(November 23, 2012) BARCELONA, Spain — Nissan has presented the Nissan NV200 and the e-NV200 concept as the city's next generation taxi, leading the way for zero emission vehicles in Spain and providing a further boost to local production in Barcelona for the automotive sector.

The NV200 is a new-generation compact van suited to a wide variety of uses for customers around the world including the future taxi of New York. First launched in Japan and Europe in 2009, the NV200 is now available in more than 40 countries, including China, India, and Indonesia, and has sold more than 135,000 units worldwide.

(November 23, 2012) DEARBORN, Mich. — The 2013 Ford Focus has received a top safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  The Focus earned a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing, which combines vehicle performance in frontal and side-impact crash tests and a resistance to rollover evaluation.

(November 22, 2012) Toyota is recalling about 150,000 Tacoma pickup trucks because the spare tires can fall from beneath the trucks. The 2001 to 2004 model-year trucks were sold or registered in 20 cold-weather states and Washington, D.C., Toyota said.

(November 21, 2012) On Thanksgiving morning, an estimated 50 million viewers will tune in to watch the 86th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Among the larger-than-life balloons and marching bands, more than 50 GMC trucks, SUVs and crossovers will tow the towering floats for the 32nd straight year the official truck of the parade.