Milford, Mich.

A driver of a 2007 Toyota Camry is blaming a recent accident at the Shoppers Plaza in Hampton on a stuck accelerator pedal -- a problem that has been reported before and is part of a continuing investigation under way by both Toyota Motor Sales Inc. and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

There was a time when people would joke about not buying cars made on Mondays or Fridays because they were concerned workers might not be focused on the task at hand.

And now for something different. From Porsche. How about something fast, sexy, bursting with new technology and handling so sharp it could cut through stone? But with four doors instead of two.

Just when it seemed grocers had run out of ways to use gas discount programs to funnel more spending through their doors, Giant Eagle has launched GifterGo.

DETROIT -- General Motors Co. said today that it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business.

WASHINGTON -- Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. But broader consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about the durability of the recovery.

BEIJING -- Powered by tax cuts and stimulus spending, China's October auto sales soared 72 percent from a year earlier, outpacing U.S. sales for another month, according to data reported today.

The $23 billion, five-year recovery plan for Chrysler Group LLC unveiled Wednesday was nothing if not ambitious, with big increases in market shares and sales forecast for each of its brands by 2014.

DETROIT -- General Motors Co.'s top executive said today that the automaker could tap some of its $50 billion in U.S. government aid to help restructure GM's European Opel unit.