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Investigators say they have no evidence that Toyota's electronics are the culprit for those bouts of sudden acceleration.

The Massachusetts legislature could vote on a bill to force carmakers to share repair information with independent mechanics.

Oil spills around the world may be the fault of individual companies, but Americans -- with their bus-less suburbs, saran wraps and highways -- are also perpetuating the country's reliance on oil.

Once pegged the product that would save General Motors, the Chevy Volt will cost drivers more than the company originally planned. But buyers have a few options to avoid paying the full price.

General Motors bought a subprime lender to increase leasing of GM cars and lending to customers who have lower credit rating. Is this a sign the economy is recovering or that companies are going back to the risky lending that got the economy in a recession in the first place?

General Motors' bid to acquire auto financing firm AmeriCredit for $3.5 billion points to a resurgence by automakers to become loan originators for their customers

Ford withdraws bond issue because of credit-rating requirements of new financial reform bill

Last year, the Obama administration said Chrysler wouldn't survive without a bailout of cash. Now, Chrysler Financial is starting to make money on loan payments.

Kai Ryssdal talks to reporter Justin Hyde of the Detroit Free Press about his story on how taxpayers may get more than expected back as automakers start to pay off their government loans

Kai Ryssdal speaks to Dan Amaral, who used to own a Chrysler dealership, about his thoughts on Inspector General Neil Barofsky's report on the dealership closures.