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Ford Motor reached an agreement to sell its Volvo subsidiary to a Chinese conglomerate for $1.8 billion.

Mystery surrounding driver who reported stuck gas pedal deepens as attorney fights back at Congressional memo. This much is not in dispute: Inspectors could not duplicate the sudden, unintended acceleration that a motorist reported last week when his Toyota Prius reached 94 mph on a California freeway. They tried during a two-hour test drive.

Auto exec says he doesn't know how Calif. man's Prius tale is possible due to vehicle's brake override system.

General Motors said Tuesday that United States sales rose 11.5 percent in February over the period a year ago, including a 32.2 percent gain for the four brands it is keeping: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC.

China overtook the United States as the biggest auto market in 2009 and automakers should see more strong growth this year, an industry group reported Friday.

The cratering economy led to wild fluctuations in auto sales and unusual shifts in market share.

General Motors Co. says a Swedish specialty car maker has ended plans to buy GM's Saab brand....

A new breed of prototype automobile can drive without the help of unreliable humans, and major car companies are paying attention.

General Motors Co. said Friday it set a sales record in China in September and total sales for the first nine months of the year rose 55 percent to nearly 1.3 million vehicles.

General Motors Co. said Wednesday it would shut down its Saturn division after an agreement to sell it to Penske Automotive Group Inc. fell apart.