Hottest version of the all-new Mercedes-Benz SL-Class that debuted in Detroit earlier this year, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG gets its moment in the limelight at Geneva.
Honda has announced it is recalling about 45,800 Odyssey EX-L and Touring minivans from the 2008 and 2009 model years because the power tailgate struts may fail.
The gas-filled struts, which help raise and support the power tailgate, may be prone to early-life failures, Honda says. If a strut fails, the tailgate may close unexpectedly under its own power, increasing the risk of injury.
Honda will start notifying affected owners in mid-March. Dealers will replace the two power tailgate struts free of charge. Owners can also visit www.recalls.honda.com to find out if their vehicles need repair or call 800-999-1009 for more info.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently amended its child seat guidelines and now recommends that children weighing up to 80 pounds be restrained in a booster seat. Previously, the agency specified that children sit in a safety seat until age 8 or until they are 4 feet 9 inches tall.
NHTSA also announced it is adding a new child-size crash-test dummy to evaluate how higher-weight child seats perform in a crash.
Crashes are the leading cause of death among children ages 3 to 14, NHTSA says. The new dummy weighs 78 pounds and simulates the size of a 10-year-old child.
I've always been baffled that the headphones for in-car entertainment systems are sized for adults rather than the kids these systems are designed to entertain. How does that make any sense?
The headphones that come in cars are simply too big to fit most kids properly. My girls are constantly fussing with them, trying to get the headphones to stay propped up on their heads. This causes my daughters to inadvertently press the power button, turning off the headphones. As the driver, this causes a distraction for me as I try to figure out why the girls can't hear their movie and then try to talk them through the process of getting their headphones working again.
General Motors CEO Dan Akerson and his wife, Karin, will donate $1 million today to start a Habitat for Humanity initiative called Leaders to ReBuild Detroit, GM spokesman Greg Martin confirmed.
Ford Motor Co. boosted annual compensation for board members by 25 percent and will pay 29 percent more to Edsel Ford II, its founder's great-grandson, for his work as a director and consultant.
Washington — General Motors Co. launched a new blog Tuesday, and responded to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's suggestion the Chevrolet Volt is an "Obama car."
