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Toyota's top R&D executive has said 30% of all new cars sold worldwide by 2020 could be hybrids. Full story...

Geely Holding's attempt to buy Volvo Car Corp. is in danger of stalling over disagreements about intellectual property rights, a source said on Wednesday. Full story...

Suzuki is joining to the race to go green and is revealing plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell concept vehicles at the Tokyo auto show. Full story...

Saleen Performance Vehicles is staging a bit of a comeback. Full story...

Toyota's hot new rear-wheel drive Celica replacement drew all the attention at Tokyo.

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A look at the cars that really turned heads at Japan's biggest motor show Full story...

Collectible Classic: 1968-1973 Opel GT

Opel's greatest stateside success.

In tortured fits and starts, General Motors' Opel brand has had a presence in North America that began more than fifty years ago. These days, with GM emerging from bankruptcy, Opel is struggling for survival on its German home turf and is in the process of yoking itself (or not) to a new corporate master as some of its current products, thinly disguised as Saturns, are left to twist in the wind.

Photo Gallery: 1968-1973 Opel GT - Opel GT Collectible Classic Car - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 1968-1973 Opel GT - Opel GT Collectible Classic Car - Automobile Magazine

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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen said a decline in revenue eased in Q3 as it boosted market share in Europe, where governments have launched scrapping schemes to support car sales. Third-quarter revenue fell 7.7 percent, compared with a 24. Full story...

A judge on Tuesday denied bond to a former Ford Motor Co. engineer charged with stealing trade secrets from the automaker and fleeing to his native China. Full story...

Volkswagen AG will pay 3.9 billion euros ($5.8 billion) to take a bigger than planned 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG as a first step to a full merger with Porsche Automobil Holding SE by 2011. Full story...

Valeo raised its production forecast for the second half after posting third-quarter net income of 4 million euros ($6 million), after three consecutive quarterly losses. Full story...

Nissan Motor Co. expects its North American business to be profitable if the total U.S. market has annual sales of 10.5 million vehicles, Executive Vice President Carlos Tavares said. Full story...

The next-generation rotary engine from Mazda, unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo show under the code-name and#8220;16X,and#8221; does not meet sufficient performance and fuel economy guidelines the automaker requires for a production model. Full story...

China's Great Wall Motor Co. will start assembling its vehicles in Bulgaria for the European market in 2011, a source at Great Wall's overseas business division said. Full story...

As hybrid and electric vehicles get nearer to production, the focus on lithium-ion batteries is starting to shift from safety to affordability. Full story...

IndyCar series' management has not ruled out a possible return in Australia but there are issues, which caused the series to leave the Gold Coast last year, which are still a major hurdle. Full story...

Newly crowned Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button started racing karts in the '80s before he quickly climbed the motorsport ladder up to Formula 1 where he started with the Williams team in 2000. Full story...

Subaru has been pursuing the enhancement of driving quality, the essence of car performance. To achieve this, Subaru's unique "Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (AWD)" system was developed by combining the Horizontally-Opposed engine and the AWD system. Started in our fiscal 2007 mid-term management plan, the product development has been devoted to the theme of integration of "enjoyable and dependable driving with the global environment." Full story...

Lexus announces today the official launch of the LFA, a two-seat supercar scheduled to go into production at the end of 2010 as the pinnacle of the Lexus "F" premium sports car series. Full story...

Kimi Raikkonen apparently demands exorbitant pay, and the forgotten man, Nick Heidfeld, becomes an option for many teams in regards of his experience. Full story...