Pickups, Minivans Earn Top Grades in Crash Tests

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said the Honda Odyssey, Chevrolet Uplander minivans, and Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier and Chevrolet Colorado pickup trucks all earned "good" ratings in crash tests.

Used-Car Values Healthy and Rising

An improving economy, a shortage of vehicles and higher new-car prices have contributed to the upswing.

Recalls This Week: GM, Toyota

GM is recalling 155,465 pickups and SUVs for possible brake malfunctions. Toyota has recalled 22,228 because the parking brake might not work.

Tonneau Covers on Pickups Improve Gas Mileage

Other factors can also contribute to improved fuel efficiency, including in air filters, aftermarket grilles and properly inflated tires.

Is Diesel Still a Good Deal?

Skyrocketing fuel prices prompted us to take a new look at diesel-powered pickups. We collected diesel wisdom from the experts and turned it into hard numbers, then combined them with current fuel prices and fixed and variable costs to answer our question.

Judge Stays Ruling in UPS Deaf-Driver Case

GM Delivers 50 Full-Size Hybrid Pick-ups to Miami-Dade County Fleet

Survey Finds Widespread Misuse of Airbag On-Off Switches in Pickups

Company Releases 'First Compact-Retractable Heavy-Duty Truck Bed Extender for Pickups'

Big 3 Beef Up Lineups to Battle Imports; Hope to Shift Focus Away from Incentives