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April auto sales were up 24% over last year. Edmunds.com CEO Jeremy Anwyl talks with Tess Vigeland about where the gains are coming from, and whether we can celebrate an auto industry turnaround.

Auto analysts anticipate an increase in U.S. car sales as the economy picks up again. Many of the new vehicles will also be manufactured domestically. Jill Barshay reports.

Rental car company Hertz is aiming to grab a bigger share of the vacation rental market with the purchase of the Dollar-Thrifty Automotive Group. Bob Moon reports.

Russia's version of a "Cash for Clunkers" program has the intended benefit of boosting the country's slumping car sales. But it also has the potential long-term effect of producing an organized junk yard culture. Peter van Dyk reports.

Today Chrysler issue its first financial results since Italian car maker Fiat took it over. But analysts don't expect a large improvement yet; the new Fiat-designed cars won't come out until next year. John Dimsdale reports.

Nissan starts taking orders today for the Leaf, it's new all-electric vehicle. While it's family-friendly and cost-competitive with the Honda Civic, Alisa Roth reports the car faces two big challenges.

Even though it has years to pay back $6 billion in government bailout loans, General Motors plans to write a check for the remaining balance as soon as today. Bill Radke gets more from Marketplace's Gregory Warner.

Toyota had until today to decide whether to pay $16 million to the U.S. government for not notifying it promptly about defective gas pedals. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's Gregory Warner about the carmaker's decision to pay the fine.

Responding to the "do not buy" warning Consumer Reports issued on its Lexus GX 460 SUV, Toyota is stopping sales of the SUV to do more testing. Bill Radke talks to Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson about whether things could get worse for Toyota.

Toyota says it's put together new investigative teams to look into reports of unintended acceleration as part of an effort to listen to customers more intently and address their concerns. Alisa Roth reports.