Wheelies: The Land of the Rising Datsun Edition The Datsun name, phased out in North America in the 1980s, is on its way back, albeit in India this time. Nissan says it will be bringing the Datsun Go, a 5-seat, 4-door hatchback, to India early next year. The new car - which is to be manufactured at the Renault plant in Chennai, India - will sell for less than $7,000 and is part of Nissan's plan to garner 10 percent of the market in India by 2016. A Renault-Nissan executive told The Economic Times that although the company doesn't plan on building anything that will compete directly with the tiny Tata Nano, it will probably offer a $4,000 car in the near future. The Economic Times David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said that the agency would take a tough stance on vehicle recalls, requiring vehicle manufacturers to not only comply with federal safety standards when vehicles are built but also to conform to evolving safety standards. Mr. Strickland - whose agency was involved in a brief dispute with Chrysler when the automaker declined to issue a recall ordered by N.H.T.S.A. - told Automotive News that "reasonable risk" was a moving target, and one that automakers will have to strive to meet in the coming years. According to Automotive News, recalls have risen to 664 in 2012, from from 207 in 1992, a spike that may be attributable to a rapidly changing automotive industry. Red Bull sponsors more than its screaming V-8 powered Formula One racecars; the company also puts on races for gravity-powered cars. Red Bull was the host of two events on Sunday, a Soap Box Derby in London, and another in Germany. Most of the cars were made of wood, and although they had steering and brakes, there were no motors of any kind allowed. But gravity played its part well, giving the cars plenty of speed before hitting a giant ramp toward the end of each course. The Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel competed in the German event dressed like Super Mario, but he did not win. The Huffington Post Since spring, Nissan Leaf sales have increased, leaving the automaker with more demand than it has supply for the E.V. At the beginning of 2013, production shifted to the United States from Japan, bringing the car's price down $6,400 over the previous year's model. That, combined with electric car subsidies, seems to have increased its popularity beyond what Nissan projected. According to a report by Autoblog, monthly sales for the Nissan Leaf have been above 2,000 units since March. Autoblog Green If the stock 2014 Corvette Stingray isn't enough car for you, Hennessey Performance might have you covered. The performance company announced Monday the unveiling of its modified version of the C7, the Hennessey HPE700 Corvette. Scheduled to hit the market in October, the HPE700 will feature a 700-horsepower supercharged V-8 mated to either a 7-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission, along with a host of body and suspension upgrades designed to increase the car's traction and cooling capabilities. Hennessey Performance When he was fired as head of Mercedes-Benz USA in October 2011, Ernst Lieb didn't waste time filing an appeal in a German court. According to a report by Automotive News, the courts have spoken, and Mr. Lieb's wrongful dismissal appeal was struck down. Mercedes-Benz's parent company, Daimler, had fired Mr. Lieb amid accusations that he had used more than $100,000 of the company's funds to make improvements to his Mahwah, N.J., home. At the time of his firing, Mr. Lieb had put in 36 years with the company, and had been serving as chief of Mercedes-Benz USA since 2006. According to a report from The Detroit Free Press, Tesla is worth more than Fiat and PSA Peugeot Citroën combined. According to The Free Press, Tesla's market capitalization is $15 billion, compared with Fiat's at $7.1 billion and the Peugeot combine at $2.7 billion. Critics hold that current numbers aren't definitive for the Tesla's long-term prospects. Tesla shares rose to $129.90 on Friday; the company is being added to the Nasdaq 100 index. The Detroit Free Press