The monkeys in England’s Longleat Safari Park had not seen a car in a long time so officials at the park decided to give them one of their own. What happened is exactly what might if you parked your Mercedes in one of the more questionable neighborhoods of any city in the world. The locals tore it apart.

If you were watching March Madness on St. Patty’s Day yesterday, you may have noticed an ad or two for he new Infiniti M Hybrid. Though not the first Asian manufacturer to add green technology as a performance enhancement, one look at the M Hybrid and you’ll know this is not your father’s green car.

Honda Motor Company announced today that they are extending their production stoppage caused by the Japanese earthquakes, tsunamis and chain of nuclear blasts; Mazda and Suzuki have both planned to restart production at a few of their plants originally shut down from the quakes.

The Evo X - or as it's officially known, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X - is destined for the scrapheap of history. Those in the supposed know have reported that with Mitsubishi's new self positioning as a green company, the battery electric iMIEV a case in point, high performance cars are on the way out.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Hyundai have issued a recall for 2007-2009 Elantra sedans for an airbag system sensor that could cause the airbags to open incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury to smaller passengers (especially children) in the event of an accident.

Continental Tire has issued a voluntary recall of tires with the NHTSA from their Continental ContiTrac light truck tire series, pertaining heavily to the original equipment tires of the 2008 and 2009 Ford F250 and F350 Super Duty pickups.

General Motors (NYSE: GM) named Karl-Friedrich Stracke CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, effective April 1, in order to put the best leadership in place.

At first blush, a Mini Cooper as a police cruiser is a ridiculous idea, unless of course it's being used as a public relations tool in the fight against texting and driving. Then, it becomes a ridiculous idea for a serious cause.

Since the earthquake and ensuing tsunami hit Japan last week followed by a series of aftershocks and repeated nuclear power plant explosions, automakers around the world have been forced to take a good long look at their component inventory and the Chrysler Group has offered their first statement since the natural disaster hit.

American Honda has issued a recall for select 2011 Civic models over a concern with the fuel pump that could greatly increase the risks of fire in the event of a rollover accident.