(November 2, 2009) Chrysler is recalling 13,000 model year 2009 and 2010 passenger vehicles equipped with rear wheel drive. Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Charger models may have been built without a front-wheel spindle nut, as the result of a new supplier coming on board after the existing one went bankrupt.

Affected cars were built from Aug. 4 through Sept. 28, 2009.

The company said that while driving, “a tire and wheel separation could occur increasing the risk of a crash.”

(November 1, 2009) The Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has just announced its "Best n Class" automotive favorites for 2010. The selections were made from an initial list of 157 different models going on sale in Canada in 2010. The organization will reveal its Car of the Year and Utility Vehicle of the Year choices on Feb. 11 at the annual Toronto Auto Show.

And the jury has added a third category for 2010, an award for the Best New Green Technology.

(November 1, 2009) DEARBORN, Mich. — One year after its debut, more than half a million customers have purchased the new Ford Fiesta, marking an important milestone as Ford Motor Company prepares to bring the fuel-efficient, global car to the U.S. and other key Asian Pacific markets next year.

(October 29, 2009) WEST POINT, Ga. — In the midst of one of the most severe economic downturns since the Great Depression, the economies of this small town on Interstate 85 and surrounding communities near the Alabama state line about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta are booming.

(Octobr 30, 2009) MIAMI — The South Florida International Auto Show — known more commonly as the Miami Auto Show — has not reached the status of Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago or New York. But the Miami market is one of the most important in the country, and it's not surprising that Jaguar elected to use Miami for its first public showing in the U.S.

(October 31, 2009) Volkswagen of America has released a sketch of its new mid-size sedan that will go on sale in the fall of 2011 as a 2012 model-year car.

(October 29, 2009) DEARBORN, Mich. — Editors at Popular Mechanics today announced the winners of the magazine’s 2010 Automotive Excellence Awards, and Ford Motor Company set a precedent, winning more categories in a single year than any other automaker in the history of the awards.

(October 29, 2009) TOKYO — Mazda lifted its full-year guidance to call for a slightly smaller operating loss, citing better sales and currency rates than it had anticipated.

Mazda, held 13 percent by Ford, had revised its first-half estimates earlier this month when it announced a share sale of about $1 billion, but had left its forecast for the October-March second half unchanged.

(October 29, 2009) Already a recipient of numerous accolades including a “Top Safety Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, being named to the “Coolest New Cars Under $18,000” list by Kelley Blue Book and “Interior of the Year” list by Ward’s AutoWorld, the 2010 Kia Soul has been honored again with the “2010 Automotive Excellence Award” by Popular Mechanics.

Recognized for its appealing style, fuel efficiency, handling and overall value, Soul is one of only 10 vehicles to be acknowledged on the esteemed list.

(October 29, 2009) WARREN, Mich. — The day is coming when the heat from your car’s engine exhaust is captured and converted to mechanical energy capable of powering your vehicle’s stereo, power seats and air conditioning.

General Motors R&D received a $2.7 million federal award Monday that will help build a prototype using Shape Memory Alloy, or SMA, that would generate electricity from the heat in automotive exhaust.