ESSEN, Germany, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Automotive industry researcher R. L. Polk said Friday that Russia will become Europe's largest market for new cars by 2010.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. sales of new hybrid cars jumped 49 percent in the year's first seven months, due in part to a Midwest sales boom, an auto information company said Monday.

DETROIT, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. residents are keeping their vehicles longer than they used to, R. L. Polk & Co. said Tuesday.

DETROIT, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. is publicly questioning the claim by General Motors Corp. that Chevy was the top-selling U.S. brand in 2005. Registration data from R.L. Polk & Co., a Southfield, Mich.-based auto research firm, shows more Fords than Chevys were registered

DETROIT, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- More than 40 percent of foreign-brand cars are being made in the United States, according to industry analysts.

CHICAGO, July 19 (UPI) -- A Chicago company says the most stolen vehicle last year in the United States was the 1999 Acura Integra.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- State Farm Insurance, which sold thousands of wrecked vehicles in the United States without disclosure, has contracted with Carfax to locate the owners.

DETROIT, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. passenger car fleet is the oldest in history with a median age of 8.9 years, a survey by Southfield, Mich.-based R.L. Polk & Co. said.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- For the fifth straight year, General Motors tops the list of domestic auto manufacturers with the most loyal consumers, a survey by P.L. Polk and Co. found.