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Juho Hanninen (Skoda Fabia) celebrated his IRC title by winning Rally Scotland. Full story...

Renault F1 Team Chief Race Engineer Alan Permane talked about the many challenges that the teams and driver will face next weekend at the maiden Grand Prix of Korea. Full story...

TORRY PINES, CALIFORNIA -- Hyundai raised eyebrows when it announced that this new-generation Sonata would not be available with a V6. The three power options would be: 2.4-litre I4, 2.0-litre I4 with direct inject and turbocharging, and electric-gas hybrid. Full story...

We've been hearing about the Volt for over 3 years, actually, since its introduction at the Detroit Auto Show way back in January 2007. Before the end of this year, the 2011 Volt will be in U.S. dealerships in a few States including New York, Michigan, Washington D.C., California and Texas. Its availability in other States will follow, and Canada should get the Volt in spring or summer 2011, probably as a 2012. Full story...

Fiat largest union protested in Rome against CEO Sergio Marchionne's proposal to curb strikes and increase shifts at the company's Pomigliano d'Arco car factory in southern Italy. Full story...

About 100 General Motors Co. workers and retirees picketed outside the UAW's headquarters to protest plans to build a new small car with low-wage workers. Full story...

Eddie Jordan has praised Michael Schumacher's performance at Suzuka, despite claiming he would have fired him only two weeks earlier. Full story...

The G37 is a premium rear-wheel-drive (RWD) performance coupe from Infiniti that's also available in an all-wheel-drive (AWD) format. Infiniti applied major changes to its G-Coupe in 2008. The alterations included a re-tooled body and cabin along with more power and performance. The extent of the makeover didn't leave much to do for 2010 other than to re-work the centre console and some switchgear located thereupon. Full story...

Canadian driver Bruno Spengler (C Class Mercedes) lost DTM championship lead in Hockenheim. Spengler was forced to retire after a suspension failure, while his teammate and closest title rival Paul Di Resta clinched his third win in-a-row. Full story...

Detroit - It's a technology that would captivate anyone who grew up on video games. What if you could create an exact digital replica of one of the world's most challenging roads and then drive virtual cars on it to see what happens? Full story...

During the ninth DTM race of the season at Hockenheim, DTM rights holder and promoter ITR e.V. announced its planned co-operation with the North American sanctioning body Grand-Am Road Racing beginning in 2013. Full story...

Confirmation of Jarno Trulli's extended stay at Lotus next year is due before the forthcoming Korean grand prix. Full story...

A 13th edition of the Monster Spectacular will be held next Saturday, at the Olympic Stadium. The family event will open its doors at 4PM for all to meet the drivers of those bigger-than-nature trucks. The show will get started at 7PM. Full story...

Jamie McMurray returned to Charlotte the scene of his first Sprint Cup victory - eight years ago - and stole the show from the Chase for the Sprint Cup. McMurray, who did not make the 12-man Chase, beat Kyle Busch on the final restart and cruised to an easy win at the 1.5 mile oval. Point's leader Jimmie Johnson was third. Full story...

COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: Who says hybrids aren't fun to drive? So yeah, this car looks like a water bug and you can hear it working pretty hard when going up hills/inclines, when trying to get up to highway speed and while passing. Full story...

Founders of the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles steered away from the and#8220;concours d'eleganceand#8221; label when they started the thing 16 years ago. Full story...

With three quarters of 2010 in the books, it's time to hazard a guess about how bad full-year U.S. sales will be. No one can say with any certainty what the next three months will bring. Full story...

With three quarters of 2010 in the books, it's time to hazard a guess about how bad full-year U.S. sales will be. No one can say with any certainty what the next three months will bring. Full story...

Juho Hanninen (Skoda Fabia) leads Rally Scotland after day 1. Full story...

Timo Scheider (Audi A4) clinched pole position for the DTM race in Hockenheim, while championship leader Bruno Spengler is in a delicate position as he qualified a lowly 11th place. Full story...