News on North America

Alfa Romeo plans full product line for U.S.

2010-11-02T13:27:36Z

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Nissan recalls nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide

2010-03-03T00:16:20Z

Nissan Motor said Wednesday it will recall nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide, most of them in the United States, due to brake pedal defects and faulty fuel gauges.

Nissan said in a statement it plans "to inspect and, if necessary, repair brake pedal pins and fuel-gauge components on certain trucks and minivans."

"No accidents or injuries have bee...

Exide to supply Toyota Highlander batteries in US

2010-10-22T10:33:00Z

Exide Technologies to supply batteries for Toyota Highlander vehicles in the US

Exide Technologies said Wednesday that under a new supply agreement it will supply batteries for Toyota Motor Corp.'s Highlander crossover sport utility vehicles in the U.S.<...

We hear

2010-10-22T11:22:06Z

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Chrysler models that could be cut by Fiat

2010-04-16T10:43:20Z

Chrysler models that could be cut by Fiat

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has ordered a review of the automaker's model lineup with the possibility if eliminating slower-selling models that are sold under more than one of the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands.

Some vehicles, especially small an...

NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND 2 TIPS and TRICKS

2010-10-06T12:25:20Z

Taking a nice photo shoot

Once you are in the photo shoot area, press Circle, hold your handbrake, then rev the engine and press either Left or Right. The car should do donuts. While it is doing this, take the photo. This will give a smoky look on your wheels in the picture.

Winning an outrun

Once you have found an opponent to outrun with, get in front of the opponent and get in the lead. Get as far as possible until the distance meter has reached its limit. If the distan...

Audi allroad quattro may return to N.A.

2010-10-21T10:50:38Z

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Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on asset write-downs

2010-10-22T11:03:50Z

Ford posts $8.7B 2Q loss on asset write-downs, will switch 2 US plants from trucks to cars

Ford Motor Co. posted the worst quarterly performance in its history Thursday, losing $8.67 billion in the second quarter.

The company also said it will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, fue...

Chinese trucks soon to be on the American menu

2010-10-25T20:57:08Z

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Honda Ramps Up North America Production

2010-10-26T14:11:30Z

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Canal Border Deaths

2011-01-04T18:31:00Z

FOR STORY FRONTERA-CANAL - FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2002 file photo, the All-American Canal runs along the United States border with Mexico near Calexico, Calif. When crews finish lining the All-American Canal with concrete, the waterway will be deeper, faster and more dangerous for migrants crossing the border illegally f...

Mexico Drug War Saving Juarez

2011-01-02T21:31:51Z

In this photo taken Dec. 13, 2010, a police officer walks beside a cordon for a crime scene in a heavily guarded commercial "safe" zone in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. In this area once famous for its bars and nightclubs, new patrols by federal police have cut extortion and assaults on business owners to nearly zero but of 120 businesses there, 88 have closed in the last two years. Sign reads, "In thi...

Mexico Drug War Leaving Juarez

2011-01-01T23:01:13Z

In this photo taken Dec. 10, 2010, the parking lot of a once popular nightclub sits empty in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Many have moved not only their families but entire businesses out of the country due to the violence. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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New Year

2010-12-31T20:31:33Z

Ariana Sanchez, left, and her sister Lizette Sanchez, second from left, both from Mexico City, Mexico, watch as the ball is raised during New Year's Eve festivities in New York's T...

Mexico Drug War

2010-12-30T16:01:29Z

A soldiers stands next to seized packages of marijuana as they are displayed to the media in Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday Dec. 30, 2010. According to the army, the marijuana was seized during an operation on Wednesday and that a total of 289 tons of marijuana were seized throughout the year of 2010 in Baja California state. (AP Photo/Guillermo Aria...