Google has developed technology that enables cars to drive themselves and has already tested the vehicles -- manned by trained operators and software engineers, just in case -- for more than 140,000 miles. But will drivers be willing to give up the wheel?
General Motors will once again have its own in-house financing unit starting Friday, when the auto giant closes on its $3.5 billion purchase of AmeriCredit. The new unit, to be renamed General Motors Financial, will allow GM to offer consumers more financing and leasing options.
Auto sales braked sharply in August, starting out strong, then slowing to a level that may be the lowest in 28 years. The weak economy made nervous consumers hesitant to buy, despite the bevy of end-of-model-year deals.
Mazda Motor is recalling more than 300,000 cars in North America to correct a problem with the vehicles' power steering that could lead to a crash.
