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As people hold onto their cars longer because of the economy, the average age of vehicles in the United States stretched to a record 11.1 years in 2011. But some drivers keep their cars much longer.

Retail sales recorded their largest gain in five months in February as Americans snapped up motor vehicles and bought a range of goods even as they paid more for gasoline, government data showed on Tuesday.

General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen announce a global alliance that will see them develop cars together.

General Motors Co. said on Friday that it is recalling more than 4,000 of its 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact cars to check for missing brake pads.

General Motors will buy Chevrolet Volts back from any owner who is afraid the electric cars will catch fire, the company's CEO says.

Electric cars will become fairly commonplace in the not-too-distant future, especially in major cities that are equipped to charge these vehicles in parking lots and at home. About 3.2 million plug-in electric cars will be sold by 2015, with sales largely concentrated in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Chicago, according to auto industry analysts at Pike Research.

Auto dealerships might not be as smoke-filled and full of tricks as they used to, but a few bad seeds continue to perpetuate the old slick stereotypes.

New cars of 2011 have better designs, better fuel efficiency and also greater performance. Here is a list of some of the most anticipated cars of 2011.

Hyundai was once criticized for making “disposable” cars, but now its vehicles are impressively well-made, earning plaudits from new car reviewers and quality surveys.

Bill Ford Jr. just can't let the good times roll. In late December, Ford, 53, was on a family ski vacation in Colorado but found himself unable to put aside dark visions of how too much success could lead to the next crisis for the auto industry.