Auburn Buick Pontiac GMC at 2725 Grass Valley Highway, has shut its doors, becoming the third Auburn new-car dealership to close since April.

California drivers used 8.3 percent less gasoline in August compared with the same month in 2007, the State Board of Equalization said.

The Saturn dealership, closed two weeks ago, is still jammed with cars; signs at the curb promote a red-tag sale. The Ford dealership, closed since June, sits empty, stripped clean.

New vehicle mileage rates for 2009 have been issued by the Internal Revenue Service for those driving a vehicle for business, charitable, moving or medical purposes.

New-vehicle buyers are increasingly likely to avoid specific models due to price or gas mileage, according to a new study by Westlake Village-based J.D. Power and Associates.

The Roseville City Council has pledged up to $3 million for a face-lift for the local auto mall to help keep dealerships from leaving town.

A financially stressed Grass Valley auto dealership selling five General Motors brands has ceased operations, and the ownership reported- ly is trying negotiate a refinancing deal to stay in business.

Another Sacramento-area auto dealership has abruptly closed its doors, the latest apparent victim of an economic downturn that has battered the auto industry nationwide.

The Folsom Automall Dealers Association is holding a logo-design contest for area students.

This year's spike in gasoline prices prompted increased consumer interest in alternative-fuel vehicles, according to AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah.

Gas and oil prices have joined stocks in a race to the bottom.

Brian Castonguay has no regrets.

Kids at Lincoln's Foskett Ranch Elementary know Will Honeywell as the third-grader whose parents drive a funny-looking car.

The Central Valley New Car Dealers Association has named Mel Rapton its dealer of the year.

The Sacramento International Auto Show, featuring many of the 2009 models being sold by area dealerships, kicks off its four-day run today at Cal Expo.

Towe Auto Museum will open its 24th docent-training class Jan. 8.

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