What Car? news review of 2010 - January

The year kicked off (as usual) with a trip to a snowy Motor City for the Detroit motor show, where there were 60 premieres.
Detroit motor show

January is also the month we hold our annual Car of the Year awards and in 2010 it was the Peugeot 3008 that reigned supreme. It was a great car in a new category for our awards.
What Car? Car of the Year 2010

A few car makers were in crisis at the start of the year. Saab's future was far from secured, but perhaps the biggest story that started to unfold was the Toyota Recall saga, where the company started to recall millions of cars for safety checks.

January's Top 10 stories
What Car? Car of the Year 2010
Citroen DS3 driven
Detroit motor show
All-new Ford Focus revealed
New Ford S-Max and Galaxy on show
Readers rate BMW 5 Series
Audi A1 scoops reader award
Ground-breaking free sat-nav from Nokia
VW concept stuns Detroit