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Russia will invest about 180 billion rubles ($6 billion) in its struggling carmaking industry over the next decade in a bid to revive the sector after its disastrous 2009, a government source said. Full story...

Ford Motor Company is surfing on a wave of success. In February alone, sales were up by 51 percent in Canada. "And just in Quebec, we're talking nearly 80 percent," insists Ford Canada president, David Mondragon, who attended the inauguration of the 2010 Quebec City Auto Show. Full story...

Nico Rosberg has refused to acknowledge that Michael Schumacher outpaced him throughout February’s winter tests. Full story…

Fascination taken to a new level of intensity: The Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro combines breathtaking performance with the experience of open-top driving. The 386 kW (525 hp) V10 engine accelerates the high-performance sports car with the lightweight cloth top to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 4.1 seconds on its way to a top speed of 313 km/h (194.49 mph). Full story…

This year the Wiesmann GmbH presents again a new sports car at the 80th Motor Show in Geneva. The Wiesmann GT MF4-S completes from now on the product range of the sports cars manufacturer from Duelmen. Full story...

The 2011 Ford Mustang today breaks new ground, cracking the record books as not only the most fuel-efficient Mustang ever, but also the first production car in history to produce more than 300 horsepower and more than 30 mpg highway. The Mustang's official EPA ratings - completed this week - certify that models equipped with the 305-hp 3.7-liter V-6 and available six-speed automatic transmission achieve 31 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg in the city. Full story...

The Great Helmsman had to leave the ship at some point. Well, on May 1, 2010, Bob Lutz, the current Vice President of General Motors under Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre, will retire... one last time. Full story...

Nelson Piquet is delighted to confirm that he will rejoin Eddie Sharp Racing for several forthcoming ARCA Racing Series events. Full story...

Had Ferrari got the go-ahead to field a third Ferrari F10 in 2010, seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher would have driven it. Full story...

Following Jose Ramon Carabante's acquisition of the team earlier in February, on March 2nd, Campos Meta 1 was renamed "HRF1" Team, "Hispania Racing F1 Team" and the new chassis name becomes HRT. Full story...

We now have a better understanding of the nomination of Vitaly Petrov as the teammate of Robert Kubica at Renault F1 Team this season. Full story...

The IZOD IndyCar series will kick off the 2010 season in the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Here's the virtual lap around the track. Full story...

Canadian driver Robert Wickens will test a GP3 with Status on Tuesday and Friday on the Paul Ricard circuit. Full story...

Quebec champions Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard got closer to another participation to the ESPN X Games this summer in Los Angeles by finishing second of last week-end's 100 Acre Wood Rally in Missouri. Full story...

The FIA is set to rule on whether the rear wing on McLaren's 2010 car is legal. Full story...

The credentials of Zoran Stefanovic's Serbian engineering company AMCO have been called into question, according to the Cologne newspaper Express. Full story...

The AMA Superbike series will start off its 2010 season at the legendary Daytona International Speedway, as part of the 69th running of the famous Daytona 200 activities. Full story...

For the first time in what seems like a very long while, almost everyone showed huge sales gains in February. In fact, only four makers saw a sales drop year-over-year last month. Saab notwithstanding, the biggest losers, in order, were smart (-15.6%), Acura (-13.3%), Nissan (-6.6%) and Suzuki (-3.8%). Full story…

After three races Ryan Newman, the driver of the No 39 Chevrolet of Stewart-Haas Racing finds himself in 32nd spot in the standings, not a position that he likes. Full story...

Minivans have never aroused any great emotion in me. Of course, I'm a responsible father, so I have one in my driveway. How can a good family man and race car driver accommodate his top three passions -- his son, his sweetie and his steering wheel? Full story...