The automaker said it was considering options for the sports car unit as it tries to raise cash to ride out a deepening industry downturn in the United States.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/business/28viper.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/business/28viper.html" border="0"/></a></span>
During daylight hours, the Mini Rooftop, a design and marketing experiment from the German car brand Mini, will function as a park.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/garden/28events.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/garden/28events.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Teen passengers are far less likely to buckle their seat belts than teen drivers, a new study shows.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/teen-drivers-buckle-but-teen-passengers-dont/index.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/teen-drivers-buckle-but-teen-passengers-dont/index.html" border="0"/></a></span>
In today?s fuel-conscious automotive market, Honda is reaping the rewards for its commitment to building fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly cars.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/business/26honda.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/business/26honda.html" border="0"/></a></span>
A group of wounded veterans got the chance to improve their driving skills in a program at a driver training center near BMW?s South Carolina assembly plant.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/24VETS.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/24VETS.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The EX35, which Infiniti positions as a ?reward? vehicle for women, is a smaller, softer-edged crossover utility vehicle.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/autoreviews/24AUTO.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/autoreviews/24AUTO.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Gorden Wagener, the new design head at Mercedes-Benz, says that in a market motivated by innovation, constancy is a challenge.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/24BENZ.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/24BENZ.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Electric vehicles designed and built by teams of students are being raced in an attempt to improve public awareness.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/24ELECTRA.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/24ELECTRA.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Despite the cooling economy, prices held steady at the vintage car sales around Monterey, Calif.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/collectibles/24PEBBLE.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/automobiles/collectibles/24PEBBLE.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The Expedition EL is a prime example of the type of vehicle that Ford builds with a skill and enthusiasm not as evident in its smaller offerings.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/autoreviews/10BLOCK.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/autoreviews/10BLOCK.html" border="0"/></a></span>
With all-wheel drive and 280 horsepower, Saab?s Turbo X is a competitive player in the luxury sports sedan market.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/automobiles/autoreviews/03BLOCK.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/automobiles/autoreviews/03BLOCK.html" border="0"/></a></span>
This is the GT-R?s mission: Annihilate nearly every other car on the market at the racetrack while providing seating for four and ample storage space. Somewhat amazingly, it succeeds.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/automobiles/autoreviews/27AUTO.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/automobiles/autoreviews/27AUTO.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Faced with sticker shock at the gas pump, more travelers are turning to hybrid rental cars in search of savings. But with demand high, these green cars are commanding a premium.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/travel/24prachybrid.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/travel/24prachybrid.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The reduced driving has not yet shown up as fewer accidents, and meanwhile, other factors are driving up the overall cost of claims, insurance companies say.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/business/23insure.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/business/23insure.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Despite a relapse of gasoline conservation after the tax rebate checks came out, the drive-less trend seems to be stronger than ever.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/business/23chart.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/business/23chart.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Get behind the wheel with one of the top drivers in the Ladies Division at Oxford Plains speedway in southern Maine.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/travel/escapes/22Stock.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/travel/escapes/22Stock.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Garage doors are a crucial component of a home?s curb appeal and a potentially large source of heat loss.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/garden/21fix.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/garden/21fix.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Top Chrysler executives are determined to fix the company, and executives at Cerberus Capital, Chrysler?s new private-equity owner, say they will get the chance.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/business/20chrysler.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/business/20chrysler.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Buyers may be surprised to learn that achieving greater fuel economy doesn't require driving a tiny or boring car. There are better options in nearly every category.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/automobiles/17MISERS.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/automobiles/17MISERS.html" border="0"/></a></span>
To win the top prize at a prestigious car show, owners don't just take the muscle car they owned as a teenager and give it a shine.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/automobiles/collectibles/17RESTO.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/automobiles/collectibles/17RESTO.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Alden Sherman has filled his garage with classic Italian cars that he bought years ago at fire-sale prices.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/automobiles/collectibles/17BUGATTI.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/automobiles/collectibles/17BUGATTI.html" border="0"/></a></span>
For one couple, falling in love with a vintage motor home turned out to be as fraught as falling in love with a Victorian house.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/garden/14rv.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/garden/14rv.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Chrysler plans to spend $1.8 billion retooling a Detroit factory that builds Jeeps so that it can start making a more fuel-efficient, car-based crossover vehicle there.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/business/14auto.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/business/14auto.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The market for sport utility vehicles is starting to look a lot like the housing market, spreading pain to consumers, automakers and dealers.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/business/13auto.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/business/13auto.html" border="0"/></a></span>
A documentary film about truck drivers is being underwritten by a division of the Navistar International Corporation to help promote a new long-haul truck.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/business/media/13adco.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/business/media/13adco.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The Canadian entrepreneur?s company became a bellwether in the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power cars and other vehicles.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/business/12ballard.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/business/12ballard.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The flight of advertising dollars to the Internet is one explanation for the pain felt by traditional media. Another culprit that is increasingly to blame is Detroit.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/business/media/11auto.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/business/media/11auto.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The car show on the Monterey Peninsula of California ventures beyond the usual collectibles to celebrate the futuristic concepts of the General Motors traveling showcase known as Motorama.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10BORTZ.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10BORTZ.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Each August, the low-key California communities of Monterey, Carmel and Pebble Beach become the temporary home to some of the finest vintage automobiles available.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10PEBBLE.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10PEBBLE.html" border="0"/></a></span>
A first-time judge at the Meadow Brook Concourse looks back on the experience.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10JUDGE.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10JUDGE.html" border="0"/></a></span>
From the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Avenue and the Upper East Side, thousands of people filled the streets, taking part in activities like street-side tai chi or salsa dancing.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/nyregion/10closed.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/nyregion/10closed.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Every race on the Sprint Cup schedule counts the same, so teams and drivers have made it their business to improve at Watkins Glen and Infineon Raceway.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/sports/othersports/10autos.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/sports/othersports/10autos.html" border="0"/></a></span>
In a program proposed by a Princeton economist, the government would buy back old cars at above market prices and scrap them.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/no-cash-for-clunkers/index.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/no-cash-for-clunkers/index.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The automaker said that its worldwide net income for the quarter fell 28 percent, hurt by slumping sales of its Tundra pickup truck and S.U.V.?s made and sold in North America.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/business/worldbusiness/08toyota.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/business/worldbusiness/08toyota.html" border="0"/></a></span>
Chrysler is poised to offer in its 2009 models a new entertainment option for the children: Wi-Fi and Internet connectivity. The problem is that the entire car becomes a hot spot.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/technology/24digi.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/technology/24digi.html" border="0"/></a></span>
The author of ?Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us),? provided answers to readers? questions about turn signals, stop-and-go traffic and honking.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/answers-from-tom-vanderbilt-author-of-traffic/index.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=e6fe5cb455024fb0a38a83de04ff8b33&u=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/answers-from-tom-vanderbilt-author-of-traffic/index.html" border="0"/></a></span>
