General Motors Corp. will increase U.S. production capacity for the Chevrolet Volt electric car in 2012 by 50 percent to 45,000 cars after the automaker cited strong consumer interest in the vehicle.

The pending battle between the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt has intensified with the announcement Nissan will match GM and offer an 8-year/100k miles warranty on the battery pack of its LEAF electric car.

The vast recall of cars and trucks manufactured by Toyota during the past months has increased again with the announcement Thursday the Japanese carmaker is recalling nearly another half-million vehicles with steering wheel problems.

Tata Motors has been named the official vehicle supplier of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and will a varied fleet of 1,800 cars and busses to organizers of the sports competition scheduled Oct. 3-14 in Delhi.

Bugatti has released the new Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, the latest model to join the Veyron lineup. The model includes a 1,200 horsepower engine and a limited speed 257 mph (in order to protect the tires).

Some of the most historically significant race cars ever associated with Dan Gurney will be presented together for the first time when the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion honors the motorsports pioneer.

Chevrolet dealers in six states and in Washington, D.C., have begun take orders taking customer orders for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the industry’s first electric vehicle with extended-range capability.

The Tour de France has an official water company (Vittel), an official time-keeping company (Festina) and an official bank (LCL. ) But likely the best most visible official product of the Tour de France is Skoda.