I perfected my enviable cursing skills watching my dad try to negotiate our short but steep driveway in a rear-wheel drive 7-Series BMW during the odd snowy day in St. Louis. His knee-jerk solution ...

Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former boss of Suzuki Motor Corp. who helped turn the Japanese mini-vehicle maker into a globally competitive company, has died, the company said Friday. He was 94.

according to Suzuki Motor. That's right. Before getting in the car business, the company manufactured looms. The Suzuki company didn't dive into the automobile industry until 1955, with the debut ...