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To most Americans, at least to those who are aware of the brand, Kia is still associated with the cheap-and-cheerful products. That's an image the automaker is out to transform.

Ferrari says it is recalling 1,248 of its 458 Italia supercars after reports of fires breaking out in five of the luxury vehicles in several countries.

Car rental company Avis Budget Group said Thursday it is raising the cash portion of its bid for Dollar Thrifty as it battles Hertz for the potential buyout.

Scandinavian airline SAS is planning the world's first same-sex wedding in the air.

Scandinavian airline SAS is planning the world's first same-sex wedding in the air.

Scandinavian airline SAS is planning the world's first same-sex wedding in the air.

General Motors says its August sales dropped 7 percent compared with July, as the shaky economy discouraged customers from buying new cars and trucks.

For years, Americans shopping for cars were treated to all sorts of deals and incentives, especially at the end of summer. Those days are over.

Car shoppers will receive more details on window stickers about fuel efficiency, emissions, energy costs and energy consumption under a new government proposal for 2012 model year vehicles.

If you're looking to travel in style and money's not a concern, you could spend six figures on any of a handful of street-legal, ultra-luxe cars.

Ford says it is recalling 575,000 older model Windstar vans in the United States and Canada over concerns that the rear axles can corrode and potentially break.

The two biggest domestic makers are both staging significant introductions in the compact segment this year, GM with the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, and Ford with the Focus.

Toyota is recalling more than a million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks with engines that may stall.

Ford Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. are investing $350 million in their joint venture plant in Thailand to revamp production of pickup trucks, both sides said Thursday.

Toyota's Prius hybrid is becoming a little less quiet with a new electronic humming device that is the automaker's answer to complaints that pedestrians can't hear the top-selling car approaching.

David Sandalow starts his five-mile commute each day by unplugging an orange extension cord connecting his Toyota Prius hybrid to an outlet in his brick carport.

The new Countryman crossover SUV is just four inches wider and six inches taller than the British maker's classic Mini Cooper.

After a little more than a year as a government-owned company, General Motors is about to go public again.

With sales stalling, Smart is tackling the tough challenge of convincing drivers that its fortwo minicar is fun to drive in the city and not too small.

GM posted its biggest quarterly profit in six years on Thursday, a day ahead of an expected IPO filing.

GM's second-quarter earnings are due this week and the automaker is hinting at blowout results that could propel it toward a giant stock offering in the fall.

Government investigators have found no new safety defects beyond problems with accelerator pedals that explain reports of sudden acceleration in Toyotas.

Honda Motor Co. is recalling the popular Accord and Civic passenger cars to address problems with an ignition switch, its third recall over the problem since 2003.

Chrysler Group LLC posted a second-quarter net loss on Monday and said it still had an "extraordinary" amount of work to complete.

Eager to get out from under government control, GM expects to sell its stock in one swoop when it offers shares to the public sometime later this year, its CEO said Thursday.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank will unveil a loan guarantee on Thursday for Ford Motor Co that will finance $3.1 billion in exports of cars and trucks to customers in Canada, Mexico.

General Motors Co. says its U.S. July sales rose slightly from June, an indication that uneasy consumers are still spending on big-ticket items such as cars and trucks.

The blinged-out Cadillac Escalade SUV, a favorite of A-listers like Tiger Woods, is once again the vehicle voted most likely to be stolen, according to an insurance industry group.

Implausible as it sounds, Chrysler, a perennial also-ran in quality surveys, is boosting the precision of its new models thanks to the boys at Fiat.

General Motors said Friday that it is boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electric car that goes on sale this year.