BY BILL VLASIC
New York Times

DEARBORN, Mich. — After a 21-year run, the Ford Taurus was headed for the scrap heap in 2007. The Ford Motor Co. planned to retire the name, and call its new sedan the Ford Five Hundred…

Getting to the St. Louis Auto Show requires driving in snow, but a simulator in Ford Motor Co.’s show area allows visitors to drive on another treacherous turf: off-road terrain.

The F-150 Raptor SVT pickup simulator lets riders steer a wheel…

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., an outspoken critic of domestic automakers, kicked the tires on the federal government’s investment today.

Corker, who was critical of the auto-aid legislation tossed around in Congress last month, visited the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this…

One of the most talked-about questions at the North American International Auto Show has been when U.S. sales – and the auto industry — will rebound or at the very least, stabilize. Several analysts, including Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. sales analyst…

The CEOs of the Big Three automakers are making their case for a government bailout today.

Even before that, the bigwigs are trying to one-up each other. Tough times call for tough measures like (gulp!) driving in a company car instead…

Democratic leaders in Congress postponed a decision on giving loans to automakers until next month and told the car companies to return with a plan outlining how the money would make the industry viable, media outlets reported this afternoon.

House speaker Nancy…

Sacramento-based Panattoni Development Company will redevelop the former Ford Assembly plant on Lindbergh Boulevard in Hazelwood.

The redevelopment agreement announced today includes redeveloping all 155 acres and construction of 11 new buildings totaling about 2.6 million square feet of commercial and…

The Associated Press is reporting that Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 100,000 2008 F-Series trucks because the front driver’s seat does not conform with federal standards.

Ford says the weld connecting a bracket and the driver’s front seat back could…

Ford introduced a potential competitor for a locally made full-size van Wednesday at the Chicago Auto Show.The Ford Transit Connect is already on the market in Europe as a smaller van that’s still designed for commercial use, such as deliveries.…

KV Pharmaceutical Co., based in Brentwood, said today it is paying $82 million for exclusive worldwide rights to sell Gestiva, a preventive treatment for premature birth that is awaiting regulatory approval.

KV said it is paying Bedford, Mass.-based Hologic Inc. $7.5 million as the…