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News from the Paddocks - Force India Ferrari switch, carmakers unhappy about unique engine, McLaren afraid Kimi could spoil Hamilton's race Read more ...

News from the Paddocks - Force India Ferrari switch, carmakers unhappy about unique engine, McLaren afraid Kimi could spoil Hamilton's race Read more ...

A number of compact relatively inexpensive rockets have come to market lately, such as the Dodge SRT4 and the Mazdaspeed3. Chevrolet has launched the latest salvo in this thin-wallet performance war with the 2008 Cobalt SS. It's a front-wheel-drive coupe that for 2008 is fitted with a turbocharger rather than last year's supercharger. Read more ...

Sebastien Loeb's run of consecutive stage wins came to an end on Saturday's closing test - but it didn't really matter. Loeb will start Sunday's WRC competition in Corsica with a 52.4sec lead and the best possible chance of taking his fourth successive Tour de Corse victory. Read more ...

Lewis Hamilton took an easier pole Saturday in Japan in front of the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. Read more ...

Officials for Red Bull pointedly asked FIA race director Charlie Whiting why it took him so long to refer the straightforward infractions of Nico Rosberg and Robert Kubica to the stewards two weeks ago in Singapore. Read more ...

News from the Paddocks - Force India Ferrari switch, carmakers unhappy about unique engine, McLaren afraid Kimi could spoil Hamilton's race Read more ...

It was a long Nationwide race Friday evening at Lowe's Motor Speedway since it was temporarily delayed by rain right after the 87th lap. Read more ...

This won't shock anyone, but the Mazda Tribute is just a re-badged version of the Ford Escape. It's got the same engines, same transmissions and same capabilities, and the only major difference is in regard to suspension tuning. The Tribute gets a stiffer ride than the Ford. Zoom-zoom, and all that. When it launched in 2001 alongside the Escape, it was bigger than a CRV or a Rav4, as well as somewhat more rugged looking as well. Read more ...

A number of compact relatively inexpensive rockets have come to market lately, such as the Dodge SRT4 and the Mazdaspeed3. Chevrolet has launched the latest salvo in this thin-wallet performance war with the 2008 Cobalt SS. It's a front-wheel-drive coupe that for 2008 is fitted with a turbocharger rather than last year's supercharger. Read more ...

LOS ANGELES -- John Richard Tucker, whose father, Preston Thomas Tucker, created the Tucker automobile in the late 1940s, died here Sunday, Oct. 5, from stroke complications. He was 78. Read more ...

Helio Castroneves can go to a race in Australia--for the moment. Read more ...

The market meltdown will make it more difficult for General Motors to reach its goal for salaried employee buyouts. Beginning the week of Aug. 25, GM offered retirement and early retirement incentives to its salaried work force. Read more ...

Automotive stocks followed the market in posting initial losses, but a late market rally resulted in mixed showings for auto stocks. Read more ...

Capital One Financial Corp. said today it will stop financing vehicle inventory for auto dealers in the states of New York and New Jersey, starting November. Read more ...

Whoever buys Bill Heard Enterprises Inc.'s closed Chevrolet dealership in Scottsdale, Ariz., won't be selling Chevrolets or any other General Motors brand. Read more ...

Ford Teaches Drivers to Save Gas Through EcoDriving

EcoDriving, which Ford said it developed from German drivers' education, combines many simple fuel-conserving tips with the type of instruction one normally receives in performance driving school.

I'm going 50 mph down the highway in a 2008 Ford F-150 King Ranch, trying to keep up with right-lane traffic without stressing the engine beyond 2000 rpm.

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Lewis Booth, the Englishman who helped boost sales and restore profit at Ford Motor Co.'s European unit, will replace CFO Don Leclair on Nov. 1. Read more ...

Volkswagen Group of America is bringing back its sign-then-drive promotion to stimulate new-model leasing. Read more ...

Toyota's US unit plans no further production cutbacks despite a recent sales slump that industry obseervers predict may not end until 2010. Read more ...