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General Motors Europe has named its version of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car the Opel Ampera and will reveal the five-door, four-seater at the Geneva show in March. Full story...

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne sees 60,000 jobs in Italy's car industry at risk if the sector does not get help from the government. Full story...

Honda Motor is cutting production in North America and Japan by another 50,000 vehicles in an effort to match rapidly shrinking demand. The move slashes projected North American output to 1.264 million units for the fiscal year ending March 31. Full story...

Mitsubishi will present a concept of a sporty electric vehicle at the Geneva auto show in March. The convertible Mitsubishi i MiEV Sport Air is based on the four-door Mitsubishi i MiEV production electric vehicle. Full story...

Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne and a team of Fiat senior executives visited Chrysler LLC headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., on Saturday morning, according to a letter to Chrysler employees from CEO Bob Nardelli. Full story...

Honda Motor Co. said today it is cutting production in North America and Japan by another 50,000 vehicles to match rapidly shrinking demand. The move slashes projected North American output to 1.264 million units for the fiscal year ending March 31. Full story...

Honda Motor Co. said today it is cutting production in North America and Japan by another 50,000 vehicles to match rapidly shrinking demand. The move slashes projected North American output to 1.264 million units for the fiscal year ending March 31. Full story...

Legendary automaker Aston Martin has confirmed on Monday plans to take on Peugeot and Audi in a bid for outright victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2009. Full story...

The French Senate has approved a bill amendment giving permission for the construction of a formula one circuit near Paris, the sports daily L'Équipe said. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz has built a strong reputation in North America... and it needs to stay that way. Sporty or not, the various models in the portfolio are either very luxurious (think S-Class), impeccably designed (CLS-Class) or supremely comfortable (GLK-Class). Company executives are awfully proud of this image, and they're quite aware that such refinement needs to trickle down to smaller products in the lineup, even entry-level cars. Full story...

Matt Kobyluck won the NASCAR All-Star Showdown held at the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, California last weekend. Full story...

The new Acura LMP1 car set the fastest time in its maiden outing in preparation for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Full story...

The Formula 1 entrant currently known as Honda on Tuesday played down negative speculation about the team's future. Full story...

Team Williams is yet to agree to be formally affiliated with formula one's first official theme park, set to open in Dubai later this year. Full story...

Team Williams is yet to agree to be formally affiliated with formula one's first official theme park, set to open in Dubai later this year. Full story...

Matt Kobyluck won the NASCAR All-Star Showdown held at the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, California last weekend. Full story...

It is "possible" Rome may organise a formula one street race, a spokesman for the Italian capital's council has admitted. Full story...

Toyota team president John Howett has confirmed suggestions that Toyota F1 engine boss Luca Marmorini departed because of the Japanese team's policies, as well as the sport's technical restrictions. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz has built a strong reputation in North America... and it needs to stay that way. Sporty or not, the various models in the portfolio are either very luxurious (think S-Class), impeccably designed (CLS-Class) or supremely comfortable (GLK-Class). Company executives are awfully proud of this image, and they're quite aware that such refinement needs to trickle down to smaller products in the lineup, even entry-level cars. Full story...

The new Acura LMP1 car set the fastest time in its maiden outing in preparation for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Full story...