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Italian new car registrations fell 18.89 percent on a year ago to 167,940 vehicles in October, figures published by the transport ministry on Monday showed. Registrations for cars from Fiat's three brands fell 13.1 percent to 55,129 units. Read more ...

October new car registrations in Italy fell 18.9 percent to 167,940 vehicles from 207,049 units in the same month last year, according to figures published by the transport ministry on Monday. Registrations for cars from Fiat's three brands fell 13. Read more ...

Ford Motor Co. is poised to cut North American production of cars and crossovers during the fourth quarter, sales analyst George Pipas said today. Read more ...

Chrysler LLC will begin assembling Europe-bound Chrysler Grand Voyagers in January, Benjamin Winter, Chrysler's chief minivan engineer, said today. Read more ...

Il m'apparaît difficile de qualifier « d'éconergétique » un véhicule comme le GMC Yukon simplement parce qu'il s'agit d'une version à motorisation hybride. Une Prius, une Golf TDI ou la nouvelle Insight 2010, là oui, le néologisme canadien convient. Mais, pour un mastodonte de plus de deux tonnes, j'ai des réticences... Non pas que je sois réfractaire aux gros camions, au contraire. Ces véhicules comblent des besoins très réels, sur des chantiers et dans les fermes. Read more ...

I find it hard to put the "fuel-efficient" label on a vehicle like the GMC Yukon just because it offers a hybrid powertrain. After all, this American mastodon, which weighs over two tons, does not really compare to a Prius, a Golf TDI or the upcoming 2010 Insight. I'm not opposed to big trucks. On the contrary, I believe they meet the needs of farmers and entrepreneurs more than any other type of vehicles. Read more ...

Although Felipe Massa lost the 2008 Drivers' World Championship in the last corner of the last lap of the last race of the season, the Scuderia Ferrari has accepted defeat with class and congratulates team McLaren for their victory. Read more ...

NASCAR has taken over the AMA Pro Racing series and it has already announced its new class structure and weekend event package for the 2009 motorcycle road racing season. The AMA Superbike series will become the American Superbike series and will showcase the traditional 1,000cc machines. Read more ...

New Formula BMW Americas series' champion Alexander Rossi (Eurointernational) took his second win of the weekend, and a record tenth victory of the season in Round 17. Read more ...

25 years and more than 12 million minivans later, Chrysler is celebrating the silver anniversary of their famous family-hauler. "Chrysler and Dodge minivans have been making automotive history for the past quarter-century" said Mark Bosanac, VP of Marketing at Chrysler Canada. "To commemorate this significant minivan milestone, Chrysler Canada is proud to offer the 25th Anniversary Dodge Grand Caravan as the best-equipped minivan for the best price in Canada." Read more ...

French driver Sebastien Loeb, the newly-crowned five-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb (Citroen C4) is handed a fantastic prize for his title by Red Bell, Citroen Sport's partner: a Formula 1 test. Read more ...

As we predicted on October 21, media mogul Ben Johnston, who just purchased the Atlantic series from former Champ Car owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe, has also bought numerous Reynard and Panoz race cars as he plans to promote a new race series that will be call the Green Prix USA. Read more ...

The terms of their arrangement seem to have changed, but McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton still expects team boss Ron Dennis to give him a multi-million dollar McLaren supercar one day. Read more ...

As we mentioned on October 21, Atlanta-area businessman Ben Johnston has purchased Atlantic Racing Series, LLC from Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Read more ...

As reported by The Associated Press and nascar.com, a stray bullet wounded a fan in her recreational vehicle at Texas Motor Speedway after someone apparently fired a gun into the air, the police said. Read more ...

At the Geneva Auto Show three years ago, Spyker unveiled a bizarre SUV concept, the D12 Peking-to-Paris. It's named after the famous 1907 race from which the manufacturer emerged victorious thanks to French driver Goddard. The D12 will be produced by the Dutch company as a very high performance SUV. Read more ...

The partnership between Yamaha and Fiat started at the beginning of the 2007 season and both parties have agreed to an extension that will see the fruitful collaboration continue thru the 2010 season. Read more ...

Motocross and snocross rider Blair Morgan of Saskatoon, severely injured when he fell badly during one of the practice session leading to the Montreal Supercross is now home and working hard with the physiotherapists. Read more ...

Mixed messages have emerged from McLaren figures, as the racing world digests the astonishing final laps to the 2008 world championship in Brazil last Sunday. Read more ...

The partnership between Yamaha and Fiat started at the beginning of the 2007 season and both parties have agreed to an extension that will see the fruitful collaboration continue thru the 2010 season. Read more ...