The fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Friday. ...more

November 21, 2009

A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 95 pounds to make a debut at a fashion show. But it still hasn't cleared safety standards required to share the catwalk with human models. ...more

March 23, 2009

Japan and other nations are hopeful robotics will provide a solution for their growing labor shortage problem as populations age. ...more

March 12, 2009

Nadel's Asset Request Denied A federal judge has denied Florida hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel's request for a hearing to consider releasing some of his frozen assets to pay attorney fees. ...more

March 11, 2009

Major automakers' U.S. sales continued their deep slump in February, putting the industry on track for its worst sales month in more than 27 years as huge rebates and low-interest financing failed to spur fearful consumers to make a major purchase. ...more

March 4, 2009

DETROIT (AP) - They're a main style feature in the new Buick LaCrosse. Acura did market testing to find the most calming ones. Scion wanted them to be a cool, customizable feature for its cupholders, and Ford's new Shelby GT500 offers more than 100 different variations. ...more

January 18, 2009

Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday unveiled the highly anticipated 2010 Prius that gets an average of 50 miles to the gallon. That's a 4 mpg improvement over the current model, which already is the most fuel-efficient vehicle ranked by the Environmental Protection Agency. ...more

January 13, 2009

General Motors Corp. said Friday it will temporarily close 20 factories across North America and make sweeping cuts to its vehicle production as it tries to adjust to dramatically weaker automobile demand. ...more

December 12, 2008

November's U.S. vehicle sales at General Motors and Chrysler plunged more than 40 percent, and Ford's sales dropped 31 percent, crushing hopes that the industrywide drop in vehicle demand might be easing as the U.S. automakers prepare to state their second case for a federal bailout. ...more

December 3, 2008

General Manager Tony Rose said Plaza Chevrolet is a "little bitty store" compared to others. ...more

September 7, 2008