Pickup runs on wood

A lot of people complain about the high price of gasoline but Ron Lemler did something about it. The Marshall County man built a hybrid vehicle—that runs on wood. “I don’t have to use any gas (gasoline),” said Lemler.

For Ford’s Mulally, big bets are paying off

When Bill Ford first approached Alan Mulally about taking the top job at the struggling vehicle maker that bears his family name, Mulally remembers that he responded with a laundry list of criticisms.

In-Car Computing

This month, Hyundai is launching a system that warns motorists when they drift out of the lane they're traveling in. Another manufacturer has developed pedestrian-detection software that works with heat-seeking cameras to alert drivers when someone is in their path.

Dear Ford: Your cars suck. Stop rationalizing. Make cars people actually want to buy.

November 14, 2008: With increasing talk of a new government bailout for US auto manufacturers weighed against increasing worry that the first bailout is being handled without proper oversight, a Ford dealership in Missouri placed a full page advertisement in the Kansas City Star  …

Ford to sue GM over TV ad

Super Bowl sparks an off-field brawl.