A lot of things have to fall into place, but if all goes according to plan, top executives of General Motors Corp. are hoping the automaker will start making money again in 2010, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Thursday. ...more

August 30, 2008

Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car. He took it to work during the week, picked up groceries and loaded the back with bags of soil at the garden store. When his infant son was fussy, Albert drove the newborn around the block to calm him down. ...more

August 28, 2008

Toyota is raising its prices for the Prius and Harrier hybrids in Japan in response to the soaring cost of steel and other raw materials - the first increase here without a model makeover in three decades. ...more

August 26, 2008

General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that it will extend employee discounts to everyone on almost all of its 2008 and some of its 2009 models as it seeks to clear its remaining inventory of 2008 vehicles. ...more

August 20, 2008

For two decades, Robert Kearns waged an obsessive crusade against the auto industry, which he accused of stealing his invention. It destroyed his marriage, brought on a mental breakdown and may have cost him millions. ...more

August 15, 2008

As Toyota, General Motors and other automakers race to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term. ...more

August 15, 2008

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 and Associates said Thursday. ...more

August 8, 2008

General Motors Corp. posted a $15.5 billion second-quarter loss Friday, the third-worst quarterly performance in the company's nearly 100-year history. ...more

August 2, 2008

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday cut its ratings for all three of the U.S.-based automakers further into junk status, citing worries about their mounting cash losses and the continued deterioration of the U.S. auto market. ...more

August 1, 2008

General Motors Corp. has told dealers it will continue to offer leasing incentives in August, while GM and other automakers continue to scrutinize their leasing practices in light of steep drops in used car values. ...more

July 31, 2008