an October race as part of the late-season Chase for the Cup. >>
MOTOR RACING ROUNDUP
As the Chase looms, Edwards gets his fifth victory of this season's NASCAR Sprint Cup series, which completes a sweep of two weekend races at Brooklyn, Mich. Kyle Busch finishes second. >>
NASCAR
The Daytona 500 winner will leave Penske Racing to drive for Stewart-Haas. >>
Rare cars like the 1927 Bugatti Type 35B resurface as prized collections go to auction. >>
SANTA ANA
A Santa Ana man whose DNA was found on a soda can left at the crime scene has been convicted of murder. >>
Police have arrested an L.A. gang member they say is tied to the May 23 incident at a Home Depot. >>
While overall spending fell 0.1%, carmakers saw a 2.4% decline in purchases. >>
Chrysler Vice Chairman Tom LaSorda said Wednesday that his company would invest $1.8 billion to expand a Detroit assembly plant and retool it to make a new car-based sport utility vehicle. >>
Lexus once again stands alone atop a closely watched ranking of vehicle dependability after Buick slipped from the No. 1 spot it shared with the Japanese luxury brand last year, J.D. Power & Associates said Thursday. >>
Entrepreneur looks for efficiencies while gas is high. But he's still investing in new vehicles. >>
Leading at the halfway mark, the automaker appears likely to wrest the 2008 global trophy from General Motors. >>
The industry's economic model gets turned on its head as more customers reject gas-guzzlers. >>
COLUMN ONE
A tricked-out muscle car on the streets of Baghdad can turn heads, tempt carjackers or anger fundamentalists. What's a gear head to do? Floor it. >>
RUMBLE SEAT
The total family package is high-functioning and deserves a good home. >>
Shares of General Motors sink to their lowest since 1974 on a Wall Street downgrade. Ford also declines. >>
One of my jobs here at the newspaper is to carefully monitor behavioral changes in the people of Orange County and then attach profound insights to them. To answer your question, of course it's difficult work, but I'm not complaining. I knew what I signed on for and am handsomely compensated for it. >>
Automakers fail to get tighter emissions rules delayed in California. >>
The struggling automaker's announcement comes shortly before California enacts a law that requires hands-free cellphone use while driving. >>
The trucks, once the top-selling vehicles in the U.S., have lost sales as prices at the pump have risen sharply. The No. 2 American automaker says it will remain unprofitable through 2009. >>
EUROPE
Despite the soaring gas prices, traveling the superhighways and country roads is a journey of discovery. >>
After a controversial run, Hummer's gas-guzzling star has faded >>
Despite the bumpy outing, the grind of the stick shift and the lack of power brakes and steering, vintage Ford Woody Wagons have a celebrity status among car enthusiasts. >>
It may be the end of the road for the landmark that has run afoul of the city. >>
HIGHWAY 1
You can have your shiny new Bimmer. Your eerily silent hybrids and your Lamborghini. >>
With pump prices around $4 a gallon, dealers are selling the high-mileage cars as fast as they're delivered. >>
Unwittingly choosing the wrong tires can hurt gas mileage. Unfortunately, no rating standard exists. >>
THE GARAGE
Supercar Life leads the all-access drive for dream machines at almost $5,000 a spin. For exotic car fans, it's a chance to switch from one high speed to another. >>
RUMBLE SEAT
A marvel of power and speed, the all-wheel-drive GT-R coupe is so safe and serene that it's curiously lacking in thrills. >>
COLUMN ONE
A reporter whose '89 Camry was 'made to be stolen' didn't expect a threepeat. Next to other crimes, he realizes, it's not the end of the road. >>
Cars that are quiet while in electric mode may provide no warning to pedestrians. >>
RUMBLE SEAT
The 135i packs a lot of oomph into its little body, but those looks . . . >>
The Italian carmaker is ready for a return with its stylish offerings, but it might find the track a little bit crowded. >>
Beau Boeckmann of Galpin Auto Sports in Van Nuys knows a few things about tricking out cars, such as the Navigator at right that boasts a diamond clock. One of the stars of MTV's "Pimp My Ride," Boeckmann has helped turn an El Camino into a mobile tailgating machine complete with barbecue grill, and modernized a Long Beach ice cream truck by adding a robotic dispensing arm and touch-screen ordering. To make the freeways more bearable, he suggests these add-ons: >>
AUTOS
Trucks, SUVs and hybrids decelerate in February, but small sedans pick up pace. >>
The prized Mustang in 'Gone in 60 Seconds' stars in a legal battle between the director's wife and icon Carroll Shelby. >>
RUMBLE SEAT
In looks, ride, even in sound, a Ford Mustang edition pays proper homage to a legend. >>
YOUR WHEELS
Car manufacturers don't recommend such frequent changes for many vehicles -- and all that used oil is bad for the environment. >>
AUTOS
The No. 3 U.S. automaker says it will phase out copycat models and reduce dealerships. >>
For modest fees, services match sellers who are looking to dump their cars with buyers who may not like their dealership's terms. >>
RUMBLE SEAT
Computer-like precision kind of takes the fun out of it. >>
Pushed by thin profit margins, many drivers rely on shadowy fix-it men or skip repairs as they elude inspectors. >>
They are accused of staging police 'raids' to steal from drug dealers. >>
AUTOS
The U.S. total is the lowest since 1998, with December sales from everyone but Honda and Chrysler down from last year. >>
California demonstration promotes the state's new ban on tobacco use in cars with minors. >>
COLUMN ONE
A strict Santa Barbara program lets people live in their cars. For some it's transitional, but others are happy with their spot on the asphalt. >>
The head of the agency rejected written findings in ruling against a California emissions law, sources say. >>
He thanks congressional Democrats for higher vehicle mileage standards, other measures. Future agreement on further energy-saving policies will be elusive. >>
Measure will mean the end of the 100-watt lightbulb, limit greenhouse gas emissions and require biofuels to be mixed with gasoline. >>
The chamber passes an energy bill, stripped of provisions including a repeal of a tax break for the oil and gas industries. Cars will have to be 40% more efficient by 2020. >>
Carmakers are turning to turbocharging, long viewed skeptically by Americans, as a relatively cheap, easy way to boost mileage. >>
At the L.A. Auto Show, the firm trots out a lineup that it hopes will win over Californians. >>
That foul air covering most of Southern California could be as damaging to your car as to your lungs. >>
Since The Times published a three-part series questioning the company's maintenance practices, equipment is being checked more frequently, employees say. >>
GEARING UP
What's new in motor sports heading into this weekend: >>
Smaller firms have plans to market gasoline-electric cars that can go 45 to 50 miles on batteries alone. >>
AUTOS
August was solid, but housing and credit woes could hurt rest of 2007. >>
Younger drivers are drawn to sporty new models that deliver functionality, fuel economy and value. >>
Ford's 1950s-era automotive failure is being hotly pursued on the car collector circuit. >>
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