Turmoil in the U.S. auto industry was front page news in Japan on Tuesday, where the general reaction was a mixture of skepticism about the outlook for General Motors and Chrysler and concern about the fallout on homegrown brands. ...more

March 31, 2009

The state board that oversees the fund designed to pay homeowner claims in the event of a catastrophic hurricane searched Tuesday for ways to reduce its risk with hurricane season only months away. ...more

March 10, 2009

The History of Rails Regarding "Trains Could Save Car Manufacturers" (Letters, Jan. 3) by Dianne Agster: ...more

January 10, 2009

The head of General Motors said that at least five plants will close, even with the bail-out money. ...more

January 3, 2009

Lorne H. Spence of Hudson says Republicans are trying to make workers the scapegoats of auto industry problems. ...more

November 26, 2008

My previous article that Ford had stupid designers because only an idiot would use plastic intake manifolds in cars, may have been in error as I now believe that Ford and others such as GM deliberately design parts of their cars to require very expensive repairs, in order to rip off the car owners. ...more

November 21, 2008

Beware: Puttering around on golf carts can be hazardous to your health. ...more

June 13, 2008

I just moved to Lutz in December 2007. I can't figure out why car manufacturers don't equip Florida cars with turn signals. It would save lives and probably lower insurance cost because the accidents would have to be reduced. ...more

May 18, 2008