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The floodgates of consumer spending will open again. Full story...

The U.S. Senate -- as expected -- passed legislation today that would give as many as 2,150 rejected General Motors Co. and Chrysler dealers the right to seek reinstatement through neutral arbitration, sending the bill to President Barack Obama. Full story...

With one month to go, the Renault Logan has pulled ahead of the Ford Focus to become Russia's top-selling foreign car. The Logan outsold the Focus 5,131 to 3,348 in November. Full story...

With one month to go, the Renault Logan has pulled ahead of the Ford Focus to become Russia's top-selling foreign car. The Logan outsold the Focus 5,131 to 3,348 in November. Full story...

Tie-ups between automakers in the East and West are being advanced as a survival strategy for the industry to cope with fragile demand, chronic overcapacity and stricter environmental regulations. Full story...

Audi has closed within 44,100 units of Mercedes-Benz in global sales after 11 months. A year ago the gap separating Mercedes and Audi was 114,611 sales. Audi also halved the distance between it and premium-sales leader BMW brand. Full story...

Audi has closed within 44,100 units of Mercedes-Benz in global sales after 11 months. A year ago the gap separating Mercedes and Audi was 114,611 sales. Audi also halved the distance between it and premium-sales leader BMW brand. Full story...

Denso Corp. helps to make the iQ minicar as compact as possible by supplying a space-saving air conditioning unit, which is about one-fifth smaller than the previous design, yet gives the same level of performance. Full story...

Denso Corp. helps to make the iQ minicar as compact as possible by supplying a space-saving air conditioning unit, which is about one-fifth smaller than the previous design, yet gives the same level of performance. Full story...

Vauxhall will get a new managing director, Duncan Aldred, on Jan. 1 while Bill Parfitt, the brand's chairman and managing director, will stay on chairman. In other changes former Fiat Powertrain Technologies China CEO Freeman H. Full story...

BYD Auto Co. will display a plug-in hybrid and a full-electric vehicle at the Detroit auto show. The plug-in hybrid is the F3DM. The electric car is the e6. The F3DM is on sale in China. Full story...

European auto production increased for the first time since July 2008 as output rose 11.4 percent in November to 1,436,968 units, according to estimates from J.D. Power Automotive Forecasting. Full story...

Saab can still find a buyer for the whole firm, a spokesman for the loss-making automaker said on Sunday after The Wall Street Journal reported Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. had agreed with General Motors Co. Full story...

Saab can still find a buyer for the whole firm, a spokesman for the loss-making auto maker said today after The Wall Street Journal reported China's BAIC had agreed with General Motors Co. to buy some of the Swedish company's assets. Full story...

Spyker Cars NV is still in talks to buy Saab, the Dutch sports car maker's CEO said on Sunday after a report China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. had agreed with General Motors Co. to buy some of the Swedish company's assets. Full story...

Spyker Cars NV is still in talks to buy Saab, the Dutch sports car maker's CEO said on Sunday after a report China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. had agreed with General Motors Co. to buy some of the Swedish company's assets. Full story...

Spyker Cars NV is still in talks to buy Saab, the Dutch sports car maker's CEO said on Sunday after a report China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. had agreed with General Motors Co. to buy some of the Swedish company's assets. Full story...

BMW warned us from the get go that there wasn't going to be an M version of the redesigned Z4 roadster. But it is coming awfully close with the new top-of-the-line Z4 that rolls out at the Detroit auto show next month. Full story...

Anytime you drive a Porsche (sorry for those who haven't!), you feel like you're sitting behind the wheel of one of the world's finest automobiles... provided, of course, that you dig the brand's extreme sportiness and racing tradition. The 911 Carrera, the Boxster and my recent tester, the Cayman S, all have a distinct personality. However, I must say that the latter did not prove to be as satisfying as I initially hoped. Full story...

NASCAR Sprint Cup driver AJ Allmendinger, who will take part in the 24hours of Daytona for a fifth year, was in Daytona Wednesday to contribute to Grand-Am's first test of the Pirelli tires the series will be using in 2010. Full story...