Joseph Phillippi

Only a few years removed from closing plants, eliminating jobs, and, in some cases, a federal bailout to avoid bankruptcy, the auto industry is healthy again after posting sales of 14.5 million units in 2012 and forecasting a bump up to about 15.5 million...

Toyota is expanding the compact Prius lineup to include an even smaller "c" version of the hybrid as well as a plug-in battery-powered model to ensure increased fuel economy. Ford is adding an all-new midsize 2013 Fusion that includes a hybrid as well as...

While financial losses nearly forced General Motors to disappear a few years ago, one of its building blocks, Chevrolet, celebrated its 100th birthday on Nov. 3. But expect to sip coffee rather than champagne. The one-time giant is still recovering...

DETROIT  — An optimistic Chrysler narrowed its net loss significantly in the fourth quarter and forecast a net profit for 2011 as it continued a comeback from bankruptcy protection. Chrysler, which has not turned a quarterly profit since leaving...

On a day of reckoning for the American way of building and driving cars and trucks, General Motors announced a bold attempt Tuesday to wean itself from a dependency on large SUVs and pickups, declaring that gasoline prices won't retreat and the company...

By Patrick Olsen and Eamonn Brennan Cars.com In the past 19 years, foreign automakers with no less a profile than Toyota, Honda and Subaru have set up shop in middle America. Why do foreign automakers find Indiana so appealing? How......

Should I lease my next car? That's always been a question for car buyers, but now there???s another one to ask: Will I be able to lease my next car? Domestic automakers??? financial subsidiaries have cut back their leasing programs,......

At least they didn't call it El Camino Junior. After months of excitement that a new car/truck was coming from Pontiac in the form of a Chevy El Camino-type machine ??? and a flurry of speculation that the car/truck might......

Pontiac is going to add a version of the four-door Chevy Aveo hatchback to its lineup next spring, to be called the G3. Pontiac already markets a G3 Wave in Canada and now will offer it as simply the G3......

If there weren't already enough reasons for people to hold off on buying a new car, rumors about a potential merger between GM and Chrysler have brought up even more doubts for consumers. The possibility of GM acquiring Chrysler raises......

This weekend, a mob crushed a store employee to death in search of good bargains. Even with consumer confidence at a low this holiday season, people spent more money this Black Friday than last. However, most shoppers say they'll be......