(December 26, 2010) DEARBORN, Mich. — The reinvented 2011 Ford Explorer, which offers a suite of innovative safety technologies, is the latest Ford vehicle to earn a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

(December 25, 2010) DEARBORN, Mich. — The popularity of tattoos has turned body art into a fashion statement — especially among Millennials — and Ford is taking the trend one step further by offering car buyers a quick and inexpensive way to express themselves with tattoos for the new 2012 Ford Focus.

(December 25, 2010) Mercedes-Benz F-CELL hydrogen-powered B-Class vehicles are now available to California residents. The Mercedes joins Honda’s FCX Clarity Fuel Cell with a public leasing program.

(December 25, 2010) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The 2011 Chrysler 300 series has been revealed by Chrysler. Chrysler says the newest edition, a refreshening of the current 300, delivers the distinction, innovation and premium large sedan features, while setting a new course for the American brand.

(December 24, 2010) TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota will stage the world premiere of the Prius family of vehicles at a press conference at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. 

(December 24, 2010) ROCKLEIGH, N.J. — Volvo has announced the addition of Protection Plus+, a factory scheduled maintenance package, to its already robust six year/100,000 mile Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) warranty program. IntelliChoice recently named Volvo's the "best Premium Certified Pre-Owned program for 2011," marking the fourth consecutive year the CPO program has been awarded this honor.

(December 24, 2010) CHERRY HILL, N.J. (PRNewswire) — Subaru has some well-deserved bragging rights.  For the second consecutive year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has recognized it as the only automotive manufacturer with a 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK winner in every vehicle class in which it competes.

(December 24, 2010) IRVINE, Calif. — Kia earlier this month celebrated the sale of its 100,000th Sorento CUV, the brand's first U.S.-built vehicle from Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia in West Point, Ga.

(December 24, 2010) FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. — Hyundai has sold more than 200,000 Sonatas in North America in 2010, a high point for the Sonata nameplate in a record-setting year in which Hyundai will sell more than 530,000 vehicles in the United States and more than 110,000 in Canada for the first time ever.

(December 23, 2010) DETROIT— General Motors is recalling about 109,000 Cadillac CTS models from the 2005-2007 model years because of a kink, bend or fold in the front passenger presence system mat that can lead to the passenger air bag failing to deploy.