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Honda has offered seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher a ride in the World Superbike Championship next year. Full story...

Officials of the Chinese grand prix are unsure if they will seek to renew Shanghai's contract to host formula one races beyond 2010. Full story...

The AT&T Williams Formula 1 team became the first to shake down a car fitted with the 2009-specification aerodynamic package. Full story...

Young Canadian Andrew Ranger has decided to move to Florida this next winter in order for him to be up and ready in case he receives invitations from teams to test in one or more NASCAR series. Full story...

In order to dramatically reduce the escalading cost of motorsport racing, NASCAR has now banned all testing at its sanctioned tracks next for 2009. Full story...

Officials of the Chinese grand prix are unsure if they will seek to renew Shanghai's contract to host formula one races beyond 2010. Full story...

Dethroned world champion, Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed suspicions he struggled with motivation at times during the 2008 season. Full story...

Nissan's just announced the upcoming launch of a repositioned Versa Sedan that will focus more closely than ever on value and fuel economy for its buyers. The model will come with a standard 107 horsepower engine and starting price of $12,498 before freight and PDE. Drivers can expect fuel mileage as low as 5.8L /100km on the highway when shifting via the five-speed manual transmission. Full story...

Even amid reports of efforts to raise millions to save the axed Canadian grand prix, a bailout needs to be finalised and presented to Bernie Ecclestone "very soon". Full story...

Honda has offered seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher a ride in the World Superbike Championship next year. Full story...

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone's wife Slavica has moved out of their Kensington (UK) home, reports on Friday said. Full story...

With a dozen new or revised systems, Mercedes-Benz will be enhancing their passenger car safety even further for 2009. With a focus on avoiding accidents and reducing accident severity, the 2009 model year S-Class and E-Class models will carry the new safety hardware which Mercedes says is comprised from a synergy of technologies that give cars extra 'senses'. Full story...

Small is big these days, especially in the world of automobiles and electronics. In many ways, the Honda Fit is the consummate example of this trend. It didn't take Honda long to re-work the Fit, making it more visually striking and slightly larger overall. In addition to expanding interior real estate, increasing the Fit's body length and wheelbase allowed repositioning the windshield approximately 5-inches further forward. Full story...

2009 Design of the Year: 2009 Audi A5

We knew the 2009 Audi A5 was a beautiful car, but no one really fully appreciated the quality of its total design before driving it.

Last year, after disputing Volkswagen Group design chief Walter de'Silva's assertion that Audi's A5 is his best-ever design, we went on to confirm that he had indeed created a beautiful car. Just how beautiful has been clarified by seeing A5s on the road, but no one really fully appreciates the quality of its total design before driving it.

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Minnesota auto dealer Denny Hecker sued Chrysler Financial Services today, saying the company cut off his credit line last week without warning. The complaint, filed in U.S. Full story...

Carlos Tavares, Nissan Motor Co.'s executive vice president for product planning and design, held out a vision of a future where consumers buy electric vehicles separately from the batteries, and share access to cars. Full story...

Innovations that significantly boost vehicle fuel economy and clean up auto factories won the first Automotive News PACE Environmental Awards. Full story...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson today encouraged Congress to come up with the funds to help ailing Detroit automakers, but stuck to his position that the government's $700 billion bailout fund is for financial institutions only. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International will eliminate a shift on one of the two lines at its SUV and crossover plant in Vance, Ala. Beginning in January, the change will reduce output of the M-class crossovers and GL-class SUVs built at the plant. Full story...

A financial rescue package for the Detroit 3 appears to have little support from Republicans in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats carry a slim 51-49 advantage. U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. Full story...