Chrysler plans to pump life into its car lineup with technology from its new Italian partner, Fiat SpA, and says it has the cash to do it as it starts to combine the two automakers. ...more

November 5, 2009

The Alan Jay Automotive Network announces that its Alan Jay Kia dealership has moved approximately five miles north on U.S. 27. ...more

June 1, 2009

Chrysler says it will close all 30 of its manufacturing plants for a month starting Friday. ...more

December 17, 2008

TAMPA Ernie Haire Ford Inc. of Tampa has filed for bankruptcy protection, boosting to at least five the number of local auto dealerships to falter in the troubled economy. On Monday, Ernie Haire filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow it to continue operating and to reorganize its finances while protected from its creditors. ...more

November 25, 2008

AutoWay Dodge of Clearwater closed this week and sold its Dodge franchise to another dealer, becoming at least the fourth local automobile dealership to shut down this year. ...more

November 19, 2008

The economy has sunk another Tampa Bay area auto dealership. This week, AutoNation Inc. of Fort Lauderdale closed its AutoWay Dodge dealership at 19400 U.S. 19 N. in Clearwater. ...more

November 18, 2008

Hernando County Sports Briefs ...more

October 20, 2008

Lynne Halleran, a Realtor at Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, volunteers at a cooking school, where she had a special surprise July 10. ...more

July 23, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

January 28, 2008