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Speedcar Series' first qualifying session of Season 2 saw Force India Formula One test driver Vitantonio Liuzzi take pole position. Full story...
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Honda Motor Company chief Takeo Fukui in Tokyo confirmed on Friday afternoon that the Japanese manufacturer is withdrawing from formula one ahead of the 2009 season. So what's next? Full story...
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It's Toyota's first new Canadian plant investment in nearly 20 years. The automaker's new Woodstock plant, located in Woodstock Ontario, officially opened Thursday, December 4th. The plant will produce, among other models, the new Toyota Rav4. The updated bestseller was introduced earlier this year with several engine and styling upgrades, as well as reduced fuel consumption and increased safety. Full story...
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Honda announced on Friday morning its shock withdrawal from formula one. Full story...
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It's hard to attract more and more buyers in your showroom with a model range of just five vehicles. But that doesn't seem to worry Suzuki. Slowly but surely is the strategy here, and they never seem to make mistakes; that is, if we excuse the X-90, a T-topped 2-seater cute-ute that unsurprisingly flopped. Full story...
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Here is a sports car that is not only affordable, it's unique: it shares neither its platform nor its unconventional powertrain with anything else.
There is little that's unique in today's automotive world of platform and drivetrain sharing. The Lotus Elise, a niche car that ought not share much in common with anything else, is in fact powered by a Toyota engine once also seen in the Pontiac Vibe. The Volvo C30 uses the same underpinnings as the Mazda 3. Which brings us to the 3's flashier sibling, the RX-8. Here, at least, is a sports car that is not only affordable, it's unique: it shares neither its platform nor its unconventional powertrain with anything else.
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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. withdrew full-year earnings and sales forecasts on Thursday due to the upheaval in global automotive markets that has forced vehicle producers to cut production. Full story...
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It's official: The Ford Taurus X crossover and Mercury Sable sedan will die early next year. Ford Motor Co. has notified dealers to prepare their final orders for the two vehicles before production ends in the spring. Full story...
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Toyota Canada Inc. cut the ribbon on a new C$1.1 billion ($859 million) assembly plant in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday, bringing about 1,200 new jobs to a sector that has been losing jobs rapidly. Full story...
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Chrysler LLC CEO Bob Nardelli told a U.S. Senate committee today he would support a merger with General Motors if it became a condition for government support of the Detroit 3 automakers. Full story...
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Minneapolis auto dealer Denny Hecker was hospitalized last night after an auto accident in Plymouth, Minn. Hecker, 56, is in fair condition at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbindale, Minn. Full story...
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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger declined today to say the UAW would accept additional concessions on retiree health care.Responding to questions from Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. Full story...
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A Tennessee senator today drove a wedge between Chrysler LLC and its Detroit rivals General Motors and Ford Motor Co. when he charged that Chrysler is only asking for money to tide it over until it is bought by a partner. Full story...
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Ford has created a position overseeing worldwide development of performance vehicles. Jost Capito, who most recently spearheaded development of the Focus RS, will fill the post. Full story...
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A bankruptcy of even one of the Detroit 3 would cause an already distressed supply base )x("",to implode, Johnson Controls Inc. President Keith Wandell told Congress today. Full story...
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U.S. senators raised the possibility today of getting bailout loans to the Detroit 3 by having the federal government guarantee loans that would be made by private banks and financial institutions. Sens. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, and Tom Carper, D-Del. Full story...
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Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. sustained a net loss of $10.4 million in its third quarter, an improvement from its $62.7 million net loss during the same quarter of 2007, the wheel maker said today. Full story...
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MANAGING EDITOR ROGER HART: This was my first chance to operate the Doppelkupplung transmission, and I have mixed feelings about it. In automatic mode, it's fine, but it's not spectacular. Full story...
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Congress cannot fix the US Big Three automakers' woes in a week and the pain of the economic downturn needs to be shared evenly, United Auto Workers president Ron Gettelfinger on Thursday told a Senate Banking Committee hearing submissions for $34bn in federal loans. Full story...
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Mercedes-Benz's Alabama factory will shut down an additional two days this month and another two weeks next month to align production with falling sales. In meetings with employees last night and today, Mercedes-Benz U.S. Full story...