Ford Motor Co. will offer buyout and early retirement packages to 54,000 U.S. hourly workers, or 93 percent of its hourly work force, in an effort to cut costs and replace those leaving with lower-paid workers. Thursday's announcement came as Ford said it narrowed its losses in 2007 but warned that the outlook for U.S. sales in 2008 remains grim. ...more

January 25, 2008

From concept cars partially made of discarded soft drink bottles to plant-based material used in seats and upholstery, automakers are looking at ways to make their vehicles more environmentally friendly. ...more

January 22, 2008

From concept cars partially made of discarded soft-drink bottles to plant-based material used in seats and upholstery, automakers are looking at ways to make their vehicles more environmentally friendly. ...more

January 22, 2008

General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner says the United States is in an automotive recession. It's not likely to end this year, and Wagoner and his fellow CEOs are looking abroad for help. ...more

January 17, 2008

Jarrett Scott Ford of Plant City has joined Ford Motor Co. in annual support to the National FFA Foundation, formerly known as the Future Farmers of America. ...more

January 5, 2008

Toyota Motor Corp. overtook Ford Motor Co. to become the No. 2 automaker by U.S. sales in 2007, using new products and relentless strategy to break Ford's 75-year lock on the position. ...more

January 4, 2008

An Indian car maker that will unveil the world's cheapest car next week soon may produce two of the world's premier brands as well. ...more

January 4, 2008

Before Bob Lutz joined General Motors Corp. as vice chairman of product development in 2001, the left brain, by most accounts, was dominating the right when it came to making cars. ...more

January 1, 2008

Industry analysts are predicting a lackluster end to an already dismal year for automakers, likely the worst in nearly a decade. ...more

December 29, 2007

The percentage of on-time arrivals and departures at Tampa International Airport slipped slightly in October compared with a year ago. But Tampa ranked as the fifth-best U.S. airport for departure performance with 84.6 percent of flights leaving within 15 minutes of schedule and 15th in arrivals with 79.1 percent meeting the Department of Transportation's on-time benchmark. Airline performance nationwide improved over a year ago with 78.2 percent of flights arriving on-time compared with 72.9 percent in October 2006, reports from 20 airlines showed. ...more

December 3, 2007