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The only scenario seemingly not on the table for Chrysler LLC is the status quo as pressure mounts to decide the fate of Detroit's No. 3 automaker.

A North Carolina company is expected to announce today a $50 million, multi-year deal to provide customized auxiliary water pumps for the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle and other General Motors Corp. hybrids.

TIPTON, Ind. -- German manufacturer Getrag is without a primary customer for the transmissions it expected to make at a new factory in Tipton.

Combined with the credit crisis, the falling price of oil is threatening efforts to develop new sources of energy and reduce consumption in the U.S.

At this writing, oil prices are way less than $100 a barrel. It was $138 not long ago. The facile and foolish interpretation is that this news means we've returned to "normal."

DETROIT -- Speculation continued to swirl Monday that a deal for General Motors Corp. to buy Chrysler LLC from New York private equity firm Cerberus Capital management LP could come soon.

WINDSOR, Ontario -- Chrysler will lay off workers on one shift at its Windsor, Ontario, assembly plant on a rotating basis over the next three weeks.

My two favorite sport-compacts are the Honda Civic Si and the Volkswagen Jetta GLI, but those cars start at around $23,500 and $24,500 respectively -- a decent chunk o' change,...

Ferrari returned to europe licking its wounds after Lewis Hamilton's triumph in China left the team facing serious self-analysis before the november 2 championship showdown in Brazil.

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. has told local union officials at two factories that make its hotter-selling small and midsize cars that it will not allow any more unscheduled overtime, a move seen as a way to further cut costs.