(December 16, 2010) TORRANCE, Calif. — Honda will recall approximately 143,083 model year 2007 and 2008 Honda Fit vehicles to avoid the potential loss of low-beam headlight functionality.

(December 15, 2010) Volkswagen is recalling 377,286 cars in the United States citing fire risk from fuel-supply lines that may chafe and leak.

VW is recalling Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf, Rabbit, New Beetle and New Beetle Convertible cars, it said in a letter posted today on the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Web site.

(December 15, 2010) DETROIT —  General Motors and Nissan dominate the list of 14 cars being considered for the 2011 North American Car of the Year. The list includes two electric vehicles, Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf.

The awards are unique in the United States because — instead of being given by a single media outlet — they are awarded by automotive journalists from the United States and Canada who represent magazines, television, radio, newspapers and web sites.

(December 15, 2010) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Although overall car sales are trending upward, the sports car segment has seen no such recovery. Data collected by Edmunds.com shows that the sports car segment is experiencing even slower sales than the bleak numbers recorded in 2009.