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...

Timing is everything, as the old adage goes. Shame the timing is wrong for the gas-swilling 2009 Hummer H3T, as this mighty, dirt-loving pickup truck sounds like an entertaining coach for hardcore off-roaders and recreation-crazed weekend warriors. The appeal is heightened by its $31,495 base price ...

Toyota is the latest manufacturer to shuffle its production facilities around to accommodate the rapidly changing market. Among the key changes, the next-generation Prius will be built at a plant under construction in Blue Springs, Mississippi, starting late 2010. This new Prius will be larger and more...

The latest casualty in the $4/gallon summer is Chrysler. The automaker announced Monday that it will cut back from two shifts to one at the full-sized truck-building St. Louis North Assembly Plant, effective September 2. And it will indefinitely idle its St. Louis South Assembly Plant on October 31 due...

Rising gas prices caught many automakers off guard, and we seeing these corporate giants make drastic changes in reaction to the rapidly changing market. Ford is the latest such company to make a significant change, as the Blue Oval announced that it would delay the launch of the redesigned F-150 pickup...

Car shoppers are turning away from pickup trucks in droves, but the midsized Toyota Tacoma has held its own. Where full-sized trucks saw sales drop upwards of 45 percent last month, the Tacoma dropped just 5.7 percent. The Tacoma has survived the tumultuous market with its just-right-size, decent fuel...

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...

Toyota Motor Sales has announced updated pricing for a variety of Toyota branded vehicles to take place starting mid May. The revisions see incremental increases in all cases, though the price bumps only impact the models listed below. Base retail prices do not include destination charges. 2008 Toyota...

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...

Automakers use car shows for several key purposes: Create excitement for the brand with both future production models and sheetmetal-rendered hyperbole. Stimulate shareholder interest, as a good promise can often temper a painful reality. Introduce a future design language, preparing the world for a...