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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...

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...

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...

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

After a crash, at Talladega, that made Carl Edwards wreck in May a mere memory; Ryan Newman was very critical of how NASCAR officials handled the stewardship of the race. 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...

I know you'd like to have a weekend car. The idea of having another vehicle sitting in the garage, whose sole mission is to provide smiles and happy times during those two precious weekly days off probably ranks high on your wish list. It does on mine. Full story...