The woes of the American auto industry have put secretive private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management and co-founder Stephen Feinberg in the one place they don't want to be -- the spotlight.

Just a few years ago, Carlos Ghosn was an avowed electric-vehicle skeptic. Now the CEO of both Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA is one of its boldest promoters. Ghosn wants 10 percent of the world's annual vehicle sales to be electric cars by 2020.

The 2009 Green Car of the Year award goes to ... a diesel? Normally, this award from Green Car Journal magazine is a snoozer. Part of the problem is that there can be no repeat winner.

Congressional leaders have left open the possibility of votes yet this week on legislation to provide emergency loans to the Detroit 3 and possibly to suppliers.

The price of regular gasoline has fallen for the ninth consecutive week, tumbling to a nationwide average of $2.02 per gallon. But falling prices haven't been enough to stimulate new car and truck sales, some auto dealers and experts say. The U.S.