Auto dealers are urging frantically to leak from the jurisdiction of the new consumer finance protection agency in the financial reform legislation. Dealers argue they already are regulated by state agencies and that the new regulation would stiffen credit for shoppers. The entire debate made the guys at MoneyWatch rise a question: Are they [...]

Last Thursday Reuters announced that General Motors announced they have planned to upturn manufacture by 56,000 cars. To do this they will be keeping most of their plants within the U.S. open through its traditional summer closure period.

GM said nine of its 11 U.S. plants will not close for the usual two-week summer shutdowns [...]

Summer’s here and hitting the road could surely be way cooler in a convertible, right? Take a look at these models compiled by Jerry Edgerton for MoneyWatch.com.

Volvo C70: Edmund’s reviewers seem to like the retractable hardtop on this model; which also gives an advantage compared to other convertibles when winter comes. Like all Volvos, [...]