General Motors Corp. posted a $15.5 billion second-quarter loss Friday, the third-worst quarterly performance in the company's nearly 100-year history. ...more

August 2, 2008

The party that preceded the fatal beating of Gregory Kennedy started small, with about a dozen Sarasota High School friends celebrating star wrestler Robert Herrera's birthday on Monday. ...more

August 1, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A teenager was killed and at least two others are being investigated in connection with his death after a house party for high school students spilled out of control and erupted into a brawl. ...more

July 31, 2008

General Motors Corp. has told dealers it will continue to offer leasing incentives in August, while GM and other automakers continue to scrutinize their leasing practices in light of steep drops in used car values. ...more

July 31, 2008

General Motors Corp., pummeled by falling U.S. sales and high gas prices, lost the global sales lead to Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of this year, but the churning market makes it difficult to predict which automaker will end the year on top. ...more

July 24, 2008

Adrienne Radtke plans to keep riding her bike to work even if gas prices drop. Steve Pizzini got rid of his Cadillac Escalade in favor of a 16-year-old Acura and doesn't expect to have another gas-guzzler. ...more

July 22, 2008

At a General Motors Corp. factory just west of Detroit, about 1,000 workers are still cranking out mighty but thirsty V-8 engines that go into pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. ...more

July 19, 2008

People want small cars that get great gas mileage. General Motors Corp. is known for making top-notch trucks and sport utility vehicles. The company's survival hinges on the difficult task of convincing buyers that its upgraded cars are just as good as its trucks and worth some extra cash. ...more

July 17, 2008

When Ford Motor Co. came out with its new Edge crossover in 2006, the company hoped the trucklike vehicle built on a car frame would attract longtime Ford buyers trading in their inefficient sport utility vehicles. ...more

July 15, 2008

Attention car shoppers: The government is upgrading its crash test program to offer better information about vehicle safety. ...more

July 9, 2008