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The companies that make parts for cars are struggling. Alisa Roth reports.

Reporter Ashley Milne-Tyte talks with Bill Radke about a new study by Edmunds.com that says Cash for Clunkers cost taxpayers $24,000 per vehicle sold, and resulted in only 125,000 additional car sales.

Critics want to know why the government won't just let GMAC fail. But some analysts worry a failure now could still have grave consequences. Bob Moon reports.

The clunkers that were traded in over the summer in exchange for a government rebate are clogging up junk yards. Mitchell Hartman reports.

China has just rolled its 10-millionth car off the assembly line. Scott Tong reports the country is currently king of the auto industry.

General Motors could complete a deal to sell off its European divisions to Magna this week. Christopher Werth reports.

Toyota builds the Prius in Japan, but there's been talk of building the hybrid car in the U.S. Alisa Roth reports the idea is sounding more practical every day.

General Motors is getting rid of its Saturn brand after a deal to sell it to former race car driver Roger Penske fell through. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's Alisa Roth about why the deal flopped.

General Motors began an experiment in July that had ealers posting new cars for sale on eBay. The project ends today, and although cars didn't fly off the lot as a result, the move piqued plenty of interest. Rico Gagliano reports.

Ford is promoting its new Fiesta subcompact by letting 100 "agents" drive the car for free for six months. All they have to do is blog, tweet and post about the car — and let Ford follow them around. Alisa Roth reports.