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The ORECA Peugeot 908 driven by Olivier Panis, Nicolas Lapierre and Stéphane Sarrazin clinched victory at Portimao, round three of the Le Mans Series championship. Full story...

The CSX, as well as the EL that preceded it, has a tough job. It serves as the entry-level model in Acura's Canadian line-up, but it's based on the Honda Civic that costs up to ten grand less. Full story...

The Mercedes E class, BMW's new 5 series and a revamped Audi A8 are attracting wealthy buyers in the U.S. and China, prompting the German carmakers to boost deliveries. Full story...

Daimler will not be split into a passenger car maker and a truck maker, Andreas Renschler, head of the company's commercial truck business, told a newspaper. Full story...

Some analysts believe the company's market valuation is 25 percent below the valuation of its operating units, raising questions over whether the current company structure was appropriate. Full story...

Peugeot says a diesel-hybrid version of the company's new 508 sedan will be among the most fuel-efficient models sold in Europe. The 508 will debut at the Paris auto show in October. Full story...

Detroit - With the introduction of the Corvette Engine Build Experience, no other performance car affords owners as many opportunities to be personally involved with their car as the Corvette. Only Corvette owners can watch their car travel down the assembly line, take delivery at the National Corvette Museum, and learn what their Corvette is capable of on the track. Full story...

After a used European family sedan? Cold blooded Canadian after something in an AWD to stick it to Mother Nature's most miserable work? Sort of sounds like you're looking for an Audi, doesn't it? After all-- competing with BMW and Mercedes for the dollars of Canadian shoppers is more easily accomplished when you've got a quarter-century-long reputation for All Wheel Drive (AWD) performance. Full story...

Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto will return to the grid with Hispania Racing Team at Hockenheim next weekend, this time in the place of team regular Karun Chandhok. Full story...

In an exclsuive interview posted Saturday morning on Italian web site 422race.com, Ivone Pinton revealed that Villeneuve Racing would be associated with Italian race team Durango. Full story...

Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe topped the time chart during Firestone Indy Lights practice on the 1.75-mile, 11-turn Toronto circuit on Friday. Full story...

Earlier this week, the Indy Racing League has decided to chose the new Dallara project as the new Indy car to be used from 2012. That decision does not please everyone, however... Full story...

Dreyer & Reinbold driver, Briton Justin Wilson earned his first ever IZOD IndyCar pole position today in Toronto after his rivals were never able really to threaten him. Full story...

Bruno Magalhães has claimed his first victory in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge following a thrilling finish to Sata Rally Acores Saturday. Full story...

To mark the beginning of new era in sustainable mobility in British Columbia, a ceremony was held Friday, July 17, when Toyota Canada delivered a Prius Plug-In Hybrid (PHV) to a group of BC testing partners. These partners include BC Institute of Technology (BCIT), BC Hydro, City of Vancouver, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and the University of Victoria's Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic). Representatives from each organization were on hand to officially 'plug-in' to the future and deliver the Prius PHV to the province of B.C. To mark the occasion, B.C.'s Minister of State for Climate Action John Yap, Vancouver's Deputy Mayor Ellen Woodsworth, BCIT's President Don Wright, IESVic's Curran Crawford and Toyota Canada's Managing Director Stephen Beatty were on hand for the delivery at 1800 Spyglass Place in Vancouver. "Partnerships that bring the public and private sectors together to spur innovations like plug-in hybrids also bring us one step closer to a low-carbon economy in this province," said John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action. "We expect that coupling B.C.'s clean energy resources with the cutting edge technology of plug-in hybrids will lead to a Full story...

Ford Motor Co. avoided potentially long-term litigation today after reaching an out-of-court settlement on a patent infringement lawsuit with Paice. Full story...

ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR CHERYL L. BLAHNIK: I had this for several days, and I only wish I could have this vehicle on my planned vacation in Colorado--this would be perfect for mountain passes. Full story...

Rejected-dealer leader Jack Fitzgerald lost a bid for reinstatement of his four Chrysler stores in Maryland when an arbitrator held that they didn't fit the company's plan of consolidating its four brands into each dealership. Full story...

Mando Corp. aims to double the share of its global auto-parts sales that go to China by 2015 as part of a broader strategy of reducing its heavy reliance on sales in the domestic Korean market. Full story...

In today's News Brake: The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is going fast, Honda may drop the Acura RL, and President Barack Obama checks out the Chevrolet Volt . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...