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In today's News Brake: Rolls-Royce looks at a hybrid, Ford to launch seatbelt airbags, and IndyCar gets a fashionable new sponsor . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...

The Speedster is back with special-edition model Full story...

The Big Cat takes aim at Porsche with resurrected high performance roadster Full story...

Mercedes SLS meets new Jaguar C-Type and Porsche's Boxster Spyder Full story...

Toyota's Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling vehicle in October with sales of 26,918 units, staying in the top slot for the fifth straight month, according to industry data released on Friday. Full story...

For its 50th anniverssary MINI gave ten artists a car and a paintbrush and turned the results into a book

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Haynes’ guides now available for iPhone Full story...

If you turned the Jodrell Bank radio-telescope on its side and filled it with cornflakes to create one colossal breakfast bowl, you would still have fewer cornflakes than there are kilobytes residing in just-auto's automotive research archive. Dave Leggett dives in to the cornflakes, sorry kilobytes, in search of a few interesting factoids to brighten your Friday arvo (links are to articles freely available to all). Full story...

Thanks, GM. Months and months of coverage, analysis and speculation and what happens at the board meeting Tuesday night? "Tell you what, boys, why don't we just keep Opel and restructure it ourselves?" Full story...

Zero-emission Audi, Honda, Nissan debut; Designs show what we’ll drive in 20 years Full story...

Tuned Challenger and Rolls-inspired 300C star at tuning show in Las Vegas – alongside a modified Ford Transit Connect! Full story...

Limited-edition Tempest features gloss black details and stylish alloys Full story...

Magna International Inc., thwarted this week in its bid to take over General Motors Co.and#8217;s Opel unit, wonand#8217;t seek to buy another car company, co-CEO Don Walker says. Full story...

Forthcoming 3008 diesel hybrid will get Sanyo cells Full story...

New electric car from McLaren F1 designer Full story...

MANAGING EDITOR ROGER HART: It's always a pleasure to drive a car fitted with this engine. Man, it's a screamer. This is a German muscle car, without a doubt. Full story...

‘Companion’ talks to drivers, is set to be fitted to VW models Full story...

Ford Fiesta takes number one slot, closely followed by Vauxhall’s Astra Full story...

South Korea must do more to open its market to US cars before president Barack Obama will send a free trade agreement signed in June 2007 to Congress for a vote, the chief US trade negotiator has said. Full story...

A South Korean court Friday delayed its decision on whether to approve a rescue plan for debt-burdened carmaker Ssangyong Motor after creditors failed to agree on it. Full story...