WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama's top adviser has a warning for U.S. automakers: Without a plan to retool and restructure, there is very little taxpayers can do to help. Congress last week refused to act on a bailout plan for the Detroit ...

As industry hits skids, L.A. Auto Show pushes efficiency - Detroit Free Press

As government hearings on the auto industry's fate take a Thanksgiving break, car fans in California will visit the Los Angeles Auto Show to see the technology, design and performance that have made cars an integral part of American culture. The L.A ...

Greener cars the price for automaker aid - PhysOrg

"Some are arguing that, given the very difficult economic situation, we can no longer afford our climate change and energy package," the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso (pictured), said in Lisbon on Friday. As giant auto ...

10 Cars That Sank Detroit - US News and World Report

The global financial crisis is suffocating the Detroit automakers, but the problems at General Motors, Ford , and Chrysler have been festering for years—even when the mighty "Big Three" were earning billions. Aging factories, inflexible unions ...

Buick to scale back on courtesy cars at tourneys - CBS Sportsline

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) -In another sign of fragile financial conditions, some PGA Tour events are trying to figure out transportation for players after learning over the weekend that Buick will not be providing courtesy cars to most tournaments ...