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Ford calls it quits in Australia
by
Stuart Cohen
May 23, 2013
Ford Motor Company is calling it quits in Australia, after a nearly 90-year run. The U.S. automaker says it will shut down its two factories down under and halt production in 2016.
Why are used car prices falling?
by
Gigi Douban
May 23, 2013
A new report says that used car prices are coming down after hitting record highs. Why?
7 days, 1 car, 3,375 miles: Tallying up a road trip across America
by
Molly Wood
Apr 24, 2013
Jamie Kitman, New York editor of Automobile Magazine, has just completed driving a $240,000 McLaren sports car across the country. Along the way, he made a few pit stops with Marketplace Tech.
Looking for an investment vehicle? Try a classic sports car
by
Molly Wood
Apr 22, 2013
Jamie Kitman, New York editor for Automobile Magazine, checks in from his cross country road trip to discuss the market for classic sports cars.
A visit to a crowdsourced automaker
by
Molly Wood
Apr 18, 2013
Jamie Kitman, New York editor for Automobile Magazine, joins us from day two of his car trip across America.
Automakers kick into high gear
Apr 2, 2013
The 'big three' automakers -- Chrysler, GM, and Ford -- are reporting sharp gains in sales for the month of March. Chrysler says the latest month was their best since 2007.
What car sales say about our economic recovery
by
Noel King
Apr 2, 2013
The big auto makers reveal how many trucks and cars they sold in March -- and economists will read those figures as economic tea leaves.
For public good, not for profit.
When cars themselves are backseat drivers
by
Beth Teitell
Mar 18, 2013
Commentator Beth Teitell on the downsides of increasingly intelligent car technology.
America's worst cities for traffic
by
Katie Long
Feb 8, 2013
Americans wasted a total of $121 billion dollars, or an average of $818 each, by sitting in traffic in 2011 according to a new report from the Transportation Institute at Texas A&M. Which cities have it worst?
Henry Ford: The Steve Jobs of his time
Jan 29, 2013
A new documentary looks at the life and work of Henry Ford, one of the greatest innovators in U.S. history.