Toyota will be recalling eight models in Europe in order to solve a potential accelerator pedal problem, and Honda has announced that it will recall Jazz models. Is your car one of the models that’s been recalled? Up to 1.8 million Toyota cars could be affected. The models involved are • AYGO (Feb 2005 – [...]

In what must be a major sigh of relief for those who’ve been watching the American auto industry with concern, Ford announced today that it made $2.7 billion over the course of last year. Ford also predicted that it would continue to be profitable in 2010 as well as the rest of the foreseeable future. [...]

According to the New York Times, GM has agreed to sell Saab to the small Dutch company, Spyker Cars. Spyker, known for it’s high-end sports cars, will breathe new life into Saab, which otherwise, would probably ceased to exist. GM Saab facilities, based in Sweden, had already initiated shutting down at the start of 2010. [...]

The Toyota Prius absolutely crushed the Honda Insight in sales during 2009 and it was probably for a number of reasons, one of which is likely the superior gas mileage that the Prius gets. The Prius, which boasts 51 mpg in the city and 48 mpg on the highway, sold nearly 140,000 cars in 2009. [...]

If you’ve been reading about the new ultra-low-cost vehicle in India, the Tata Nano, and getting ready to buy one when it comes to the US, you might be a little disappointed to find it will cost slightly more than a bag peanuts and Coffee Crisp. When the Tata Nano received it’s official North American [...]

GREENCAR.COM’s Ron Cogan announces the 2009 Green Car of the Year, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, at the LA Auto Show.

The new Toyota Prius 2010 is reviewd by MotorWeek Magazine in this video.

If GM has its way, America’s infatuation with the pickup truck won’t necessarily have to come with nearly as much eco-guilt. GM is currently investing big, in ways to significantly improve fuel efficiency on their newer lines of trucks. The focus of the investment, which is expected to be in the hundreds of millions of [...]

According to Motor Trend, Fiat is considering a potential sale date in 2010 for its 500 model. Before that happens, the 500′s front end needs a slight redesign in order to meet with the approval of the U.S government. Sad news for Canadian Fiat lovers, they’re likely going to miss out since the cost of [...]

The Detroit Auto Show has announced its North American Car of the Year and the prize has gone to the Ford Fusion Hybrid. The North American Car of the Year is awarded based on an assessment by 49 journalists. One of the judges, Csaba Csere, a writer for Car & Driver, described the Ford Fusion [...]