(May 31, 2014) HERNDON, Va. — Volkswagen has announced the official arrival of the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI in U.S. dealerships, as the first customer deliveries start nationwide. Building on the iconic performance and style of the original hot hatch, the new GTI is bigger, safer, lighter, more powerful and fuel-efficient than its predecessor.

(May 31, 2014) Ford is recalling nearly 1.39 million SUVs and sedans in North America, most for the possible loss of power steering. Ford said it will recall 195,527 Explorer SUVs in North America from the 2011 to 2013 model years and 915,216 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs from model years 2008 to 2011 on power steering issues.

Also, Ford said it will recall nearly 200,000 Taurus sedans in North America from the 2010 to 2014 model years on a corrosion issue.

(May 30, 2014) IRVINE, Calif. — With Kia’s first-ever rear-drive luxury sedan continuing to arrive in showrooms across the U.S., the marketing campaign for the all-new 2015 K900 continues this summer with custom displays and unique test-drive opportunities at a series of lifestyle and cultural events nationwide.

It will also include a partnership with OpenTable that will provide influential tastemakers with the opportunity to take test-drives and enjoy an intimate dining experience while interacting with world-class chefs, including Graham Elliot. 

(May 30, 2014) Ford went beyond its labs to test a key part of the all-new Ford F-150. The company embedded six prototype pickups — each with an experimental aluminum-alloy cargo box — at some of its fleet customer job sites then quietly went about evaluating the design and engineering of the next-generation pickup in the toughest conditions.

Three longstanding Ford fleet customers, unaware of Ford’s experiment, took delivery of prototype F-150s with current steel bodies and all-new, high-strength, aluminum-alloy cargo boxes in 2011.