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Its image still bruised by driver complaints about unintended acceleration, Toyota Division has decided to revamp its marketing message and shift the focus to safety in a big way, top executives said last week. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.' Full story...

Every August, about 15,000 of America's wealthiest car buffs stroll the misty golf greens of Pebble Beach in Guccis, sipping chardonnay and admiring lovingly restored, flapper-era Morgans and Rolls-Royces and pre-war Bugattis. Full story...

High-flying Subaru has been outperforming the U.S. market for the past two years. But overall, Japan's smaller carmakers have had a tough time in the United States for much of the past decade. Full story...

Joel Ewanick, 50, is rebuilding a marketing staff at General Motors Co. that has been shaken by last year's bankruptcy and subsequent turnover. Full story...

Honolulu - CODA Automotive, a privately held American company that designs, manufactures and sells all-electric vehicles and battery systems for transportation and utility related applications, today announced its intent to distribute the CODA Sedan to consumer and fleet customers in Hawai'i in the third quarter of 2011. Full story...

DETROIT - OnStar is launching a Bluetooth/Hands-Free Calling awareness campaign to help simplify the process of pairing cell phones to the hands-free technology. Full story...

The new "On the Move" widget allows Android smartphone users to compose and preload customized messages that can be sent as automated responses to incoming text messages. With the service, instead of reading and responding to text messages while driving or otherwise occupied, smart phone users can activate the service and let the widget respond for them, functioning much like an automated e-mail response. Full story...

TORONTO, Ont. -- McLaren's first road car, the 1993 F1, made one hell of a statement. The world's first vehicle with a $1 million price tag. A body constructed almost entirely of carbon fibre. Mid-engine mounted 6.0-litre V-12. The fastest top speed of its day (240 mph). Only 100 built. The last one that showed up at auction fetched over $3 million. Full story...

Like most car enthusiasts I know, I've looked upon the last few years with a growing sense of unease about the future of our industry, tempered with acceptance of the inevitable. As someone who loves the exhilaration of guiding a fast car on a twisty road, yet is sick at heart at the number of rapidly vanishing species, I know it's time we ended our voracious consumption of fossil fuels and the devastating consequences of their emissions. Full story...

Purchasing a hybrid isn't a no-brainer. You obviously want to save on fuel costs if you're considering one, and you're conscious about the part you have to play in order to save the planet. You might also want to look trendy riding in a hybrid vehicle; the celebrities do it down in Hollywood, so why can't we? Full story...

With only two races remaining, he moved closer to the title. Full story...

Formula one costs more than expected, according to Renault's new majority team owner Gerard Lopez. Full story...

The arrival in formula one of Swiss bank UBS is helping Williams in its search for a new major sponsor for 2011. Full story...

Williams could be set to supply its hydraulic systems to F1's small new formula one teams. Full story...

Dean Stoneman won both rounds presented at Oschersleben. With only two races remaining, he moved closer to the title. Full story...

For the past few months Tony Stewart didn't appear to be making headlines. He did keep his head down and quietly made the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Full story...

Luca di Montezemolo has been challenged to pledge his support or otherwise to Italy's historic grand prix venue Monza. Full story...

The annual formula one calendar should be shifted in order to give team staff a more suitable period of holidays at year's end. Full story...

It is now clear that next year's formula one tyres will be identical to the ones used in the feeder series GP2. Full story...

Paul Di Resta (C Class Mercedes) won the 7th round of the DTM championship presented at Brands Hatch. His teammate, Canadian driver Bruno Spengler, clinched second position and maintains his lead in the provisional championship standing. Full story...