Lionel Messi took up where he left off last season as the Argentine scored twice to help Barcelona and new coach Tito Vilanova to a 5-1 home win over Real Sociedad in their La Liga opener on Sunday.

Ford is recalling 11,500 examples of its 1.6 liter Ecoboost equipped 2013 Ford Escape crossovers built through July 11,2012 due to a potential leaking fuel line.

General Motors has just announced the recall of all 413,418 units of the 2011 and pre-May 2012 model year Chevrolet Cruze compact sedans due to a serious engine fire risk.

NHTSA launches full investigation into Jeep fires: 5.1 million vehicles in question

Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Scores Poorly On NHTSA Crash Tests, Engine Bay Catches Fire

Last week, NHTSA launched a formal inquiry regarding a Texas garage fire involving a Fisker Karma sedan. Sending a team of investigators to inspect the May 3 garage fire in Sugarland, Texas, that destroyed multiple vehicles, the cause and origin of the fire has yet to be confirmed.