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Both Toyota and Ford claim to have the world's top-selling car for the second time in seven months, and once again demonstrate that claiming that title isn't as simple as just counting cars. Yesterday Ford claimed its Focus was the leading car with 1.02 cars sold, according to data ...    Read more

Toyota will be holding behind-the-wheel safety events in Torrance, California, Denver, Colorado, and San Antonio, Texas for new drivers as part of its free driving program, Toyota Driving Expectations. Teen drivers with permits or licenses can use the classes, and online resources, to learn about defensive driving skills, accident avoidance, ...    Read more

Ford made two announcements about its trucks today: There's a new special edition of the SVT Raptor pickup truck, and the company says there's room in its lineup for a smaller pickup truck to slot below the F-150. Over the past few years, you've heard a number of reasons why there's ...    Read more

The marketing war over towing claims for light-duty pickups between the Detroit Three--Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler--and Toyota will continue until 2015. The Detroit automakers continue to ignore towing standards for pickups negotiated with SAE International for the 2013 model year. Because each automaker is using its own tests to measure ...    Read more

The 2012 Polk global market registration data is in, and the Ford Focus has been named the world's best-selling passenger car, with the Ford F-Series pickup in third. The Ford Fiesta came in as the best-selling subcompact. Ford Focus sales totaled 1,020,410 cars worldwide, with the market gains in the US ...    Read more

Formula One fanatics won't be the only ones drawn in to theaters this September, when the Ron Howard-directed film Rush makes its big screen debut.  Inspired by real events that took place during the 1976 racing season, Rush brings to life the rivalry between Formula One drivers ...    Read more

It's easy to snooze through new car sales each month with a few inevitabilities, right? The Ford F-Series will always be the best-selling pickup. The Toyota Camry will always be the best-selling midsizer, unless the Accord trades spots with it like it does so often. Except that neither the Accord nor ...    Read more

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Making its debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, the Ford Atlas Concept turned heads. Designers of the Ford Atlas Concept understood the need for purpose-built options for inspiration, balancing style and function. The concept went through many versions, making sure there was a purpose for every element ...    Read more

The 2013 New York International Auto Show had some great debuts and surprises like the new 2014 Camaro Z/28. Of the more everyday cars that held a debut, the most notable was the 2014 Honda Odyssey with its new HondaVAC. Of the exotic vehicles that had a ...    Read more

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It's a little difficult to talk about new projects when your country is $17 trillion in debt, but President Barack Obama has asked Congress to set aside $2 billion for alternative fuel research. Extending his "All of the Above" strategy, today Obama said he wants the U.S. to use monies ...    Read more

In this episode of Head 2 Head, Carlos Lago, Associate Road Test Editor for Motor Trend, compares two powerful hot-hatches, the Ford Focus ST and the MazdaSpeed3. Which is better? From the start of the video, it's clear which car Lago has chosen, even before any of the tests have ...    Read more

Despite the recent Lincoln brand shakeup, rumor has it that the Lincoln Navigator has survived to live to a next generation. However, there's a twist: Rather than offer a V-8 engine, the next-generation Navigator may come exclusively with Ford's 3.5-liter turbocharged EcoBoost V-6 engine. The Navigator's counterpart, the Ford Expedition, ...    Read more

Ford has announced a recall of nearly 6,500 new 2013 vehicles due to a rear door child safety lock that may be faulty. Vehicles in the recall include the 2013 Ford Focus, C-Max, and Escape. At this time, Ford is unaware of any injuries or accidents in connection with the ...    Read more

The four year investigation into claims that 1.56 million Ford SUVs were at risk of rolling away has been closed. There was never an order for a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced last week that the investigation of the 2002 to 2005 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer, ...    Read more

Watch any crazy cop show on television today and you're bound to see a high-speed car chase that ends with spike strips being deployed. The vehicle attempting to get away is quickly brought to a halt when its tires are shredded and soon it's surrounded by police. For those of ...    Read more

Ford is recalling about 230,000 Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans assembled from the 2004 to 2007 model year after corrosion was discovered on the third-row seats. The recall concerns 196,500 Ford and Mercury minivans in the United States. More specifically, this recall affects vehicles sold or registered in 20 salt-belt ...    Read more

Debuting at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Ferrari's newest model is called "LaFerrari," and despite the name, it's the fulfillment of any Ferrari lover's dreams. Not only does it improve on where the previous top-end Ferrari left off--that car was known as the Enzo, after company founder Enzo Ferrari--it has ...    Read more

March is the month of luck, and who doesn't want to get a great deal on a new car? We've gathered the top ten incentive offers for the month, showcasing different brands and vehicle styles, showing a little something for everyone on almost any budget. Keeping with the month's trend, ...    Read more

The electric vehicle segment is tough to break into and even harder to stay around in. Just ask Los Angeles-based Coda Automotive, an electric vehicle maker founded only four years ago. In its short-lived existence, Coda has only managed to move a few hundred units ...    Read more

As women influence car-buying decisions in every four out of five purchases, it's important to cater more to their needs. Detroit's automakers still face challenges, mainly due to the fact that many women prefer foreign automakers to domestic automakers. With women's names on the registration of more than 39 percent ...    Read more

February 2013 is in the record books, but the final week of the shortest month of the year didn't go quietly. The week started off with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration prodding Ford about the potential for 725,000 vehicles that could inexplicably stall. Chevrolet made waves the following day ...    Read more

There's an automaker out there promising a hybrid with nearly a 300-mpg performance, and it's not Volkswagen. Its construction will be made from new lightweight technologies, but not carbon fiber. And it's nearing production, or so the company says. The Urbee, a tube-framed, lightweight car, looks to be the first vehicle ...    Read more

There's a lot of buzz building about 2015 Ford F-150 full-size pickup truck since the Ford Atlas concept debuted at January's Detroit Auto Show. It turns out that prototypes are already hitting the streets of Detroit for testing, complete with some strange equipment that leads us to believe that what ...    Read more

What hasn't been said about the Ford Fiesta already: It's fun, practical, fuel-efficient, and among the cheaper new cars available. But it's moving up the price ladder just a little bit. In receiving a significant update with a new Aston Martin-style grille highlighting the biggest exterior change, the 2014 Ford Fiesta ...    Read more

What happens when five sleep-deprived, under-caffeinated automotive journalists of varying backgrounds spend a rainy day in and out of five of the best-selling midsize sedans in America? An unconventional but practical road test. That's what. That's right. We drove in and around Los Angeles in the 2013 Nissan Altima, 2012 Toyota Camry, ...    Read more