As automakers report December sales, several industry analysts predict sales growth of one million new cars this year, to nearly 14 million.

Detroit sold nearly 13 million cars and trucks last year.

Ford is getting rid of its Ranger small pickup trucks. The company says it's investing in demand, and that's for full-size vehicles. Cheaper gas prices could be to blame.

German automakers are finding the car isn't the status symbol it used to be, so they're starting car share programs aimed at enticing young drivers.

Two Chinese companies have had their eye on the ailing auto maker Saab. But GM, which still holds a significant stake in the company, refuses to hand over its technology that lives under the Saab hood.

Everything from natural disasters to the currency exchange rate may force Japan's largest auto maker to reduce its earnings forecast for the full year through next March.

In an era of large government debt and economic crisis, a recent study shows that there are more Porsche Cayennes in Greece than there are people filing taxes on incomes over 50,000 euro.

But could the German automaker be in danger of over-expanding?

The U.S. auto industry has always been leery of foreign competition, but the new free trade deals with countries like South Korea and Japan may change that.