Toyota is now the largest automaker in the United States, overtaking General Motors earlier this year in sales, and the Toyota Corolla has played a large part in the success of the automaker in North America.

It’s hard to believe, but the Toyota Corolla has been around for 40 years now. The Japanese automaker recently unveiled the 10th generation of its wildly popular Corolla model in Tokyo. The newest generation of Corolla comes in both sedan and wagon versions, and includes several new Toyota technology breakthroughs.

For example, the c will ship with Toyota’s intelligent parking-assist system, a technology first developed on the Lexus LS line. The intelligent parking assist system takes the hassle out of parallel parking and navigating into smaller standard parking spaces. The system will also detect an impending collision while driving, automatically applying the brakes and activating seatbelts if necessary. (more…)

Mercedes has been plagued by reliability issues lately, but the company hopes to gain back consumer trust with its new C Series, and especially the new Mercedes-Benz C300. There’s no denying that Mercedes-Benz customers are a picky lot, expecting perfect performance and design. But perfection is unattainable even for Mercedes-Benz, and recent reports by J.D. Powers listed Mercedes vehicles as far less reliable than their price tags might indicate.

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