From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

Auto writer Jewel Gopwani demonstrates new safety features in cars. Video by Kathleen Galligan, DFP

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

MARCIN SZCZEPANSKI/DFP — MotorTrend names the Ford Fusion as its Car of the Year.

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

MANDI WRIGHT/DFP--GM engineers gather at Athens Coney Island in Royal Oak to discuss their test runs with the Volt.

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

In a December interview with the Detroit Free Press, President Barack Obama talks about the government’s $81-billion investment in Detroit's automakers.

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

ERIC SEALS/DFP Pedicabs also known as Rickshaws have come to the Detroit Riverwalk. "Rickshaw Detroit" a company started by two Detroiters take people one way or round trip up and down the Riverwalk for a small fee for a nice smooth and comfortable ride.

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

In June 2008, high gas prices hit pickup and SUV sales hard and huge second quarter losses at Detroit’s automakers compounded an already struggling industry. Then the collapse of the financial markets sent shock waves across the country, prompting the heads of Ford, GM and Chrysler to go before ...

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

Auto expert Doug Brauner gives a first look at some of the new rcars being unveiled by several auto makers, including Ford and GM at the Los Angeles Auto Show. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Auto Show)

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

At the height of domestic car production during the 1950s, the American Dream became reality for millions of blue collar workers. However, the events of the past 18 months has shaken America’s most iconic industry and the lives of those who depend on it.

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

BY MARK W. SMITH/ DFP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks and talks with UAW President Ron Gettelfinger at the 2010 Detroit auto show.

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:46 AM

MARCIN SZCZEPANSKI/DFP Detroit Free Press auto critic Mark Phelan shares the hits and misses of 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.