As gas prices soared past $4/gallon nationwide, and full-sized pickup trunk sales plummeted by double-digit percentages, some corners of the auto industry cast an optimistic eye toward small pickup trucks. Theory would have it that people would be right-sizing their trucks, just as they have cars. The...

Nissan has released photos and preliminary information on the 2009 Frontier and Xterra, with refinements and minor updates to both midsized vehicles. The 2009 Nissan Xterra features a new front-end appearance, new wheel designs, available off-road lights built into the roof rack, new seat materials and...

Fresh from its split from Daimler, and subsequent purchase by investment group Cerberus, Chrysler formed a partnership with an international automaker Nissan. Back in January, Nissan agreed to supply Chrysler with a new car based on the Nissan Versa sedan for limited distribution in South America. This...