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Automotive safety system manufacturer Autoliv has come under scrutiny from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration for faulty side airbag parts. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru all employee airbags parts sourced from Autoliv, and all four automakers recently issued recalls pertaining to problems with the side airbag. In total, 2,750 ...    Read more

Photos of the next-generation Audi A3 have leaked ahead of the car's scheduled official debut at the Geneva Auto Show next month. The leaked images are almost certainly legitimate, as exterior styling cues appear to have progressed in the same direction other new Audi models have. The three-door configuration appears to ...    Read more

The 2013 Maserati GranTurismo will make its first official appearance at the Geneva Auto Show next month. This time the venerated coupe will be introduced with even more power than its successor. A 4.7-liter V-8 engine rated at 460 horsepower will motivate the latest GranTurismo, up 27 more ponies from ...    Read more

What you're looking at is the second teaser photo released by the folks over at Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology division. SRT recently added the heavily touted Viper to its lineup of performance vehicles, with the super snake being its biggest addition to date. The latest Viper is set to ...    Read more

Infiniti welcomed its latest crossover into its lineup yesterday morning as a 2013 JX doused in emerald green paint was the first to roll off the assembly line. A special ceremony was held at Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly facility with many Infiniti executives on hand to see the first production ...    Read more

Chrysler has announced today that it will no longer be seeking a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to back hybrid and fully-electric vehicle development. Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler and parent company Fiat has stated in the past the auto maker needed the loan in order to be ...    Read more

It's no secret that women love a man and his truck, but this ad for the 2012 Ram Laramie Limited takes it to a whole other (ridiculous) level. In today's installment of Video of the Day, supermodel Vildane Zeneli does her best U.S. Navy Seal impression, sporting goggles, a diving ...    Read more

Love that new car smell? A recent study by HealthyStuff.org shows it may not be as good for you as it actually smells. Test data was collected after evaluating 204 new 2011-2012 model vehicles as part of a multi-year data base that has already complied over 900 vehicles. Vehicles were ...    Read more

For those of you patiently waiting on the 2013 Genesis Coupe and the return of the Azera to Hyundai's lineup, your wait is over. Hyundai has announced pricing for both vehicles: The 2012 Hyundai Azera starts at $32,875, including destination; the 2013 Genesis Coupe starts at $25,125 also including destination. Hyundai's ...    Read more

There's a reason Toyota isn't as familiar with the term "fleet special" as other auto makers, like Ford and Dodge are. Fleet sales are seen as less profitable when compared to retail sales to individuals, and they can also hurt the vehicle's resale value and the brand's overall image. In ...    Read more

If you're not jealous of Vince Galante check your pulse again. Galante is the man behind the design of the latest Viper logo (pictured above) which recently became a part of Chrysler's SRT branch. Having the honor of being able to create a supercar's logo is something very few can ...    Read more

When walking up to your vehicle with a handful of groceries there's nothing more annoying then setting everything down to dig your keys out of your pocket. Many auto makers have finally realized this and have taken the necessary steps forward to make unloading goods as simple as kicking a ...    Read more

Korean auto maker Hyundai has shown the automotive world that neither Mother Nature nor an economic crisis can slow it down, as sales have been at record levels over the past year and a half. To keep up with vehicle demands in larger markets like the United States and Europe, ...    Read more

The all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 crossover has all the bells and whistles you'd expect in a vehicle tasked with revitalizing a quiescent brand. In today's Video of the Day, Mazda shows off its Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), a technology which helps the driver avoid a front-end collision at low ...    Read more

BMW has announced the pricing for the all-new 2013 640i Gran Coupe will start at $76,895. This includes the $895 destination and handling fee for the twin-turbo six-cylinder powered-coupe. The Gran Coupe will be arriving at dealerships later this summer and will be joined by a V-8 variant at the ...    Read more

Ever wonder what the most and least expensive cars to insure are? Well you're in luck, as Insure.com has compiled a list of the top 20 vehicles for each category. Many factors were taken into consideration while building this list, such as the frequency of crashes for a model, cost ...    Read more

Toyota announced yesterday it plans to expand its Princeton manufacturing facility in Indiana, and will add 400 jobs with it. The added support will increase production of the Highlander and Highlander hybrid. The Highlander is currently exported to Russia and Australia, and the Indiana production facility will be in charge ...    Read more

Ford announced today that the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion and redesigned Flex will come standard with SYNC, the Detroit-based auto maker's multi-media player. First introduced in 2007, SYNC hasn't turned out exactly how Ford execs had planned, with consumers finding it difficult to use. With the standardization of a refreshed ...    Read more

Tata Motors, parent company of Jaguar, has announced the latest step in building the Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar with the opening of a gasoline engine factory for the hybrid supercar. The Bland Jets Engineering facility in Coventry England will employ 15 people and house all the necessary equipment needed to ...    Read more

Is this the next-gen Mercedes-Benz GL SUV? This dressed-up Mercedes-Benz SUV has been caught sporting camouflage a few times over the past couple months, but this time is slightly different. These shots snapped by our spy photographer show the Mercedes-Benz SUV testing on a California road with much less camouflage ...    Read more

Despite the nuisance, seat-belts have been a life-saver for millions of motorists since legislation was first enacted in 1961. Yet, even with numerous campaigns and federal laws, some people still forego the belt. Daimler is hoping to convert those who think a seat-belt is a hindrance by developing an advanced ...    Read more

When Audi launched the R8, a racecar turned production vehicle in 2006, company execs knew customers would want it. Turns out they were right. The Audi R8 supercar has found 15,537 worldwide owners since its debut in 2006, not including 2011. While the much anticipated second-generation Audi R8 is still ...    Read more

Many auto makers are adding a diesel engine option to its lineup and apparently the one percent deserves a diesel alternative too. Maserati will be offering a smaller Quattroporte (nicknamed the "Maseratina" for the time being) powered by a diesel engine responsible for over 300 horsepower. A V-6 gasoline engine ...    Read more

Usually when a vehicle reaches its third year in production, you can expect a refresh to be right around the corner. The 2013 Nissan 370Z is no different and the Japanese auto maker is looking to capitalize on an unusually quiet Chicago Auto Show this week. Nissan has decided to ...    Read more

Since coming to terms on an agreement five months ago, Chrysler and the United Auto Worker's union have been able to work so well together,  the pentastar's workers are being rewarded for their duties with an early payday. Chrysler is coming off its first net profit ($183 million) in fifteen years ...    Read more