Hyundai Motor Co.'s sales gain in the United States should get another boost early next year with the introduction of a new midsize Sonata. ...more

December 3, 2009

Ford is cranking up the horsepower on the 2011 Mustang as it tries to win back muscle car sales from its archrival, the Chevrolet Camaro. ...more

December 1, 2009

Two General Motors cars due in showrooms next year must be hits to help the automaker turn around sales and pay back its big debt to U.S. taxpayers. ...more

November 12, 2009

Michael Waltrip pulled up to the back of Jimmie Johnson's car, settled in on his bumper and shoved him all the way around Talladega Superspeedway as the two drivers worked on a strategy for NASCAR's fastest race track. ...more

November 1, 2009

Base price: $22,750 (estimate) Engine size: 1.8-liter ...more

August 1, 2009

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that it would offer its EcoBoost engine in 4-cyclinder vehicles starting next year, an effort to provide greater fuel economy to consumers without compromising on horsepower. ...more

July 22, 2009

A man who drowned late Friday afternoon on Dinner Lake was apparently hit by his boat's propeller. ...more

March 24, 2009

He was born Ben Garcia, but he's better known as Ben Hvar or Otok Ben-Hvar or "Mr. Inspiration" or, on special occasions, "His Majesty King Kuku." ...more

March 21, 2009

He was born Ben Garcia, but he's better known as Ben Hvar - or Otok Ben-Hvar, or "Mr. Inspiration" or, on special occasions, "His Majesty King Kuku." Whoever or whatever he is, it is certain where Hvar is, and if all goes according to plan, where he will be until April 30 - in a modified phone booth behind Market on Main, 6040 Main St., where he will attempt to establish a new world's record. ...more

March 20, 2009

The computer industry has hit upon its Next Big Thing. It is called a phone. Emboldened by Apple's success with its iPhone, many PC makers and chip companies are charging into the mobile-phone business, promising new devices that can pack the horsepower of standard computers into palm-size packages. ...more

March 19, 2009