Automobiles

Wagoner Says G.M. Is Working on an Overhaul Tied to the Bailout

The chairman of General Motors said that a $13.4-billion federal aid package would be sufficient to keep the company solvent through March.

• New Cars Arrive, Courting Few Buyers
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• Times Topics: Auto Industry Bailout

A Small Showing, but With Big Dreams

For the first time, two Chinese carmakers are exhibiting this year on the main floor of the Detroit auto show.

Honda Unveils a Cheaper Hybrid Challenger to Toyota’s Top-Selling Prius

The Toyota Prius, which dominates the U.S. hybrid car market, will face its most serious challenger this year as Honda introduces the Insight hybrid.

• Green Inc: Yours For The Next Few Hours: An EV?

New Cars Arrive, Courting Few Buyers

Many of the new models were in development a few years ago, when the industry was on much stronger footing.

• Green Inc: Coming Soon: Hydrogen and Electric Vehicles From Toyota

The Electric Auto Fleet Moves a Few Steps Closer

A look at the machinery to be revealed at the Detroit auto show suggests that the era of the electric automobile has finally arrived.

At a High School for Future Mechanics, a Gift of Two Engines

A U.P.S. employee donated two of the company’s six-cylinder, fuel injected truck engines to the Automotive High School, his alma mater in Brooklyn.

An Epidemic of Crashes Among the Aging? Unlikely, Study Says

New research shows that fatal car accidents involving older drivers have actually declined markedly in the past decade.

A Problem of the Brain, Not the Hands: Group Urges Phone Ban for Drivers

The National Safety Council is calling for a ban on car phones, even hands-free ones.

• An Epidemic of Crashes Among the Aging? Unlikely, Study Says
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