MOTOR CALENDAR (San Francisco Chronicle) Auto Show: Models from more

MOTOR CALENDAR (San Francisco Chronicle)
Auto Show: Models from more than 30 manufacturers will be displayed at the 2006 San Jose International Auto Show, Jan. 4-8, at the McEnery Convention Center. For the first time, the show will feature an "Aftermarket Alley" that highlights exotic cars, hot...

More tiny cars enter market (Honolulu Advertiser)
WASHINGTON After piling into minivans, sport utility vehicles and even pickup trucks, Japanese automakers are crowding into yet another corner of the U.S. market itty-bitty economy cars.

How Will America's Big Two Automakers Survive?
After decades of market share losses, look for a leaner and more focused Big Two.
Ann Job

Race-car driver, businessman Steve Carbone dies (Sports Illustrated)
COLLINSVILLE, Okla. (AP) -- World-champion race-car driver Steve Carbone, who won the American Hot Rod Association World Finals in 1969, has died. He was 61.

Our top 10 autos of 2005 (Investors.com)
DARNESTOWN, Md. (MarketWatch) -- It's been a record year for the number of cars that we've either fully road-tested, taken for a first-time drive or had an initial glimpse.

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern