GM recalls 778,000 cars for faulty ignition

General Motors is recalling Chevrolet Cobalts (pictured here) and Pontiac G5s from 2005 to 2007 because of faulty ignition switches. General Motors announced a recall of about 780,000 vehicles in North America due to faulty ignition switches that can cause the engine...

How Does a CVT Work?

Automatic transmissions are HUGELY popular in North America. Europe is still a strong hold for the manual gearbox but on this side of the Atlantic self-shifters account for at least 90 percent of new-vehicle sales; the standard trans lost the market-share race decades...