NYT > Automobiles

While grim prospects drained some of the usual optimism, there seemed to be little alarm on display at this year’s auto show in Los Angeles.

Democratic leaders in Congress gave auto industry leaders 12 days to come back with a plan showing that federal aid would be well-spent.

The Big Three automakers left Washington empty-handed after two days of pleading for a financial lifeline.

China’s car industry is quietly pressing Beijing for government help as it copes with a jarring slowdown, top Chinese auto executives said.

Unwelcome by dealers and buyers, thousands of cars are being warehoused on crowded port property, creating a vivid picture of a paralyzed auto business.

The Detroit automakers and the United Automobile Workers union face stiff headwinds of public opinion as they push for a bailout.

Rick Wagoner and his company, G.M., have become the lightning rods of the debate over whether Detroit should get a bailout.

New members of Congress were welcomed to Capitol Hill on Monday, but the celebratory mood did not extend toward an economic recovery measure or a bailout for U.S. automakers.

The intersection of 57th Street and Broadway was once the crossroads of American internal combustion, with the automobile and businesses sprinkled around.

The Escalade Hybrid is a step in the right direction, but its economy is merely respectable rather than outright impressive.