...look for a downturn in consumer spending and confidence. There may be a silver lining in that dark economic cloud. Car makers that have retooled to produce more of the fuel efficient small cars might experience a surge in sales. Gone are the...

...original Bug -- a 233 MHz Pentium without a graphic accelerator. Because Infogrames licensed the rights to the VW name and car makers like wholesome entertainment, speed freaks who like the new generation of violent racing games (''Carmageddon...

NEW YORK -- DaimlerChrysler AG's recent announcement that the international car maker's Chrysler unit had lost $500 million last quarter is a pointed reminder of the delicate balancing act needed to ensure a successful...

...B," he said. "It allowed consumers to vote for safer cars with their dollars and, more importantly, it held the car makers accountable." Under a new law, the agency will begin conducting rollover tests within three years.

...whose 1995 Cirrus and Dodge Stratus sedans were the first to be sold without ashtrays as standard equipment. Other car makers have seized on the idea, and even in cars still equipped for smoking, ashtrays are smaller than ever. "You respond...

...ordinary DeVilles. Cadillac says the new presidential limo is the most technologically advanced car in the world. The car maker won't give details about bulletproofing and other capabilities, "for security reasons," said Cadillac spokeswoman...

...turning around a string of losses that has made some question the wisdom of the 1998 acquisition of America's No. 3 car maker by Germany's Daimler-Benz. The five-passenger Liberty, priced starting at $17,005 and rising to as much as...

...credits for purchases of "hybrid" electric-gasoline vehicles, or cars powered by fuel cells. But the major American car makers are at least two years away from offering the hybrid vehicles. This year, only about 16,000 of the vehicles will...

...and credibility you get," he said. "We think the new Tiburon is going to be a home run" for Hyundai. Indeed, the car maker expects to sell 28,000 of its 2003 model Tiburon, a 46 percent gain from 2001 model sales -- there is no '02 Tiburon...

A new study by J.D. Power & Associates finds that, despite car makers' protests that the market is limited, as many as 60 percent of new-car buyers would be willing to consider a gasoline-electric...