DETROIT (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. said Monday it plans to get about $18 billion in financing to help fund its restructuring and make up for anticipated losses in its automotive operations over the next two years

A growing movement of younger hot rodders is taking the hobby back to its greasy, barebones basics.

Toyota is considering a plug-in hybrid as well as ethanol-capable flex-fuel vehicles for the U.S. market, according to the president of Toyota Motor North America Inc.