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Top 10 cars recalled for safety issues in 2013

A total of 850,000 cars were recalled in Britain last year, according to figures released by the Vehicle and Operator Service Agency (Vosa). A recall takes place when a car manufacturer becomes aware of a safety-related defect involving one of its cars. Here, using the figures from Vosa, MSN Cars highlights the most recalled cars of 2013, before going on to list the results by manufacturer.

Ford justifies its Vignale sub-brand (video)

The Ford Mondeo Vignale (pictured). Ford’s first Vignale-badged car Earlier this month, as the Frankfurt Motor Show approached, Ford revealed that it’s going back to a sales tactic they created in the 1970s – badge-engineering their cars with a coachbuilders name to create an upmarket sub-brand. Last time Ford played this game we had almost 30 years for the Ford Ghia, a range of Ford’s mainstream models that had all the toys as standard to try and create an appealing high-end option for buyers.

What Car? Car of the Year 2014 winners announced

The annual What Car? Car of the Year Awards took place last night at the Grosvenor House hotel on London’s Park Lane, and MSN Cars was there to report on the winners. There are 16 categories in total, including one overall victor that takes the coveted What Car?