General Motors has a shot at being No. 1 again.

The 2011 Dodge Durango shows how far the SUV has come from the stone ax-simple pickup truck-derived model that debuted in 1998.

Man's best friend is not a driver's best friend.  While lawmakers have been banning drivers from texting or using cell phones, many motorists are riding around with another dangerous risk ? their dogs.

General Motors Co. will add a shift and more than 650 jobs at its assembly plant in Flint where it makes the hot-selling GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks, a person familiar with the plan said Saturday. The move is yet another sign that truck sales are on the rise for the recovering automaker.

GM has promoted veteran engineer and human resources executive Mary Barra to lead its vehicle development efforts, another step in its management shakeup.

Toyota, the world?s largest car manufacturer, is desperately struggling to reverse a series of setbacks related to an ongoing safety scandal.

When carmakers like BMW say they hope people find their next car at auto shows like the one in Detroit this week, this wasn't exactly what they meant.

The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is one cool customer. The pickup has a 6.2-liter V8 engine with 35-inch tires and a screaming rear paint job that looks like it's been shredded by talons.

The floor of this year's Detroit auto show is awash with electric vehicles, but industry executives are carefully hedging their bets, developing other alternative power sources, too.

Hyundai was once criticized for making ?disposable? cars, but now its vehicles are impressively well-made, earning plaudits from new car reviewers and quality surveys.

Life Inc.: Most of us don?t have cars we can talk to, but a poll by car sales Web site webuyanycar.com suggests we would like to.

Life Inc.: Electric vehicles are getting a lot of attention from the car industry these days. But it?s not clear American consumers are as ready to jump on the bandwagon.

The Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric car, the centerpiece of General Motors? comeback, was named 2011 North American Car of the Year at the Detroit auto show Monday.