The showroom and parking lot of Wesley Chapel Nissan are quiet places these days. ...more

October 5, 2008

If credit remains locked up and auto sales continue to slump, the federal government's $25 billion loan package for the auto industry could be a huge help in keeping Detroit's downtrodden automakers afloat, lawmakers and industry analysts say. ...more

September 30, 2008

Automakers gained $25 billion in taxpayer-subsidized loans and oil companies won elimination of a long-standing ban on drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as the Senate passed a spending bill Saturday. ...more

September 28, 2008

General Motors Corp.'s treasurer said Wednesday that the automaker is planning to put its Strasbourg, France, manufacturing operation and its Hummer truck brand up for sale and may announce more asset sales later this year. ...more

September 25, 2008

Oil production has begun falling at all of the major Western oil companies, and they are finding it harder than ever to find new prospects even though they are awash in profits and eager to expand. ...more

August 31, 2008

With gas prices still near record highs, the economy in a slump and continued trouble in the credit markets, just about everybody expects August vehicle sales to be down significantly from a year ago. ...more

August 30, 2008

Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car. He took it to work during the week, picked up groceries and loaded the back with bags of soil at the garden store. When his infant son was fussy, Albert drove the newborn around the block to calm him down. ...more

August 28, 2008

Mike Maio of Port Richey says the answer to the energy problem is solar water heater. ...more

August 23, 2008

The market for sport utility vehicles is starting to look a lot like the housing market, spreading pain to consumers, automakers and dealers. ...more

August 17, 2008

Ford, GM, Chrysler, even Nissan has cut retiree benefits. Have the automakers cut your benefits? ...more

August 16, 2008