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Saab's new owner will reject 81 of Saab's 218 U.S. dealerships, General Motors Co. said Thursday. Saab's buyer, Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg, selected the surviving stores. Full story...

Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche said on Thursday it will take until 2012 or 2013 before the U.S. auto market recovers to the sales levels seen before the recent recession-driven decline. Full story...

FORMULA LE MANS is a genuine racing nursery and the "first step" towards endurance racing as such the Automobile Club de l'Ouest hold it dear and has granted the entrance to the "LE MANS SERIES" endurance races. Full story...

Munich. What do the MINI and street art have in common? MINI has always been a defining feature of the streetscapes of major cities and itself constitutes a part of urban street culture. Exceptional design has traditionally been an aspiration of the brand - a passion shared by the champions of creative street art. Full story...

Munich. What do the MINI and street art have in common? MINI has always been a defining feature of the streetscapes of major cities and itself constitutes a part of urban street culture. Exceptional design has traditionally been an aspiration of the brand - a passion shared by the champions of creative street art. Full story...

By celebrating the grand openings of five dealerships in as many weeks, Mercedes-Benz continues to demonstrate its commitment to maintaining and further developing an unparalleled network across the country. Mercedes-Benz Canada's 53 dealerships, which include a combination of Mercedes-Benz owned retail stores and authorized dealerships, are the main point of contact with customers and play a critical role in upholding the highest level of customer satisfaction for vehicle sales, service and parts across Canada. Full story...

Dearborn, Mich.,- Ford Motor Company announced today it will produce an all-new purpose-built Police Interceptor specially designed and engineered to replace the Ford Crown Victoria law enforcement vehicle lineup in 2011. Full story...

Williams, which built F2 cars this season, will upgrade the new model for next season. Full story...

It has become trendy to drive Volvo cars economically. The company's many DRIVe models are being used in a variety of challenges and driver expectations are continuously being surpassed. Full story...

Bulgarian organisers have scrapped plans to host a formula one race. Full story...

Stock-Car Montreal announced Thursday that tickets for the fourth Edition of the Montreal NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge on Saturday and Sunday August 28-29, 2010 will go on sale on MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2009 at 9 a.m. Full story...

A Czech racing team owner is in talks with DTM about hosting a round of the German touring car series near the capital city Prague. Full story...

Crash-testing of the new Lotus F1 car is now taking place, technical boss Mike Gascoyne has revealed. Full story...

The FIA on Thursday reacted angrily to media reports about Flavio Briatore's forthcoming appeal against his lifetime ban from motor racing. Full story...

McLaren Automotive today launches the first in a series of broadcast-quality short videos, which present a rare insight into a performance car testing programme from the development team behind the new McLaren MP4-12C. Full story...

Daimler AG may bring a small luxury car to the United States by 2012 intended to compete with the Audi A3 and BMW's 1 series and Mini Cooper, the company's CEO told The Wall Street Journal. Full story...

Two days after GM Chairman Ed Whitacre said the government should loosen its restrictions on executive pay for bailed-out companies, the White House pay czar signaled his willingness to raise salary caps for new hires. Full story...

Saab's new owner will reject 81 of Saab's 218 U.S. dealerships, General Motors Co. said today. Saab's buyer, Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg, selected the surviving stores. Full story...

Delphi Automotive LLP's plastic radio housing that is becoming the company's new standard for replacing metal cases is the grand prize winner of the Society of Plastics Engineers' Automotive Innovation Awards for customer General Motors Corp. Full story...

Daimler AG will decide by January whether to shift some C-class passenger-car production to its U.S. factory in Vance, Ala. Full story...