Toyota passes GM in 2012 sales

DETROIT - Toyota has once again dethroned General Motors as the world's top-selling automaker.

Woman critically injured in freeway wreck south of Tucson

A 22-year-old Tucson woman was in critical condition last night after a crash that left her car wrapped around a tree.

Shelby Cobra

A Shelby Cobra Roadster, a custom-made high-performance auto featuing a Ford engine made by Carroll Shelby's company in the late 60s-early 70s.

Reviving vintage automobiles

Tucson's classic cars are the keys to success for the Saguaro Automotive Group.

Reviving vintage automobiles

Quite a different motor dealer

In a city dotted with acres of vacant used-car lots, weeds sprouting up through the pavement cracks and sun-faded plastic pennants blowing in the wind, Vail Motors is a breath of weird air.

Quite a different motor dealer

Spotlight: UA grad pioneered renowned 'Optics Valley' of Tucson

When Bob Breault graduated with a doctorate in optical sciences from the University of Arizona in 1979, there were no major optics employers in the area. So he decided to build one.

Spotlight: UA grad pioneered renowned 'Optics Valley' of Tucson

Economic dragon that is China breathes fire, but will US burn?

BEIJING — The auto-parts maker Delphi Corp. is headquartered in Troy, Mich., in the heart of the region that made the United States the car capital of the world. It's a place where the phrase "buy American" is right at home.

Economic dragon that is China breathes fire, but will US burn?

Breathing life into vintage autos

Tucson's classic cars are the keys to success for the Saguaro Automotive Group.

Breathing life into vintage autos

Sunnyside official to answer queries on his spending

Superintendent Manuel L. Isquierdo of the Sunnyside Unified School District is planning to talk today about anonymous e-mails regarding an independent audit that looks at his credit-card spending and travel reimbursements.

Vehicle thefts down sharply; Tucson still prime ground

Auto theft continues to drop both nationally and in Arizona, recent FBI figures show.

Vehicle thefts down sharply; Tucson still prime ground

Government to consider limits on distracted driving

WASHINGTON — With more drivers yakking on their cellphones or texting from behind the wheel, the Obama administration is taking its first hard look at highway hazards with an eye toward potential new restrictions on using mobile devices while driving.