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DeLorean's name still gets tongues wagging

After all these years, it's still interesting to read about John DeLorean and his wonderful, wacky stainless steel sports car project. It has been more than 30 years since the factory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was shuttered and ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15

A St. Paddy's Day reminiscence of the papal ride

As a tourist, I've visited the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and many of the other attractions in and around the Vatican that we saw on TV news reports last week. I've never had an audience with the pope. But as an ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 18

Edsel Ford II does it again for dealers

Warning! If you like surprises, stop reading now. I'm about to reveal the names of the dealers who will be honored by Ford Motor Co. in February for their outstanding community service and involvement in charitable ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 26

Like Reuss, GM took its time on tech moves

Mark Reuss made a telling admission last week. "I was a BlackBerry person, probably for too long," said Reuss, General Motors' North American president, relating how he had waited and waited before switching to an ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 5

On a clear day you can see Penske's vision

SAN FRANCISCO -- The sculptured urban skyline viewed from the roof of Penske Automotive Group's seven-story Nissan-Infiniti dealership in downtown San Francisco last week was chillingly similar to what I had seen from the roof of a ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 29

Cruisin' for burgers pollutes less than charbroiling them

A new study by the University of California-Riverside has found that charbroiling a hamburger generates more particulate emissions than diesel trucks create while hauling stuff back and forth across America. According to the study, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1

It used to be the most wonderful time of the year

This is the time for a "Quantitative Easing" in the auto industry. No, not for more money. That shouldn't be necessary because lenders already are buying just about every deal. And the Federal Reserve Board's QE3 plan is supposed ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 17

The new Lutz? Not me, says Marchionne

There has been some talk around Chrysler that CEO Sergio Marchionne has an eye for styling and design details and likes to get involved in the vehicle design process -- even occasionally suggesting changes -- the same ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 3

LaHood warns pedestrians to be careful out there

Ah, summertime, when the living is easy. And with Congress in recess mode, things are so slow in Washington that federal agencies struggle to justify their existence. For example, the National Highway Traffic Safety ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 13

Is 54.5 mpg just science fiction?

It's curious that no automaker is seriously opposing the proposed CAFE standard of 54.5 mpg by the 2025 model year, says Ted Robertson, Magna International's chief technical officer for the Americas. Why? "No one knows how to ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 11