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Sub-1-Series model sets sights on Ford and front-wheel drive will be most frugal BMW Full story...

Red Bull complete one-two result at stunning Abu Dhabi circuit, while world champ Button nets third.

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Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, set to open next year, is the world's first Ferrari theme park and largest attraction of its kind, owners claimed. It is being completed adjacent to the Yas Marina circuit, host of the inaugural 2009 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Full story...

Tata Motors Ltd., India's largest vehicles maker, may allow local car assemblers to put together its Nano and sell it under their own brand, the Business Standard reported on Monday. Full story...

Tata Motors Ltd., India's largest vehicles maker, may allow local car assemblers to put together its Nano and sell it under their own brand, the Business Standard reported on Monday. Full story...

Suzuki Motor Corp. today quadrupled its annual operating profit forecast as sales soared in its main Indian market, setting it apart from other Japanese automakers that have depended heavily on the sinking U.S. market. Full story...

Suzuki CEO Osamu Suzuki said there was no truth to reports it was in talks to tie up with Volkswagen. "There's a saying that there's no smoke where there's no fire, but you're all creating smoke where there's no fire in this case," he said. Full story...

Suzuki CEO Osamu Suzuki said there was no truth to reports it was in talks to tie up with Volkswagen. "There's a saying that there's no smoke where there's no fire, but you're all creating smoke where there's no fire in this case," he said. Full story...

French car parts supplier Faurecia SA has signed a deal to buy EMCON Technologies, a U.S. company with 2008 sales of 2.4 billion euros ($3.6 billion) and a key presence in the fast-growing market for low-emission vehicles. Full story...

Magna favors Herbert Demel, one its top executives and former CEO of Fiat and Audi, to head Opel, Germany's WirtschaftsWoche said. Full story...

U.S. factory workers at Ford Motor Co. overwhelmingly rejected proposed concessions it has said it needs to stay competitive, while union workers in Canada on Sunday accepted cuts aimed at retaining jobs. Full story...

General Motors Co.'s and Chrysler Group's dealer cuts will erode the companies' market share in small- and mid-sized markets, auto industry researcher David Cole said last week. Full story...

The UAW remains engaged in talks to persuade Fiat S.p.A. to reverse plans to shutter Chrysler plants scrapped in the U.S. automaker's bankruptcy, a union executive said Friday. Full story...

General Motors Co.'s and Chrysler Group's dealer cuts will erode the companies' market share in small- and mid-sized markets, auto industry researcher David Cole said last week. Full story...

U.S. factory workers at Ford Motor Co. overwhelmingly rejected proposed concessions it has said it needs to stay competitive, while union workers in Canada on Sunday accepted cuts aimed at retaining jobs. Full story...

General Motors Co.'s and Chrysler Group's dealer cuts will erode the companies' market share in small- and mid-sized markets, auto industry researcher David Cole said last week. Full story...

Magna favors Herbert Demel, one its top executives and former CEO of Fiat and Audi, to head Opel, Germany's WirtschaftsWoche said. Full story...

What better way to celebrate the best up and coming creative minds in Europe than to get one of Europe's most progressive fashion labels to create a unique car concept to champion all that is good about style and design. Full story...

Chevrolet delivers a futuristic vision of technology and design with the 50th Anniversary Corvette Stingray Concept. A version of the model was first shown at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show and stars as "Sideswipe" in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The Corvette Stingray Concept represents both the iconic legacy and an exciting future for Corvette. Full story...

ORANGE, CA, - BMF Wheels will be releasing a brand new design and fitment for the lifted and leveled truck market at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas, NV, November 3 - November 6. The new offering will be a 24x10.5 named the "M-80". It features a seven inch rim lip, TMPS sensor compatibility, 4.75 inch backspacing and our patent pending machining process in "Death Metal" black finish. The 24x10.5 is marketed toward the lifted truck enthusiast that demands the best and most unique wheels on the road today. The M-80 is available in 17x9 and 20x9 fitments as well. Full story...