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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.
Electric vehicles are charging up the automotive industry
Next time you're filling up the cavernous fuel tank of the gas-gulping family jalopy, imagine getting 230 miles per gallon.
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...
Motorcycle makers cutting staff and product lines as sales plunge
A year ago, it looked as if fuel-sipping motorcycles might be the option for motorists facing increasing gas prices. This year, little seems...
Tokyo Motor Show no longer Asia's premier auto showcase
The 41st Tokyo Motor Show 2009 is opening this weekend, but what used to be Asia's premier showcase of new automobile technology is...
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...
Hybrid cars dominate EPA list of top 10 fuel sippers
Love 'em or hate 'em, hybrids have gone mainstream.
Harley-Davidson terminates Buell brand, sells MV Agusta
Harley-Davidson announced today that it is discontinuing its Buell product line and will cease production of Buell motorcycles permanently...
The minivan: lunchbox on wheels for Yosemite bears
It's official. Those discerning car critics, the black bears of Yosemite, have voted the minivan their most sought-after vehicle. Not to...
Ford adds 4.5 million vehicles to defective switch recall
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. said today it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the long list of those recalled because a defective...
Donna Mae Mims, the pink lady
The first woman to win a Sports Car Club of America national championship and a participant in the original "Cannonball Run" that became the...
GM signs Chinese Hummer deal
General Motors Co. said it signed a definitive agreement to sell its Hummer sport utility brand to a Chinese heavy-equipment maker,...
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....
Danica in NASCAR Cup series possible
NASCAR Nationwide Series team is talking with IndyCar driver Danica Patrick about her driving selected stock-car races next year.
GM plows ahead with restructuring as sales chief Mark LaNeve exits
General Motors Co., amid weak auto sales, is making progress in restructuring its operations three months after emerging from bankruptcy,...
Gasoline prices drop in California, U.S.
Retail gasoline prices in California fell for the second straight week, the Energy Department said Monday, as refineries increased...
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