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The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf got top safety ratings in some of the first-ever tests of electric cars by an insurer-funded research group.

The US is fast being replaced by China in high end spending. China is likely to pass the US and become the No. 1 market for Lamborghini later this year, company CEO Stephan Winkelmann told Reuters this week.

Most cars and trucks get recalled at some point in their lives. So don't be surprised if a letter arrives telling you to bring in your vehicle for repairs. Recalls address safety problems, even if they are minor.

Zipcar Inc., the car-sharing company that rents rides for as little as an hour, is expected to get a warm reception from Wall Street for its planned initial public offering this week.

New cars of 2011 have better designs, better fuel efficiency and also greater performance. Here is a list of some of the most anticipated cars of 2011.

Retail stores around the USA are installing charging stations for electric vehicles to serve owners of electric cars, bikes and scooters.

Hyundai was once criticized for making “disposable” cars, but now its vehicles are impressively well-made, earning plaudits from new car reviewers and quality surveys.

The Chevrolet Volt has won the 2011 North American Car of the Year at the Detroit auto show. The car that runs on electricity for 40 miles before a backup gas engine kicks in beat out the Nissan Leaf, another electric, and Hyundai Sonata in the annual ceremony on the first day of media previews for the Detroit auto show.

Bill Ford Jr. just can't let the good times roll. In late December, Ford, 53, was on a family ski vacation in Colorado but found himself unable to put aside dark visions of how too much success could lead to the next crisis for the auto industry.

When the Tata Nano - known as the world's cheapest car - zipped out of factories in 2009, it was praised as an example of Indian innovation in cost-cutting. It quickly became a cult hit, with its own Facebook travelogue journal and fast-selling counterculture T-shirts.