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Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally says he'll work for $1 per year if the automaker has to take any government loan money.

The average price for a gallon of regular in the Chicago area Monday was $1.83, according to AAA. The Mobil station at Irving/Pulaski was selling it for $2. The Shell at North Avenue/LaSalle Street was charging $2.36. The Irving/Pulaski Shell? $2.80.

It is currently the fastest accelerating and decelerating production car in the world and, at 1.1 million Euro, it is also the most expensive car.

Small cars are simply cheaper to run than bigger ones, and no one believes that this price reprieve at the pumps will last very long.

I’ve just gotten my hands on the impressively titled “Effects of Intermediate Ethanol Blends on Legacy Vehicles and Small Non-Road Engines, Report 1,” a study prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Dept. of Energy

Drivers are far more distracted by talking on a cellular phone than by conversing with a passenger in an automobile, according to a new study by University of Utah psychologists. The study, which used a sophisticated driving simulator, found that when dri

A state commission led by Richard Ravitch, a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, presented a wide-ranging rescue plan on Thursday for the region’s subways, buses and commuter railroads.

The 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV, a full-size luxury SUV, has the highest theft-claim frequency of any vehicle by a long shot. It's 15 times more likely to end up in the hands of thieves than the least-stolen car, the luxurious Mercedes E Class sedan.

After the big three Detroit auto makers essentially had their rear-ends handed to them in a bag by Washington politicians last week, they have been scrambling to find ways to get the money they feel they need to stay alive — and their proposed solutions

A man who rammed his truck into a woman's vehicle on a highway early Friday told authorities he crashed into her while going more than 100 mph because God told him "she needed to be taken off the road.