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Feb
10th

EXCLUSIVE: CANADA: Mexico output tops Canada’s

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Mexico knocked Canada out of second spot in the North American vehicle production rankings last year for the first time as output there rose while automakers throttled back Canadian assembly. Full story...
Feb
10th

Report: Abu Dhabi fund IPIC mulls stake in Schaeffler

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Abu Dhabi's sovereign fund IPIC is considering investing in indebted German bearings maker Schaeffler or its 49.9 percent-owned unit Continental, the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper reported on Tuesday. Full story...
Feb
10th

GM’s Lutz to retire at end of year

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Industry legend Bob Lutz, General Motors' head of product development, will retire from the company at the end of the year. Full story...
Feb
10th

Nissan seeks US gov’t loans for electric cars

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Nissan Motor Co. has applied for U.S. government financing to help it make electric vehicles and develop the advanced batteries that power them, the company said on Monday. Full story...
Feb
10th

F1: Sebastian Vettel gained weight ahead of 2009 season

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Like his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel has also counted himself out of the calorie-counting regimen of many of their formula one rivals ahead of the 2009 season. Full story...
Feb
10th

Speedcar: MotoGP champion Marco Melandri to make debut in Qatar

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MotoGP star Marco Melandri will be making his Speedcar Series debut at the Losail International Circuit on February 12-14, 2009. Full story...
Feb
10th

ALMS: Two new Audi R15 TDIs at Sebring opener

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Audi Sport Team Joest will contest the notorious 12-hour race at Sebring, Florida on 21 March with two Audi R15 TDIs. Full story...
Feb
10th

F1: French government gives Renault 3bn euros

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The French carmaker Renault, who competes in the FIA formula one world championship with a team based at Enstone (UK), will receive a government cash injection amid the global financial crisis. Full story...
Feb
10th

F1: Sebastian Vettel plays down fears of driver ‘strike’

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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has scotched suggestions that Albert Park may be silent in late March due to the dispute over driver Superlicenses. Full story...
Feb
10th

F1: Donington Park denies debt reports

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Donington Park boss Simon Gillett has denied reports that the 2010 British grand prix venue is in debt to the tune of 76m euros. Full story...
Feb
10th

F1: Sebastian Vettel gained weight ahead of 2009 season

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Like his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel has also counted himself out of the calorie-counting regimen of many of their formula one rivals ahead of the 2009 season. Full story...
Feb
10th

Bob Lutz steps down after 46 years

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Bob Lutz, big boss of General Motors' product management, announced this week that he will be stepping down after eight years with the company. Lutz joined GM in 2001 and is responsible for improving design quality and raising the standards of product quality. Full story...
Feb
10th

NASCAR: Motocross champion to drive in Truck series

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Ricky Carmichael, a five-time AMA Supercross champion will enter the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Daytona this coming Friday. Full story...
Feb
10th

Chevrolet Spark to debut at Geneva

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Small cars are big news at this year's auto show circuit, and Chevrolet is gearing up to launch a new production-confirmed model called the Spark at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Based on the Chevrolet Beat concept, millions of internet voters told the automaker that they wanted the Spark produced. Accordingly, it will be available for sale in Europe in early 2010, followed by 'other global markets' thereafter. Full story...
Feb
10th

Big losses for Nissan

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Japanese automaker Nissan just announced that it will sustain considerable losses for the third quarter of the 2008 fiscal year. The losses total a little over 1.11 billion dollars. Nissan reports that the situation is mostly due to the economic downturn as well as the negative effect of the Japanese yen exchange rate, sagging consumer confidence and the difficulty consumers have obtaining credit. Full story...
Feb
10th

F1: Testing resume on two circuits, Vettel goes quickest

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Winter testing resumed today on two different circuits, in Jerez, Spain and in Sakhir, Bahrein. On both tracks weather played a role and limited mileage. Full story...
Feb
10th

F1: Testing resume on two circuits, Vettel goes quickest

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Winter testing resumed today on two different circuits, in Jerez, Spain and in Sakhir, Bahrein. On both tracks weather played a role and limited mileage. Full story...
Feb
10th

Speedcar: MotoGP champion Marco Melandri to make debut in Qatar

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MotoGP star Marco Melandri will be making his Speedcar Series debut at the Losail International Circuit on February 12-14, 2009. Full story...
Feb
10th

F1: Donington Park denies debt reports

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Donington Park boss Simon Gillett has denied reports that the 2010 British grand prix venue is in debt to the tune of 76m euros. Full story...
Feb
10th

NASCAR: Motocross champion to drive in Truck series

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Ricky Carmichael, a five-time AMA Supercross champion will enter the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Daytona this coming Friday. Full story...
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