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Short of a last-minute intervention by another automaker, the young Dodge Dart will die this month. The death of the Dart and the upcoming production end for sibling Chrysler 200 evoke uncomfortable memories of pre-bankruptcy Chrysler.

Look for another attempt by Formula One to expand in North America, as part of a focus on new media markets, following Liberty Media’s takeover of the cash-rich sport.

An effort to keep snowfall off the cars ended up transforming a Cleveland-area Honda store into a leader in clean energy and a magnet for eco-conscious consumers.

Nissan Altima sales dropped 39 percent in August from a year earlier mostly because of a big drop in fleet sales, and also because Nissan was trying to avoid a ‘price war’ in the struggling midsize car segment, a Nissan executive said.

Helping those displaced by floods in Baton Rouge, La., last month is simple as ABC for Auction Broadcasting Co. The auction company will match donations to help its employees and other residents who lost their homes in the deluge.

For decades, Volkswagen Truck and Bus watched from the sidelines as its global rivals, Daimler Trucks and AB Volvo, entrenched themselves in North America. Now, Volkswagen is a player.

The Chevrolet Cruze finally showed a glimpse of its potential in August.

Toyota’s Tijuana plant must feed the voracious U.S. appetite for the Toyota Tacoma, a pickup truck so popular that it rarely spends more than a week or two on a dealer lot.

Fiat Chrysler may be reconsidering plans to convert its ancient Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit to produce luxury Jeep SUVs once the plant stops making Ram 1500 pickups in 2018.

A note of discord at an opening ceremony for Kia’s new plant in Mexico reflected the reality that Kia’s bumpy ride into Mexico isn’t over yet and highlighted the pitfalls global automakers and suppliers face as they expand there.