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The U.S. cash-for-guzzlers program won't work as well as similar scrappage programs in Europe, Ford Motor Co. executive Mark Fields said Tuesday. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. is expected to post its fifth straight quarterly loss on Thursday amid the economic downturn that helped force auto parts makers and rivals General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy in the past three months. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. is expected to post its fifth straight quarterly loss on Thursday amid the economic downturn that helped force auto parts makers and rivals General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy in the past three months. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. is expected to post its fifth straight quarterly loss on Thursday amid the economic downturn that helped force auto parts makers and rivals General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy in the past three months. Full story...

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said today it would assume responsibility for the pension plans of 70,000 workers and retirees of bankrupt U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp . Full story...

Ford Motor Co. is expected to post its fifth straight quarterly loss on Thursday amid the economic downturn that helped force auto parts makers and rivals General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy in the past three months. Full story...

The U.S. cash-for-guzzlers program won't work as well as similar scrappage programs in Europe, Ford Motor Co. executive Mark Fields said Tuesday. Full story...

Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Wednesday that the Scuderia Ferrari has dismissed its head of aerodynamics and wind tunnel manager, John Iley. Full story...

When gas first climbed to nearly $4 per gallon in 2008, Small Car - Economy class market share had returned to the same level it was at $3 per gallon Full story...

Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) today announced pricing for the all-new 2010 Legacy. As well as being the roomiest, most refined Legacy ever offered, the 2010 model is also available with two new transmissions: a 6-speed manual and a Lineartronic continuously variable (CVT) automatic. Full story...

Suzuki; a global company that continues to grow in reputation, popularity and success celebrates its centenary this October. Back in 1909, Michio Suzuki founded the Suzuki Loom Company in Hamamatsu, Southern Japan and it was while manufacturing looms for production of plain white fabric he learned that weavers wanted looms that could produce cloth with vertical and horizontal stripes; so he developed a unique loom capable of weaving patterned cloth from dyed yarn. Suzuki's new innovation represented the start of an uncompromising focus on creating products that meet people's needs and realise new lifestyle possibilities. Full story...

The Corsa Motorsports Ginetta Zytek 09HS hybrid car finished third in last weekend's round of the American Le Mans Series held at Lime Rock, Connecticut. Full story...

Sometimes winter just bites. However, when sure-footed traction is needed, tackle wintry conditions with Bridgestone Americas, the company offering the most comprehensive winter tire range in North America. Full story...

Spanish race car driver Jaime Alguersuari, the youngest ever rookie in formula one, has revealed that his biggest worry for his debut race this weekend is his physical condition. Full story...

Preh, a leading supplier of automotive driver controls, sensors and electronic control units, has been awarded the contract to develop and produce the rear climate control system and the remote climate control module for the 2010 MY Lincoln MKT. Full story...

Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) - ("Azure") or (the "Company"), a leading developer of state-of-the-art green technologies that address environmental and cost issues for the commercial transportation industry, today announced a partnership with Turtle Top, a leading body manufacturer specializing in small to mid-sized buses and specialty vehicles. The agreement provides Turtle Top customers and dealers the opportunity to select Azure's Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric drivetrain system on the Ford E-450 chassis. Full story...

Several motorsport web sites have relayed a story originally released by Sport Bild on Wednesday which titled "Former World Champion Jacques Villeneuve close to 2010 US F1 deal". Full story...

Jeff Balkus, the new head of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is adamant to say that his company remains committed to make the IndyCar series successful despite the major management changes of recent weeks. Full story...

Former Formula 1 driver and boss of a new F1 team, Adrian Campos has denied reports that a two-year contract to bring Pedro de la Rosa back to the formula one grid in 2010 has been penned. Full story...

Three-time Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda insists Henry Surtees' death at the wheel of a Formula 2 car on Sunday should be a reminder that fatalities in premier open wheel categories remain possible. Full story...