After a price cut when its 2006 models were introduced last fall and another, bigger slash in January, General Motors has taken to raising stickers again.

GM has boosted the prices on its best-selling line of vehicles, the full-sized Chevrolet Silverado pickups. It also increased

More than 350 law enforcement agencies throughout California will be out in force during the next three weeks as part of the statewide "Click It or Ticket" seat belt campaign. The annual mobilization -- which runs May 15 through June 4, 2006 -- is designed to increase seat

General Motors Corp. said Friday that production of the huge SUV, the civilian version of the military Humvee with poor sales, will end in June. GM sold 374 H1s in 2005, down 16 percent from 2004. GM will continue to build the H2 and H3 sport-utility vehicles under the Hummer brand.

Partying during and after proms and following graduation ceremonies can have serious consequences if alcohol is involved, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Recent years have seen a sharp increase in the number of underage drinking-related crashes resulting in

With some analysts predicting that gas prices will approach the $4.00/gallon mark this summer, current car shoppers are understandably obsessed with fuel mileage; yet better fuel economy often means less roominess and practicality. Such is the conundrum of real-world car buyers who

Volkswagen AG must make further cuts in its German operations to achieve its short-term goals, Chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder said. Pischetsrieder told VW shareholders last week that the company needs a "far-reaching" reorganization. He wants VW to cut as many as 20,000 jobs

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that an industry-government-academia         joint research project in Hiroshima Prefecture, in which it is participating,         has achieved an improved exterior surface quality, high-strength, heat-resistant         plastic (bioplastic) made

Women who turn to men for car-care advice may not be getting good counsel as often as they think. A national survey sponsored by Jiffy Lube International found that while 69 percent of men and 64 percent of women think men know more than women on the subject, their responses to basic

Toyota announced that U.S. Sales Chief Jim Press has been promoted to President of Toyota Motor North America. In addition, Yuki Funo, chairman and CEO of Toyota Motor Sales in Torrance, California, will also now serve as chairman and CEO of Toyota North America.

Both changes

After months of torment, Sayaka Kobayashi says, she walked into the office of her boss at Toyota Motor North America Inc. on Dec. 12 thinking that his sexual harassment would end. At the very least, she wanted him to apologize.

The meeting with CEO Hideaki Otaka, 65, Toyota's top

When you're driving down the road with the music turned up and your favorite tunes piping through the speakers, do you feel compelled to sing? If so, you are like the majority of Americans who tend to break out into song while cruising in their cars. In fact, according to the "Music

You would think with gasoline prices hovering around $3 a gallon, drivers would be looking for less expensive alternatives. But many of those who could – don't. Premium fuel continues to make up 15 to 20 percent of sales even though less than five percent of the vehicles on

Aston Martin has just released the first official photos of its latest car to co-star with James Bond.

Called the DBS, the car will be featured in the upcoming 007 film Casino Royale. Daniel Craig, the latest in a long line of actors to play James Bond, will pilot the vehicle that

Traffic.com, a provider of real-time traffic information in the United States, today announced the signing of an agreement with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) that will allow the expansion of a network of digital roadside traffic sensors along Las Vegas area expressways.

With more than 30 million Americans expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend the Hagerty Collector Network surveyed thousands of members nationwide to uncover America's "Top 10 Driving Pet Peeves." The results from Hagerty's survey revealed some surprising, yet

Nationwide registrations for new hybrid vehicles rose to 199,148 in 2005 -- a 139 percent increase from 2004 according to R. L. Polk & Co. For the second year in a row, Toyota Prius led the segment commanding 52.6 percent of new registrations. However, with more models entering

An employee in the New York corporate office of Toyota, the North American arm of Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation, accuses its chief executive Hideaki Otaka, of repeated aggressive sexual advances that occurred while she worked for him as an executive assistant in 2005.

The suit,

Combined sales of the Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid more than doubled over March, and increased 68 percent compared to April 2005 sales. Ford has had three months of hybrid sales increases, fueled by rising gas prices, company and government incentives, and increasing

GM is recalling about 400,000 pickup trucks due to defective brake lights. The affected vehicles are the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon from the 2004-2006 model years and the 2006 Isuzu i-280 and i-350. GM said some vehicles may permanently lose brake-lamp function or have brake

Acura plans to discontinue production of the RSX coupe at the end of the 2006 model year. The automaker is considering replacements for the entry-level vehicle, which is the company's cheapest automobile by about $8,000. Elimination of the RSX looks like part of Acura's long-term