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Ford Offers $1M Design Scholarship Honoring William Clay Ford Sr.

The last remaining grandson of Henry Ford, William Clay Ford Sr., passed away in his home on March 9, and the brand is honoring his memory with a new scholarship.

Filed under: American Featured Articles Ford
Tags: automotive design scholarships, ford motor company, Ford scholarships, New auto design scholarships

By Stephen Elmer Mar 14 2014

By the Numbers: How the Nissan GT-R Has Changed

Ever since it burst onto the scene in 2008, the Nissan GT-R has been a force to be reckoned with. Heralded and acclaimed as one of the greatest sports cars to ever come from Japan when it first debuted, Nissan has continued to give its famed GT-R model tweaks and changes over the years, making...

Filed under: Coupes Featured Articles Japanese Nissan Sports Cars
Tags: 2008 nissan gt-r, 2009 nissan gt-r, 2010 nissan gt-r, 2011 nissan gt-r, 2012 nissan gt-r, 2013 nissan gt-r, 2014 nissan gt-r, 2015 Nissan GT-R, gt-r, gt-r nismo, gt-r spec v, gt-r track package, gtr, Homepage Featured, Nissan, nissan gt-r, nissan gt-r changes, nissan gtr

By Jason Siu Mar 14 2014

Porsche Pockets $23,000 on Every Car Sold

Did you pay too much for your new Porsche? The answer, for anyone with a shiny new German sports car in their driveway, is yes.

Filed under: Featured Articles Porsche
Tags: Porsche, porsche profit, porsche sales

By Colum Wood Mar 14 2014

Mitsubishi Mirage Gets 74.1 MPG in Hypermiling Contest

Ever heard of a non-electrified vehicle getting 74.1 mpg?

Filed under: Compact Cars Featured Articles Hatchbacks Japanese Mitsubishi Sedans
Tags: aaron gold, mirage, mirage hypermiling challenge, mitsubishi mirage, mitsubishi mirage hypermiling challenge, mitsubishi mirage mpg

By Jason Siu Mar 14 2014

Porsche Almost Raced in Formula 1 this Season

Would you rather have seen Porsche racing in Formula 1 than Le Mans?

Filed under: Featured Articles German Le Mans Porsche Race Cars
Tags: Audi, audi le mans, Formula 1, Porsche, porsche f1, porsche formula 1, porsche formula one, porsche le mans

By Jason Siu Mar 14 2014

303 Deaths Linked to Failed GM Airbags

Things might be getting hotter for General Motors in regards to its recent ignition switch debacle.

Filed under: American Featured Articles GM Safety
Tags: Center for Auto Safety, chevrolet cobalt, Chevy Cobalt, cobalt, failed air bags, fault air bags, general motors, general motors air bags, GM, gm air bags, ion, ions, Saturn Ion, saturn ions

By Jason Siu Mar 14 2014

Jeep Liberty Fire Investigation Officially Closed

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is closing its investigation of certain Jeep vehicles for a potential fire risk without seeking a recall.

Filed under: American Family Sedans Featured Articles Jeep Safety Sedans SUVs
Tags: Jeep, Jeep Liberty, national highway traffic safety administration, NHTSA

By Jason Siu Mar 13 2014

GM Had an Ignition Fix in 2005 but Never Implemented it

Could General Motors have prevented a dozen deaths with something that would have cost as little as $1 per vehicle?

Filed under: American Featured Articles GM Safety
Tags: general motors, general motors ignition fix, general motors ignition problem, GM, gm ignition fix, gm ignition recall

By Jason Siu Mar 13 2014

Just Two Cars Make Up 80 Percent of EV Sales

Is there room for more contenders in the electric vehicle segment? With combined sales of the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S making up over 80 percent of all EV sales so far in 2014, it looks like the market is pretty much spoken for.

Filed under: Electric Cars Featured Articles Nissan Sales Tesla
Tags: EV sales, nissan leaf, nissan leaf sales, tesla, tesla model s sales

By Sami Haj-Assaad Mar 13 2014

GM had First Signs of Ignition Switch Issue in 2001

General Motors is in hot water over the timeliness of a recall of vehicles with faulty ignition switches, and new information points to the fact that the brand had early warning signs in 2001.