DETROIT - Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup. The recall affects 2005 to 2010 Grand Cherokees and 2006 to 2010 Commanders. U.S. safety regulators say cracks in a circuit board can cause a faulty signal as the SUVs are being started. If the vehicles shift into neutral they can roll away. Chrysler says the problem has caused 26 crashes and two injuries.

The Design Vision GTI is based on a standard Volkswagen Golf and was built specifically for the marque's biggest fans at their yearly gathering.

Japan's Nissan said Friday that its annual net profit had barely moved from a year earlier despite market conditions that helped rivals Toyota and Honda book soaring profits. The pair logged huge gains largely owing to a sharply weaker yen and cost-cutting that helped inflate their bottom line. Nissan, part-owned by France's Renault, has also benefited from the yen's decline with its fourth-quarter earnings jumping due to the weaker currency. But its heavy exposure to China, the world's biggest vehicle market, and recession-riddled Europe slammed the brakes on growth.

DETROIT - The Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric car has tied an older Lexus for the highest score ever recorded in Consumer Reports magazine's automotive testing. The Model S, which starts at $62,400 after a federal tax credit, scored 99 points on a scale of 100 in the magazine's battery of tests. "It accelerates, handles and brakes like a sports car. It has the ride and quietness of a luxury car and is far more energy-efficient than the best hybrid cars," Jake Fisher, the magazine's director of automotive testing, said Thursday in a statement.