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David Reutimann (Camry No 00) had the pole at the Monster Mile of the Dover International Speedway on Sunday afternoon for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Full story...

Two more prospective small entrants are reported to have signed up to compete in next year's formula one world championship. Full story...

Kimi Raikkonen at the weekend crashed out of his latest foray into the world of professional rallying. Full story...

Adrian Sutil, whose contract expires this season, will not rule out departing Force India at the end of 2009. Full story...

It's not often that a car company is confident enough about its product to send out a base model as the press car. Usually press cars have all the bells and whistles on them, since nearly 80% of consumers buy at the top or close to the top of the model range. My Yaris LE, four door sedan did have one trim package so it really wasn't "bare bones", but the convenience package for the five speed manual gearbox version doesn't add much. Full story...

General Motors on Monday will name Al Koch as chief restructuring officer, according to a source familiar with the effort. Full story...

The Obama Administration expects to take General Motors into Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday and quickly get the carmaker out with $30.1 billion in bankruptcy financing, the White House said in a statement. Full story...

Suppliers with outstanding receivables not covered by last Thursday's $2 billion early payment by General Motors are likely to be paid even if the automaker files for bankruptcy, which is expected tomorrow. Full story...

Volkswagen AG's chief labor representative, Bernd Osterloh, said he had little faith in Porsche's two top managers and said unions were still skeptical about merging the carmakers. Full story...

For decades, unionized manufacturing jobs have been considered the surest path to middle-class prosperity and realizing the vaunted American dream for blue-collar workers. The UAW helped make that dream a reality. Full story...

French unions at tire maker Continental AG said on Sunday they had won an agreement from management to give them a minimum payoff of 50,000 euros ($69,970) in compensation for the plant's closure. Full story...

French unions at tire maker Continental AG said on Sunday they had won an agreement from management to give them a minimum payoff of 50,000 euros ($69,970) in compensation for the plant's closure. Full story...

General Motors has tens of billions of dollars in government backing, a grudging labor peace and the support of its big bondholders as it gets ready for what is intended to be a swift dash through one of the biggest bankruptcy cases in U.S. history. Full story...

General Motors has tens of billions of dollars in government backing, a grudging labor peace and the support of its big bondholders as it gets ready for what is intended to be a swift dash through one of the biggest bankruptcy cases in U.S. history. Full story...

BERLIN (Reuters) -- The budget and finance committees of two German states with large Opel plants on Sunday endorsed a deal with Magna International, General Motors and the U.S. government to save Opel from the bankruptcy of its parent. Full story...

Italy's government is under fire from unions and opposition politicians for not doing enough to help Fiat S.p.A. persuade Germany that the automaker would be the best partner for Opel, the European arm of General Motors. Full story...

Italy's government is under fire from unions and opposition politicians for not doing enough to help Fiat S.p.A. persuade Germany that the automaker would be the best partner for Opel, the European arm of General Motors. Full story...

U.S. auto sales likely rose in May to a close to 10 million unit annualized rate, supported by sales at closing Chrysler dealerships in the past week, Ford Motor Co.'s chief sales analyst said. That would be the highest rate since January's 9. Full story...

U.S. auto sales likely rose in May to a close to 10 million unit annualized rate, supported by sales at closing Chrysler dealerships in the past week, Ford Motor Co.'s chief sales analyst said. That would be the highest rate since January's 9. Full story...

U.S. auto sales likely rose in May to a close to 10 million unit annualized rate, supported by sales at closing Chrysler dealerships in the past week, Ford Motor Co's chief sales analyst said. Full story...