Nothing clarifies an issue like $57 billion. And when an individual worth that kind of money gets up on a soapbox, as Warren Buffett did, and tells Congress that he and his fellow net worth individuals enjoy a lower tax rate than their company receptionists, a national debate ensues. The watercooler buzz has yet to die down. ...more

January 14, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday slapped down California's bid for first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and SUVs, refusing the state a waiver that would have allowed those restrictions to take effect. ...more

December 20, 2007

The Senate passed a trimmed-back energy bill Thursday that would bring cars and sport utility vehicles with higher gas mileage into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol. ...more

December 14, 2007

Nervous consumers are expected to make November another sluggish month for auto sales despite holiday discounts and a handful of runaway hits such as the new Chevrolet Malibu. ...more

December 1, 2007

Say some clown steals your car from the parking deck at work. If it's equipped with General Motors' OnStar service, he could be in for a big surprise and you could get a little revenge, and even see your car again. ...more

October 9, 2007

Local union leaders on Friday endorsed a tentative agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers that requires GM to pay at least $35 billion for retiree health care and offers an unprecedented number of promises for future work at U.S. plants, according to a summary of the agreement provided by the UAW. ...more

September 29, 2007

North American auto manufacturers have been slapped with a $2 billion class action lawsuit by four Toronto residents who claim the auto industry conspired to inflate the price of automobiles in Canada and also inhibited cross-border vehicle shopping on the strong Canadian dollar. ...more

September 27, 2007