Cars

When you're poor, car trouble can spiral out of control -- but for those without access to public transportation, a car is essential.

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.

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.

Social media and smartphones are fueling a "sharing economy," where freedom from possession trumps ownership.

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.

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.

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.

Another casualty of the poor economy in recent years? The 16-year-old behind the wheel.

Turns out, many Americans who purchase a hybrid car end up going back to a non-hybrid the next time they hit the car lot.