Automobiles

The vice president said even without the recession the White House would have provided funds to prop up automakers. 

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Labor talks are under way between U.S. automakers and the union for auto workers.

Police explosives are missing at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport.

Honda is recalling 962,000 cars.

Italian automaker Fiat is opening showrooms in 20 cities.

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Transit service is New York City has been fully resumed.

Amtrak is unsure when service will be restored between Philadelphia and Boston.

A Transportation Security Administration worker has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking.

The Chevy Volt is the most cost-efficient electric car.

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Cadillac Escalades are the most popular cars for auto thieves.

A Massachusetts man says he was questioned by the Transportation Security Administration because he was reading a book about old airplanes.

The New York tri-state region's Metro-North commuter railway is under fire.

Connecticut has a new transportation chief.

The liberal senator said GOP efforts to deregulate Wall Street will keep gas prices high.

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Workers at Saab might not be paid for August.

A man arrested for having a gun at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport says bringing it to the airport was an accident.

New protections for airline passengers took effect this week.

A new commuter rail in Florida is moving ahead.

Ron Bloom, the former “auto czar”, said the government had no choice but to bail out Chrysler and General Motors.

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San Francisco's Bay Area Transit System is bracing for another protest.

Ford and Toyota are working together on electric powertrain technology for trucks and SUVs.

The outgoing White House car czar is defending the auto bailouts of 2008 and 2009.

Southwest Airlines is preparing for its merger with AirTran Airways.

Rep. Michele Bachmann is doubling down on her vow to drive gasoline prices below $2 per gallon if elected president.

Huntsman said Sunday that Bachmann's comments about lowering gas prices to under $2 a gallon if elected president were unrealistic.