Mercury Grand Marquis

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> is considering a plan to drop Mercury, a brand developed in the 1930s that has seen sales and investment plunge in recent years, a person familiar with the discussions said.

Mechanics worry dealer shops creating repair monopoly on high-tech vehicles. A sign inside the Humming Motors auto repair shop says, "We do the worrying so you don't have to."

Investigators on Sunday captured a man they believe opened fire on a car parked at a gas station, killing three women, including an acquaintance of the suspect, state investigators said. Children inside the bullet-riddled vehicle escaped harm.

Canadian Ford union workers agree to freeze base wages, reduce paid time off, cut bonus. Union workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Canadian division have backed a cost-cutting agreement that the Canadian Auto Workers reached with the automaker last week.

Ford workers approved a cost-cutting agreement with management that includes shutting down a manufacturing plants in Canada in 2011, a move that will cut 1,500 jobs, the Canadian Auto Workers union said.

US automaker Ford Motor Co. will shutter one of its manufacturing plants in Canada in 2011, a move that will cut 1,400 jobs, the Canadian Auto Workers said Friday.

JD Power dependability rankings by category. J.D. Power and Associates on Thursday released its annual survey of vehicle dependability based on questionnaires sent to owners of 2006 model-year vehicles.

When the North American International Auto Show opened in January 2000, a dozen alternative fuel cars were on display.