Toyota Motor Corp. announced Thursday a surprise profit last quarter and trimmed its projected red ink for the year, underlining the gradual recovery under way

The popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program mostly involved swaps of old Ford or Chevrolet pickups for new ones, according to an analysis of new federal

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says the automaker is on firmer financial footing as it attempts to revive the company's sagging fortunes.

Germany's politicians fumed with anger and Opel workers canceled cost concessions and readied walkouts after General Motors Co. abandoned the sale of its

Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third

Ford Motor Co. has been riding a wave of positive public sentiment since it steered clear of bankruptcy protection and avoided taking federal bailout money --

If the morning commute interrupts your regular newscast, Chrysler may have a solution — live TV in your car with news, sports and other cable channels.

General Motors Co. will announce later this week that it will draw from its government funding to pay the cost of buying a chunk of troubled parts supplier

Ford Motor Co. has picked a consortium led by China's Geely Group as the preferred bidder to buy its Swedish Volvo Cars unit, the U.S. automaker said

A top General Motors Co. sales analyst says the automaker is likely to post its first year-over-year monthly sales gain in October.

Luxury automaker Fisker Automotive is buying a shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Delaware to produce plug-in hybrid electric cars, officials said

It has become a vexing, billion-dollar question for the world's automakers: How do you build small, cheap cars profitably?

Trade-ins from the Cash for Clunkers program are piling up and auto recyclers are asking for more time to meetthe deadline for disposing of them.

An automotive consulting firm is raising its forecast for 2010 U.S. auto sales, saying improved employment and auto lending numbers should translate to higher

The shockingly poor financial management of General Motors and Chrysler weakened their case for a government bailout, the former head of the Obama