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Chrysler LLC denied a published report saying it is in a serious financial crunch.

  • This undated photo provided by Saturn shows the 2007 Saturn Sky.  (AP Photo/Saturn)General Motors Corp. said Friday it was recalling about 313,000 passenger cars and crossover vehicles to fix a fluid leak that could lead to the driver losing control of the car.


  • This image provided by General Motors Corporation shows the 2009 Corvette ZR1, the fastest, most powerful automobile ever produced by General Motors Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 in Detroit, Michigan. The Corvette ZR1 features an all-new LS9 supercharged 6.2L V-8 engine targeted to produce 620 horsepower and approximately 595 lb.-ft. of torque. The ZR1 is expected to be the first production Corvette to achieve a top speed of at least 200 mph. The Corvette's chief engineer, Tadge Juechter , says the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may be the last in a long tradition of Detroit performance cars, endangered by stronger federal fuel economy regulations and limits on carbon dioxide emissions. The 2009 Corvette ZR1 may be the last in a long tradition of Detroit performance cars, endangered by stronger federal fuel-economy regulations and limits on emissions.


  • General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner answers questions during an interview with the Associated Press in Detroit, Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. His critics would say he didn't move quickly enough, but few would dispute that Rick Wagoner has started to turn the giant freighter known as General Motors Corp.  Since a devastating $10.6 billion loss in 2005, the company has cut labor and other costs, expanded sales overseas and moved to upgrade products to rival those made by the Japanese. His critics would say he didn't move quickly enough, but few would dispute that Rick Wagoner has started to turn the giant freighter known as General Motors Corp.


  • With its list of the best and worst selling cars of 2007, Forbes.com identifies 10 sets of wheels sprinting off showroom floors, and the 10 languishing on lots.


  • Dec. 17: What's ahead for the U.S. automotive industry in 2008? CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports. (CNBC)More tough challenges lie ahead for the U.S. car-making business in 2008, thanks to ongoing weakness in the housing market. The Driver's Seat, by Roland Jones.


  • ** EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 A.M., THURSDAY, DEC, 20 ** Undated handout photo provided by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows front end damage on a 2008 Honda Odyssey. (AP Photo/ Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)A minor fender-bender in a minivan can rack up thousands of dollars in repair costs, according to new crash tests conducted by the insurance industry.


  • A Poet ethanol plant in Chancellor, S.D. is shown in this Oct. 30, 2007 file photo.  By mandating a boom in ethanol production from sources other than corn by 2022, the energy bill President Bush is expected to sign presents a huge opportunity for the nation's fledgling biofuels industry _ and uncertainty for energy markets. President Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol.


  • In the age of GPS, one car feature is still pretty much the same as it has been since automobiles were called ‘horseless carriages’ — the glove compartment.


  • A prospective buyer looks over the box of an unsold 2008 Tundra pickup truck at a Toyota dealership in the west Denver suburb of Golden, Colo., on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007.  Toyota continued its drive to overtake Ford this year as the No. 2 automaker, outselling Ford by nearly 15,000 vehicles. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)The full-size pickup Toyota Tundra is Motor Trend's 2008 truck of the year, the magazine announced Tuesday.


  • Dec. 17: What's ahead for the U.S. automotive industry in 2008? CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports. (CNBC)More tough challenges lie ahead for the U.S. car-making business in 2008, thanks to ongoing weakness in the housing market. The Driver's Seat, by Roland Jones.


  • GM offering buyouts to 5,200 UAW workers
    General Motors Corp. is offering buyouts and retirement incentives to 5,200 hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers.