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Motorists beware: In some communities, police are issuing tickets during these hard times at a rate higher than ever in what critics say is an attempt to raise revenue in order to offset budget shortfalls.

Take, for example, the metropolitan Detroit area, which has been reeling economically much longer than has the rest of the country. The number of moving violations issued has increased by a

There are many ways to view the Consumer Reports Ratings to find the highest-rated vehicle in a given category or price range. But we get many questions from journalists and our readers regarding the best current American-branded vehicles.

To answer that popular query, we sorted vehicles into 10 key categories. We found that General Motors captured seven of the 10 slots. [url=http://autos.msn.com/browse/Ford.aspx] h

The plug-in hybrid-electric car that has been called a game changer, the Volt can travel up to 40 miles solely on electric power before a small gasoline engine kicks in to charge the battery pack, says GM. Heres the big question: Tax credits and feel-good nature aside, will it work and will enough people line up to buy the $40,000 car if gas costs $2 a gallon?

Gas prices are way down and incentives on gas guzzlers are way up. It's the perfect storm for right-thinking Americans who believe any vehicle weighing less than 5000 pounds is too sissified for consideration, because now the gas guzzlers are the cheap wheels. In your face, Prius lovers!

Of course, this glee could be short-lived. At this moment, gasoline prices in the U.S. are averaging $2.17 for a gallon of regular

When leasing a car first became popular in the '80s, it was a logical enough proposition with simple pluses and minuses. Just like renting anything else, leasing wasn't the most economical way to own something long-term. Factors such as restrictive mileage limitations (and hefty penalties thereafter) and carefully calculated residual values made b

In its early days, biodiesel was the sole domain of quirky environmentalists schlepping their vintage Mercedes-Benz sedans and Volkswagen vans from one fast-food restaurant to another to fill up on deep-fryer slop. You could often tell where thes

The best vehicles are built by Honda, Subaru and Toyota. They make well-rounded cars that excel across the board, getting very good scores in our road tests and high marks in reliability from subscribers in our Annual Auto Survey.

Those are the findings of our latest automaker report cards, which reflect the performance, reliability, fuel economy and comfort of about 300 vehicles that we've recently tested. Here's what els

Ben Nussbaum and his wife, Margaret Malandruccolo, need a second car.

Like many people who dwell in New York City, Nussbaum and Malandruccolo mostly relied on a combination of public transportation and taxis for everything from their daily commutes to gr