Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Sedans/Saloons , Etc. , Government/Legal , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Malibu Hybrid While it won't get him there as quickly (or as luxuriously) as a Gulfstream corporate jet, GM CEO Rick Wagoner...

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM , UAW/Unions When Congress wants to hand out money, it apparently wants to include everybody. Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is likely to propose a measure that lets automakers tap into the $700 billion...

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford Click to enlarge Engineer Bob Kearns had been granted a patent for a design of intermittent windshield wipers in 1967, two years before Ford introduced them in production. Unfortunately for Kearns, Ford had "developed" its own system...

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups , Etc. , Government/Legal , Ford With gas prices exceeding $4 per gallon, it's no surprise that fuel stealing is on the rise. What's amazing is the lengths to which thieves are willing to go to swindle the pricey commodity in larger-than-normal quantities. An Orlando...

Filed under: Coupes , Etc. , Government/Legal , Ford While parts sales don't typically show up in quarterly earnings reports, they can comprise a big chunk of profits. Ford is protecting its parts investment by filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington against...

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Chrysler , Ford , GM Charges of anti-Americanism have followed the transmittal of an e-mail from the US Department of Health and Human Services to 67,000 federal workers. The e-mail, written by an unnamed member of the department, gives advice on buying a personal...