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 ...

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 - San Jose Mercury News

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 next year. "We've already ...

Burning Questions: Kagen discusses election, future for Congress - Post-Crescent

In 2006, political newcomer Dr. Steve Kagen, a Democrat from Appleton, won the 8th Congressional District seat dominated by Republicans by narrowly defeating Assembly Speaker John Gard. In this month's election, Kagen won the rematch with Gard by a ...

Auto show draws dreamers, optimists, car nuts - San Francisco Gate

Sunday, November 23, 2008 There still are Americans who can't resist the chance to wander amid the newest hunks of gleaming metal. And when the 51st annual San Francisco International Auto Show opened on Saturday, thousands of people showed up to ...