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This latest trek to Death Valley isn't the first time Motor Trend has guided you through the ultimate testing ground for serious off-roaders. In 2001 we spent "48 Hours In Hell" with seven 4WD trucks and SUVs ...

These days, when a product promises to improve gas mileage by as much as 60 percent, it gets your attention.

If something seems too good to be true...maybe it is. Yet for the last two decades, automakers have swallowed a bit of pixie dust and convinced themselves the lease is the industry's best friend.

Q: I've always been a very active person, but several months ago I had a stroke and now I'm confined to my home.

Chase Auto Finance said today it will stop financing leases for Chrysler cars and trucks at the end of the month to keep its lease portfolio small amid a decline in the value of leased vehicles.

Chase Auto Finance said today it will stop financing leases for Chrysler cars and trucks at the end of the month to keep its lease portfolio small amid a decline in the value of leased vehicles.

If you're a small business owner who likes to write off leased cars on your taxes, now might be a good time to visit your local showroom and see what's left in stock.

Chase Auto Finance said Tuesday it will stop financing leases for Chrysler cars and trucks at the end of the month to keep its lease portfolio small amid a decline in the value of leased vehicles.

Chase Auto Finance said today it will stop financing leases for Chrysler cars and trucks at the end of the month to keep its lease portfolio small amid a decline in the value of leased vehicles.

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Ford panders to both the future and the past with a future truck strategy that extends the life of the aged Ford Ranger mid-size pickup, while confirming it will shift the iconic Explorer SUV to a car-based ...

The 2009 Kia Borrego is the one of several large-vehicle launches that are on the horizon for 2009.

Q: I've always been a very active person, but several months ago I had a stroke and now I'm confined to my home.

As with all all "live blogged" conference calls, please keep in mind that there may be corrections/changes later on.

Don't be dazzled by the small European cars Ford just announced it will build in the United States in 2010 and 2011.

Ford panders to both the future and the past with a future truck strategy that extends the life of the aged Ford Ranger mid-size pickup, while confirming it will shift the iconic Explorer SUV to a car-based ...

Gas prices force move to smaller vehicles, but bargain hunters go big. By G. Jeffrey Aaron * jaaron@stargazette.com * July 27, 2008 At an average price of more than $4 for a gallon of gasoline, some Twin Tiers ...

Beginning Saturday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Center at Booker T. Washington Community Center will be closed Saturdays and Sundays, but it will remain open during the week until ...

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter largely because of a reduction in the value of assets.

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter largely because of a reduction in the value of assets.

Ford's record quarterly loss of $US8.7 billion is a big number and a bad number, certainly worse than many expected.

Ford Motor Co. announced a slew of new products that will come to North America by 2010, including six vehicles from Europe, as the company responds to rising gas prices and consumer demands for more ...

Web produced by: Megan Wasmund Contributer: Kevin Delaney Kentucky will play a major role in Ford's plan to offer customers more fuel-efficient cars.

An exuberant Gov. Steve Beshear and Mayor Jerry Abramson this morning applauded Ford Motor Co.'s decision to bring new car and truck lines to Louisville's two plants, saying "the company is betting its success ...

Ford Motor Co posted a $8.7 billion quarterly loss on Thursday as it wrote down the value of truck and SUV operations and cautioned that it did not expect to see a U.S. economic turnaround until 2010.

A8 Ford Motor Company redefines the modern North American family journey with the 2009 Ford Flex, a new full-size crossover that sets a new standard for style, features, functionality and comfort in the ...

Ford Motor Co.'s president of the Americas, Mark Fields, on Tuesday said Ford would be dedicated to making its future vehicles "meet or beat the competition in fuel economy" in the face of $4-a-gallon gasoline, ...

By Jeanie Casison The type of travel accessories one totes around tells a lot about a person.

Charles E. Perry Jr. charged Margaret Nettles nearly $2,500 for repairs to her vehicle that he never made.

Following its North American debut in Detroit earlier this year and its Canadian debut last February in Toronto, the 2009 Kia Borrego is now making its way to Kia dealerships across the country.

There's a whiff of hypocrisy in all this moaning from Windsor area motorists about the high cost of gasoline snuffing out vacation trips and forcing people to vegetate in their backyards.

Ford Motor Co., which devoted itself for nearly 20 years to putting millions of Americans into big trucks and sport utility vehicles, is about to alter its focus drastically and build more small cars.

The 2009 Kia Borrego got good marks from the EPA for fuel economy. Kia's four-wheel-drive Borrego with the 4.6-liter V8 engine gets fuel economy ratings of 15/20 mpg.

In yet another sign that the tough times are far from over at Ford, the automaker will begin extending more buyout offers to hourly employees at over a dozen of its domestic assembly plants.

We've just driven the all-new 2009 Kia Borrego . During our press-only activities, Kia attempted to convince us that their new body-on-frame mid-size SUV is a player against luxury SUVs .

It's a tough market out there. And that point is one that is not lost on Kia Motors America.

FIRST LOOK: 2009 Kia Borrego 4x4 - Web Exclusive! writer: Douglas McColloch photographer: Courtesy Kia Motors FIRST LOOK: 2009 KIA BORREGO Meet the newest playa in the midsize SUV market It wouldn't seem like a ...

Tag Links: 2009 , Kia , Borrego , Officially , Launched , US 2009 Kia Borrego Officially Launched US Having made its global debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Kia ...

A hybrid Chevrolet Malibu, left, Nissan Altima, center, and a Ford Explorer are parked outside New York's City Hall, Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

Mark Hatten of Portland towers over his tiny Messerschmitt KR200. He's bringing the unusual car to Concours d'Elegance. At this Sunday's Concours d'Elegance, motorheads will be able to gawk at a panoply of rare ...

The Chris Chanceys of Ozark had a chilling experience in Memphis Saturday when the family's SUV was stolen with three children, ages 11-14 asleep in the back.

IT'S ENOUGH to cause an upset stomach. Food prices have risen 9 percent in the past year and are forecast to rise a further 5 percent this year.

Tony Nguyen doesn't need a business analyst to tell him why major automakers are considering cutbacks in the face of sluggish sales.

Every year, we see not only more vehicles, but also more innovative variations on the theme.

Hi everyone - I thought it a good idea to lighten up the mood amidst all the present political brouhaha to present to you a classic article from Time Magazine, concerning er... exotic examples of car types ...

If you are lucky enough to live in California, there is always San Francisco. When L.A. has you down with its overly hipster vibe or Orange County just seems suffocating, fill up your car's gas tank and head up ...

Drivers who want to protect themselves from car theft probably should buy a new car and get rid of their old clunkers, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Honda Accords in Georgia and South Carolina could be in jeopardy of being stolen.

Highs: Seating for seven, big towing capacity and grunt, solid fit and finish. Lows: Head-tossing ride, 16 mpg, about a decade behind schedule.

Friday, July 04, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. Automakers are really starting to feel the pinch from high gas prices.

When Jeff Timmins bought a new family vehicle, he joined a quiet and dwindling knot of bargain-hunters willing to risk being cast as eco-bandits to purchase environmentally taboo vehicles nobody claims to want.

Handsome styling, longer L edition, truly unique interior. Slow icon Large SUVs now a mixed bag of social image and pocketbook angst.

Thinking about trading in that gas-guzzling sport utility vehicle for a fuel-efficient compact? Better do the math first, experts say.

Put off by high gasoline prices, drivers stayed away from new car lots in June, pushing auto sales nationwide to the lowest volume in years.

The Clay County Sheriff's Department received a report of a possible attempted child abduction Tuesday afternoon.

A Ford Explorer and Lincoln Navigator are displayed in front of Ford's Michigan Truck Plant.

For those who don't have enough cash to shell out for a new car, buying a second-hand unit is the most appropriate choice.

Kia hasn't put a single V8 badge on the 2009 Kia Borrego EX. The days when you could brag to great effect about the Hemi, iForce or Vortec V8 in your family SUV are over.

From the people who brought you the Escape, the Edge and the Freestyle/Taurus X comes the Ford Flex, which either will prove that there's always room for one more sport utility vehicle in a Ford showroom - or ...

Automakers yesterday reported double-digit sales losses in June as rising prices and the slumping economy continued to freeze household spending.

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that combined June sales of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles declined 28 percent over the previous year.

Here's an interesting piece from MSN Money. It asks if now is the time to buy an SUV , but the question can be expanded to all vehicles with low gas mileage.

James Morris owns an auto repair business in Panama City. He will cover these questions and others on his radio show from 9-11 a.m. Saturdays on WFLA in Panama City.

As the bottom falls out of the market for pickup trucks, more job cuts are afoot at the Ford Motor Co.'s Kentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane.

Ford Motor Company's downfall this year doesn't seem to end. In June, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury June sales totalled 167,090 vehicles, down 28% versus a year ago while t he first half sales totalled 1.1 million ...

Sources tell WHAS11's Joe Arnold that - by September - Ford will cut about 3-hundred jobs at the Kentucky Truck Plant.

Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, July 1, 2008; 5:28 PM U.S. car sales plunged in June, dragged down by high fuel prices and a weak economy, but General Motors held onto its traditional lead in domestic ...

General Motors outsold Toyota Motor in June to retain its traditional U.S. sales lead, even though GM said Tuesday that its sales dropped 18.2% for the month.

Authorities are investigating two incidents of stolen vehicles in Sterling and Ashburn, and a call about a suspicious man at a 7-11 in Sterling, according to a daily report from the Loudoun County Sheriff's ...

A new vehicle may be coming to the Louisville Assembly Plant. According to the Automotive News, Ford will produce the Focus in Louisville in 2010.