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Tough Choices: How the poor spend money
Tess Vigeland Oct 25, 2012
Three families living around the poverty line in San Diego tell Marketplace Money what it means to spend money when you don't have a whole lot of it.
A car can transport people out of poverty
Shereen Marisol Meraji Oct 12, 2012
When you're poor, car trouble can spiral out of control -- but for those without access to public transportation, a car is essential.
What a $3,000 car looks, feels and drives like
Sarah Gardner Oct 2, 2012
The new Datsun will be sold in emerging countries like India, where it will be the first car for many buyers. It will not be as safe or as environmentally clean as cars in the U.S.
New from Detroit: A designer Chrysler
Eve Troeh Sep 14, 2012
Car makers have produced special edition models before. Now Chrysler and fashion designer John Varvato team up to add some extra attitude to a model that already has street cred.
No time like the present to buy a car
Tess Vigeland Sep 7, 2012
Americans are buying more cars this year due to incentives like zero money down, zero percent financing for five or even six years. Learn tips on how to buy your dream car for less.
More sharing for greater efficiency
Eve Troeh Jun 29, 2012
Social media and smartphones are fueling a "sharing economy," where freedom from possession trumps ownership.
Volkswagen sets out to double U.S. sales
Jeff Horwich Jun 19, 2012
Volkswagen wants to sell 800,000 cars and trucks a year in the U.S. by 2018. That's an ambitious goal: it's more than twice what German automaker sells here today.
Smartphone app fixes Boston potholes
Monica Brady-Myerov Jun 14, 2012
Boston has a new app that lets drivers locate bad bumps, and sends pothole fix-it lists to city workers.
Should we give money to drivers who reduce traffic?
David Brancaccio Jun 12, 2012
How would you like to skip traffic on your way to work, and also be paid for it? A new project out of Stanford and backed by the U.S. Department of Transportation is experimenting with just that in an effort to reduce city congestion.
Cars in Singapore match cost of average U.S. home
Jeremy Hobson Jun 5, 2012
Due to rising demand and strict government controls, the price for a permit to buy a car in Singapore has risen to almost $67,000 dollars.
