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Honda will invest $98 million at its engine plant in Anna, Ohio, as part of a strategy to build the company's next-generation powertrain technologies in the state.

Fiat SpA, the Italian carmaker that controls Chrysler Group LLC, forecast 2012 profit will surge as much as 88 percent as the American carmaker's earnings rise.

The LaCrosse stayed largely flat, edging up just 6.4 percent to 4013 sales, and the Verano sold 795 units.

SAIC Motor Corp, China's largest automaker, yesterday estimated its 2011 net profit may jump 40 percent on higher vehicle sales, although the growth is a sharp drop from the level a year earlier.

Ford Motor Co., fueled by a one-time tax gain, posted $20.2 billion in net income for 2011, the most since 1998, while overseas operations dragged down fourth- quarter profits, leading shares to slide before normal trading.

Vehicle parts maker Delphi Automotive PLC said Thursday its profit climbed in the fourth quarter as revenue rose 7 percent thanks to rising global auto production and the company's strong growth in Europe and Asia.

While this 1986 Oldsmobile commercial doesn't have the production value or the visual appeal of last year's "Imported from Detroit" Chrysler super bowl ad, it is playing on the same concept almost 25 years earlier.

"I don't really remember when I got interested in this field," Petkov said. "I was a kid curious in science." In 1983, Petkov earned his master's of physics degree at the University of Sofia in Bulgaria.

General Motors Co., saying it sold 9.03 million vehicles worldwide last year, regained its spot as the world's top-selling automaker as Toyota Motor Corp.

The following is a press release from the Huron Valley School District. Alek Cummings, a junior from Lakeland High School , and a student at the Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest in Wixom , was chosen as the third place 11 th grade winner in the North American International Auto Show poster competition.

One stock market sector that has really underperformed is the Auto manufacturing sector.

The super Sonic's lowered ride, unique five-spoke 17-inch wheels, fog lights and grille make the Celebrity Drive: Gary Owen, Comedian and Actor Quick Stats: Gary Owen, comedian and actor Daily Driver: 2011 Chevy Suburban Other cars: See below Favorite road trip: San Diego to Las Vegas Car he learned to drive in: late 1980s Pontiac Grand Am First ... (more)

Despite winning the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney faces a big challenge here in Ohio.

Company 401 plans are a great way for businesses to retain employees, but they can sometimes be confusing for small business owners.

What went wrong with my baby? Years ago, I owned my favorite car ever: a 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme in Triple White .

Jackson City Manager Larry Shaffer said he feels bad about a car being demolished when the brick roadway on Mechanic Street buckled last year, but he said a judge's ruling to dismiss a lawsuit related to the incident was correct.

The BMW brand sold 247,907 vehicles in 2011, up 13 percent from the previous year.

Riding an industrywide upswing, General Motors and Ford Motor Co. both posted strong sales increases in 2011, but it was Chrysler Group that charged to the front of the pack with a 26 percent gain in sales.

Honda Motor Co. is the only automaker in India that doesn't offer diesel-engine cars.