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Chrysler Group is recalling almost 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. for problems ranging from failing brakes to sticky accelerators to electrical fires, federal safety regulators disclosed Monday. The actions, which involve some of Chrysler’s most iconic vehicles, including its popular minivans, threaten to undermine the automaker's momentum as it struggles to overcome the stigma of a government bailout and its descent into bankruptcy last year. (more)

If driving on Interstate 95 makes you fear for your life, there's good reason. (more)

People who work in or follow the car industry have been predicting the demise of Ford’s Mercury division for years. So it is no surprise to hear today that Ford will kill its middle-of-the-road brand by year’s end. (more)

A 13-year-old girl in Orange County faces traffic charges on her driving record years before she’s old enough to legally drive. (more)

A carjacker in California got more than he bargained for when he tried taking 45-year-old Rosalina Ruiz’s only means of transportation to work. (more)

Chicago has the worst truck-traffic congestion in the U.S., according to a new study issued Wednesday. (more)

NBA player Zach Randolph has been linked to a man accused of dealing marijuana in Indianapolis, police said Wednesday. (more)

Five months before the new 2002 Lexus ES hit showroom floors, the company’s U.S. engineers sent a test report to Toyota City in Japan: The luxury sedan shifted gears so roughly that it was “not acceptable for production.” (more)

Honda Motor Co. remains skeptical about demand for electric cars 10 years after it stopped selling its EV Plus battery-powered model, the head of research at Japan’s second-largest carmaker said. (more)

Dustin Shuler — the artist who brought worldwide attention to Berwyn with a sculpture of skewered automobiles dubbed the Spindle — has died, his wife said today. (more)

If you attend a Tea Party rally, raising signs sky-high, emblazoned with anti-tax slogans then you’re probably a terrorist, or at the very least, a racist extremist who hates ObamaCare. (more)

CHICAGO, May 2 (UPI) — An Illinois man driving his car the wrong way on a busy highway was not only drunk, police say, but also distracted — by the text message he was busy sending. (more)

COMPARED with other electric vehicles, the Tesla Roadster is what you might call a hot rod. With an impressive range of 380km (236 miles) between charges, the two-seater sports car is capable of going from zero to 96kph in just 3.9 seconds. But as is so often the case, such performance comes at a cost. For a vehicle that weighs around 1,200kg (2,645 pounds) a whopping 450kg of that is taken up by the car’s batteries. (more)

More than three years after a Brooklyn teacher’s car was stolen, she finally got her ride back – totally pimped out. (more)

Cops collared a pitiless punk Tuesday who pounded an 81-year-old Queens grandfather so badly he suffered serious brain damage – and now thinks it’s 1947. (more)

The charges relate to US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations into the company’s global sales practices. (more)

The recession may be claiming a new victim: the 5-10-mph “cushion” police and state troopers across the USA have routinely given motorists exceeding the speed limit. (more)

Addressing a joint session of Congress on health care, President Barack Obama reiterated his often-expressed aversion to the profit motive: (more)

NEW YORK — Nissan Motor Co. says its Leaf electric car will cost $32,780 when it goes on sale in the U.S. at the end of the year, an amount that could drive down prices on similar cars made by competitors. (more)

It’s not often that a fan club for a car gets a special edition of its beloved wheels created in its honor. But then again, lots of automakers would kill to have a group of loyalists like those in the Mustang Club of America. (more)