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Chrysler Group and General Motors Co. are getting mixed results from arbitration hearings. Full story...

Mahindra and Mahindra, India's top utility vehicle and tractor maker, on Saturday said it had submitted a letter of intent to make a bid for troubled Korean SUV maker SsangYong Motor, but declined to comment on how much it was willing to pay. Full story...

New U.S. marketing chief Joel Ewanick is accelerating the churn of advertising messages at General Motors Co. Ewanick has scrapped Chevrolet's weeks-old print advertising tag line, "Excellence for All." Full story...

When it comes to sorting out the dual challenges of an imploding European market and the post-bankruptcy world at General Motors Co., few executives have had more experience than Nick Reilly. Full story...

Suspending all advertising for a year. Bargaining for 50 percent more air time and print space for the same advertising dollars. Cutting your salary to zero for as long as 18 months. Full story...

As Akio Toyoda climbed the ranks at the automaker his grandfather had founded, many Toyota Motor Corp. managers treated the scion with kid gloves. Not Hiromu Naruse. Full story...

Last year, Nissan Motor Co. changed its American organizational structure, creating a position in the United States to oversee all operations from Canada to Argentina. Full story...

You read the news, we read the news, so we're all pretty much aware of what's going on in the business. But, what about the future, what's coming up next? With everything we know now about what car manufacturers are planning in the next 12 to 18 months, I thought it could be an interesting exercise to list those to watch out for. Full story...

In the closing moments of Sunday's Indianapolis 500, the Dallara-Hondas Nos. 37 and 24 of Ryan Hunter-Reay and Mike Conway touched wheels, sending Conway's car slamming into the catch fence between Turns 3 and 4. Full story...

Briton Lewis Hamilton of team McLaren scored his maiden victory of the year when finishing first in Istanbul at the Grand Prix of Turkey on Sunday. Full story...

Pastor Maldonado is the new GP2 championship leader after his victory and a 6th place finish this week-end in Istanbul. Dani Clos clinched his first GP2 win in Race 2. Full story...

On Friday, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) and comedian and spokesperson Mario Jean kicked off the 3rd edition of the Opération ceinture, or Operation Seat Belt, a vast campaign whose goal is to increase the rate of seat belt use in the province of Québec. Full story...

Esteban Gutierrez is the new championship leader after the Mexican claimed race 1 victory. Ryo Haranto clinched victory in Race 2. Full story...

Kurt Busch held off a challenge by Jamie McMurray to win back-to-back Sprint Cup races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Full story...

In the closing moments of Sunday's Indianapolis 500, the Dallara-Hondas Nos. 37 and 24 of Ryan Hunter-Reay and Mike Conway touched wheels, sending Conway's car slamming into the catch fence between Turns 3 and 4. Full story...

Briton Lewis Hamilton of team McLaren scored his maiden victory of the year when finishing first in Istanbul at the Grand Prix of Turkey on Sunday. Full story...

Peter Sauber in Turkey played down rumours linking his Hinwil based team with Nicolas Todt. Full story...

Tesla Motors, producer of the Roadster, the only electric highway-capable high performance vehicle announces the delivery of the first Roadsters to Canada. Full story...

Social media being what it is, we, at Auto123.com, posted some pictures and comments about our upcoming comparison road test on our Facebook page (Auto123.com). We listed the cars slated for evaluation and shortly afterwards, comments came pouring in, asking why this car and that car were not included in the test. First, we can't test them all. Second, we limit ourselves to a segment and third, we try and have them carry similar powertrains and levels of kit. Full story...

The F1 circus leave Turkey without a decision about the sport's tyre supplier for 2011. Full story...