DETROIT - ChryslerGroup LLC said Friday that it will add nearly 900 jobs at a factory in suburban Detroit. Its decision is a show of optimism that consumers will embrace its redesigned midsize sedans. The...
DETROIT - General Motors said Friday that it is boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electriccar that goes on sale this year. GM will now have a production capacity of 45,000 vehicles in 2012, up from previous...
Credit: Pam & Frank As the Senate struggles with energy legislation this week, one of the few fixes with bipartisan support is a bill that would invest billions in putting electric-powered cars and trucks on the road. But its not clear whether it would be...
To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), new American automaker Vehicle ProductionGroup (VPG) unveiled the first designed, engineered and factory-built, wheelchair accessible car. Called...
MINNEAPOLIS-- Prosecutors charged the parents of a six-week-old baby with child neglect and child endangerment, after they left the boy unattended in a sweltering vehicle Tuesday. Angel Rigoberto Garcia-Tapia, 34, and Rosa Dejesus Perez-Siguencia, 35, were both charged...
The driver of a Ford Mustang that was hit by 5 other cars after it spun out in the middle of the 5 freeway credited his car's roll bars and other racing safety features with saving his life. John Crockett, 43, of Anaheim, was on his way into Los Angeles Wednesday, where...
TOKYO — Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S., and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems, the automaker said Thursday. The 373,000 Avalons being recalled in the U.S. range from the 2000 model year through...
Los Angeles/Tokyo: Toyota Motor Corp said it's preparing a global recall of about 480,000 Avalon sedans and Land Cruiser sport-utility vehicles to repair steering parts that may be defective. About 400,000 US-built Avalons have a...
Angry mob torches vehicles, chants slogans and confronts police, sparking fears 2006 city-wide riots will be repeated An Afghan policeman fires into the air during clashes with protesters following Friday prayers in Kabul. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters...
