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The car of the new F1 team Campos has reportedly already passed the FIA's frontal and lateral crash tests. Full story...

The new Lotus F1 team has moved to distance itself from claims its 2010 car is improperly based on Force India's design of this season. Full story...

I have to admit that I've literally fallen in love with this big crossover. It looks great with its massive, gaping signature Audi maw. Its lines are fluid and despite its intimidating dimensions, you only realize how truly big it is once you're standing beside it. Full story...

From November 9 to 15, 2009, Auto123.com gives you two chances to win a Dell Inspiron 15 computer and the new Need For Speed Shift video game! Don't miss this opportunity! Full story...

Renault will build two of its new range of four electric cars in France and Spain. The company will produce its core-range electric model, a minicar, in its Flins plant, near Paris, starting in 2012. Full story...

Casey Stoner (Ducati) dominated practice and qualifying at Valencia, then fell victim to cold tires on the warm-up lap, opening the way for Dani Pedrosa (Honda) to win MotoGP's meaningless season finale, as all championships were decided when the green light came on, in front of his home crowd at Valencia. Full story...

The World Premiere of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, the synonym for aesthetics and Driving Pleasure in the premium middlerange segment, is about to take place. From today, we are releasing a short trailer teasing at the sporting and elegant design of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, using the kinetic sculpture from the BMW Museum to create the silhouette. Full story...

Liverpool claimed the 2009 Superleague Formula by Sonangol title at Jarama in Spain after Adrian Valles produced the two consistent performances he needed to seal the crown, despite the best efforts of Tottenham's Craig Dolby. Full story...

A number of formula one drivers insist that Jenson Button is a worthy winner of the 2009 world championship. Full story...

These words, which encapsulate the vision behind Infiniti's Inspired Performance, could have been written last year, last month or even today. Yet their origin is nearly 20 years ago, penned in reference to the new luxury performance brand that had first opened for business on November 8, 1989 with just 51 retailers and two models sharing the decidedly different looking showrooms. Full story...

TORONTO, Nov. 9 /CNW/ - Ford's formal announcement today that it plans to close the St. Thomas, Ontario car assembly plant in 2011 is devastating news for workers, their families and the community, CAW President Ken Lewenza said. Full story...

Each year, a Quebec team or driver receives the Bertrand-Fabi Trophy from the Sport Car Federation of Quebec comes the end of the season. For the first time since its creation in 1986, the Trophy was handed to a woman. Full story...

Mike Gascoyne has said Lotus wants to name its 2010 lineup by the end of November. Full story...

TORONTO, Nov. 9 /CNW/ - Ford's formal announcement today that it plans to close the St. Thomas, Ontario car assembly plant in 2011 is devastating news for workers, their families and the community, CAW President Ken Lewenza said. Full story...

Porsche AG has named Lutz Meschke as its new finance and purchasing chief. He succeeds Holger Haerter who quit in July when the sports car company's bid to take over the much-larger Volkswagen AG failed. Full story...

After five months of near silence on the marketing front, Chrysler Group is roaring back with a new attitude. The automaker is ratcheting up advertising this quarter and plans to do so in each of the next two years, CFO Richard Palmer said. Full story...

Opel's top German labor leader said on Sunday he is willing to hold negotiations over a restructuring of the European carmaker under its parent General Motors Co. as long as it gains greater independence. Full story...

A report in London's Sunday Times over the weekend suggests that outgoing GM Europe chief Carl-Peter Forster could be heading for a role as head of Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) 'within the next few months'. Full story...

The automobile sector may be one of the most globally integrated manufacturing industries on the planet, but national governments (or continental bodies in Europe) still hold sway regarding regulation. As part of a management briefing exclusively available to just-auto's members, we examine the environmental legislation impacting on the auto sectors in the US, the EU, Canada, Japan, South Korea, India and China. Extracted here is the section on South Korea. Full story...

Carl-Peter Forster, who quit as head of General Motors Europe on Friday, is due to take charge of Jaguar Land Rover, newspaper reports said. Full story...