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

Scott Settlemire stood amid hundreds of cars at the 2010-Model Tampa Bay International Auto Show and wondered, for a moment, what it would be like if one vehicle fit all needs. ...more

October 24, 2009

Scott Settlemire stood amid the hundreds of cars at the Tampa Bay International Auto Show and wondered, for a moment, what it would be like if there was one vehicle that fit all our needs. ...more

October 23, 2009

On Feb. 28 my wife was involved in a head-on collision. Both cars were mid-size American-made sedans, both of which average around 21 mpg. Each car was a total loss. ...more

May 28, 2009

Easier auto loans for more people. The struggling financing arm of General Motors Corp., rescued by $5 billion in federal aid on Monday, plans to use some of the money to make cars and trucks more affordable to a larger pool of customers. ...more

December 31, 2008

The proud peacocks of Micanopy Street know nothing of the trouble they are in. ...more

September 22, 2008

Here's a fantasy for Detroit: Keep the factories that make all those monstrous, once-wonderfully profitable sport utility vehicles open and running. Then forget about packing up those SUVs and shipping them to U.S. auto dealers, where the few customers to be found spend more time comparing gas-mileage ratings than towing power. ...more

September 4, 2008

A broadside crash at the intersection of northbound U.S. 27 South and Orange Boulevard ended with two women being rushed to Highlands Regional Medical Center and man being airlifted to Tampa General Hospital. ...more

July 20, 2008

The scene at an auto auction Wednesday might have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago. ...more

May 12, 2008

A driver who has had to swerve to avoid a collision may have been spared injury or worse by a high-tech gadget that's becoming more common in cars. ...more

February 8, 2008