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Japana s vehicle sales last year fell to a 28-year low, led by Toyota Motor Corp.

Pontiac police say they've arrested a 16-year-old fugitive wanted in the gang-linked killing of a 14-year-old Alabama boy in June.

A teen driving the south in the northbound lanes of the Edens Expressway was killed in a head-on crash.

General Motors Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Thursday that the Detroit automaker can survive without cutting benefits to retired workers.

Just a day after Tom Tuduj received a subpar job evaluation and was told he would be docked $10,000, the construction employee swiped a knife from the Northwest Side company's kitchen and fatally stabbed his ...

By RICHARD WILLIAMSON Scripps Howard News Service 2008-12-31 17:12:00 You would expect a car with a name like "Fusion" to use alternative energy sources.

The Bush administration said Wednesday it won't finish implementing new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration.

President-elect Barack Obama has declined to support giving his vacated Senate seat to former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris.

A dash of salt helps make a meal delicious, but when applied to motor vehicles the result never comes out as pleasant.

Many pundits have predicted 2009 may be even tougher on automakers than last year was, and Toyota continues to make moves indicating it believes things are going to get worse before they get better.

Federal officials were expected to arrive Monday to find out why a helicopter bound for an offshore oil platform crashed in Louisiana's marshlands, killing eight and critically injuring another.

By FRANK A. AUKOFER Scripps Howard News Service 2008-12-31 16:00:00 More than most vehicle manufacturers, Japan's Suzuki has tested different ingredients to develop a recipe for success in the United States.

Former Death Row inmate Madison Hobley will move to collect a $6.5 million legal settlement with the city now that the U.S. attorney's office hasn't indicted him in a 1987 arson fire that killed seven people -- ...

It was only a matter of time before Bentley introduced a Speed version of its Continental GTC convertible.

The Hyundai Genesis outscored four competitors to earn Consumer Reports' nod as the top-rated "upscale sedan." The Genesis, which achieved an "excellent" overall road test score, now outranks 12 vehicles from ...

Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand.

President-elect Barack Obama had a tough, lonely last night in his Chicago home, he admitted Sunday.

Chrysler December U.S. sales plunged 53%, the biggest sales drop in a miserable month for the industry, as consumers steered clear of showrooms due to the dismal economy.

Suzuki Motors will reportedly scrap its plans for a larger, more upscale sedan based on its trio of Kizashi concepts in an effort to cut costs and production.

WITH billions of federal dollars flowing to General Motors, and with the incoming administration likely to discover that still more assistance is required, we can expect renewed calls for G.M.'s chief ...