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03 Feb 12, 11:02:55

You won't believe these are collectible cars

Back in the day, few would have thought these cars would become desirable antiques.

02 Feb 12, 04:02:46
15 great cars that get overlooked
They don't get featured on the covers of car magazines or feted in Super Bowl commercials. At dealer lots, they get parked in the back while newer, glitzier models are showcased in the showroom. They won't get you many oohs and ahs from the car pool kids, or a thumbs-up from other drivers. Face it -- these are the wallflowers of the auto world.

01 Feb 12, 06:02:41
Super Bowl: The car ads are back


01 Feb 12, 02:02:37
Chrysler: From bankruptcy to profit in 2 years
Chrysler Group reported its first annual profit since 2005 Wednesday, capping a comeback a little more than two years after a federal bailout, a bankruptcy filing and a takeover by Italian automaker Fiat.

31 Jan 12, 11:01:07
Budget sports cars through the ages
From the Pontiac Fiero to the poor-man's Porsche: Automakers have always tried to bring affordable fun to the masses.

30 Jan 12, 06:01:46
Ethanol's food-fuel dilemma
After 30 years of government largesse that would have made even Nancy Pelosi blush, Congress in December let expire the roughly $6 billion annual subsidy for corn ethanol. That's bad news for the big refiners that were paid 45¢ for each gallon of corn ethanol they blended into gasoline supplies. But it's good news for those worried about the "food-fuel dilemma" when the demand for corn to make ethanol has been raising the price of some foods. Not so fast. It turns out that while the subsidies are gone, U.S. law still requires oil refiners to blend corn ethanol into fuel -- some 12.5 billion gallons this year and at least 15 billion gallons by 2015.

30 Jan 12, 10:01:47
Someday, you'll wish you owned these cars
Hagerty Insurance says these 10 relatively affordable cars will likely become collectibles and will sell for big bucks at car auctions decades from now.

27 Jan 12, 04:01:55
Ford: Biggest profit since '98
Ford reported its best annual earnings since 1998 on Friday, making 2011 the second most profitable year in the company's 109-year history.

26 Jan 12, 08:01:49
Obama's Chrysler 300 on sale for $1 million
A Chrysler 300C once leased by President Barack Obama is for sale on eBay with the eye-popping "opening bid" of $1 million.

26 Jan 12, 02:01:19
GM ad campaign comes to Volt's defense
Now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin station has closed its investigation into vehicle fires in the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors is left to clean up the public relations damage.