Ford Focus, C-Max Steering Defect Leads to Sales Halt
22 Aug 2014, 10:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ford Motor Company has instructed its Stateside dealerships to stop selling the C-Max and Focus nameplates. Not even test-driving is allowed anymore because Ford has identified a problem with th...
2015 Honda Fit Re-Tested by IIHS: Top Safety Pick
22 Aug 2014, 11:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The updated 2015 Honda Fit has recently been revisited by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The revised Fit was subjected to the small overlap frontal crash test once again and it seems th...
Toyota USA CCO Uses Fuel Cell Water for the Ice Bucket Challenge
22 Aug 2014, 09:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The cold-water-to-the-head shenanigan continues over the Internet to promote and donate for the campaign aimed at finding a cure to the ALS disease. An if yesterday we saw Mr. Akio Toyoda himself jo...
Toyota President Akio Toyoda Takes On the Ice Bucket Challenge
21 Aug 2014, 13:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We doubt that you have’t heard of the ice bucket challenge yet, since most socializing websites are filled with hastag posts and videos supporting the cause. After several celebrities went thr...
NHTSA Launches VIN Search Engine to Help Drivers Identify Recalled Vehicles
20 Aug 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At the beginning of August, General Motors has received a slap on the wrist from safety regulators because its Recall Center search engine showed inaccurate search results. As an alternative to the ...
Paraplegic Woman Sues GM for Third-Degree Burns Caused by a Chevy Suburban
19 Aug 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most of you have done it. It's a long drive and your significant other or your buddy sleeps soundly in the passenger seat. Just to spice things up a bit, you turn the seat heater on and gingerl...
2015 Subaru Legacy, Outback Earn Top Safety Pick+ Rating from IIHS
19 Aug 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2015 Subaru Legacy, an all-new model, has earner the Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Legacy received a “good” rating in the IIHS’ s...
GM Dealers Urged to Stop Offering Promotional Key Ring Tags
19 Aug 2014, 16:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember that recall GM announced back in June? If you don't, we'll remind you that the entire Chevrolet Camaro production run from the 2010 - 2014 model years has been recalled because th...
Paraglider Almost Lands in Front of a Car
19 Aug 2014, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just when you thought the wonders of dash cams have come to an end and there’s nothing about this kind of footage that could surprise you all that much, the adjacent clip comes along and takes...
Ford Escape, Focus ST, Transit and Lincoln MKC Recalled in North America
18 Aug 2014, 17:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An estimated 160,000 units of the Focus ST pocket rocket and Escape compact CUV are called in by Ford over a problem that affects the wiring harnesses, ultimately translating in stalling. 2013 and 2...
Calling All Hackers, Tesla Needs You To Improve its Cars
18 Aug 2014, 16:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As cars now tend to transform into computers on wheels, hackers are given an extra back door to cause harm and steal things. Tesla, which currently sells some of the most technologically advanced el...
GM Recalls 124k Vehicles Due to Bad Seat Weld
18 Aug 2014, 13:38 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / General Motors has announced a recall due to a faulty seat weld that could separate in the event of a crash. This latest recall affects all of four GM brands as well as a total of 124,007 vehicles, ...
50k smart fortwo City Cars Recalled in China
18 Aug 2014, 07:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been barely a month since the Daimler-owned brand announced the third-gen fortwo. However, the outgoing smart fortwo microcar has its fair share of issues in Asia, where roughly 50,000 veh...
Infiniti QX60 Commercial Promotes Backup Collision Intervention
13 Aug 2014, 15:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The eye-catching 7-seater that Infiniti developed on se same platform as the Nissan Pathfinder is already one of their most successful models ever, mainly due to its practicality and affordability. ...
Chrysler Establishes Vehicle Safety Office, Elects New Head of Product Development
12 Aug 2014, 17:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the ever inflating trend toward better vehicle safety, the Chrysler Group informs about a few changes meant to make their nameplates more safe to drive than before. These changes are the establ...
2015 Chrysler 200 Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+
12 Aug 2014, 15:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It costs $21,700, it comes as standard with a smooth nine-speed automatic gearbox and it can be had with a 295 horsepower Pentastar V6 and all-wheel drive. We're talking about the 2015 Chrysler...
GM Ignition Compensation Fund Received 135 Applications, 65 Death Claims
12 Aug 2014, 11:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The notorious ignition switch fiasco that started at the beginning of the year forced General Motors to come up with a special victim fund for those that suffered injuries or lost their lives in cra...
2015 Chrysler 200 Called In Over Faulty Wiring Harnesses
11 Aug 2014, 08:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The all-new Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan might go through 3,500 quality controls at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, but some of the vehicles produced up to this moment aren't without manufa...
GM Announces 5 Recalls Covering 269,000 Vehicles
10 Aug 2014, 14:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been awhile since General Motors has called in some cars, ain't it? Well not anymore. The carmaker informed recently that 269,000 older and newer nameplates are involved in separate c...
Hyundai to Pay $17.35 Million Over Delayed Reporting of Hyundai Genesis Brake Fault
8 Aug 2014, 15:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After a rigorous investigation conduced by the NHTSA, Hyundai has been fined $17.35 million, the maximum penalty for a related series of violations until October 1st, 2013, when the fine was increas...