Rob Huff (Chevrolet Cruze) and Norbert Michelisz (Seat Leon) won the final WTCC round in Macao. Chevrolet clinched constructors' championship. Yvan Muller (Chevrolet Cruze) had already secured drivers' championship earlier this season.
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To all you American movie buffs out there: what car did Lois Lane drive in 2006's Spiderman Returns? Three seconds, two, one... ding! Ten points to those who answered "an Audi A3," and 50 points to those who specified that we see Kate Bosworth's character behind the wheel of this German munchkin not once, but twice!
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2010 Formula 3 Euroseries champion Edoardo Mortara, who just clinched his second F3 Macau GP win in-a-row, is rumoured to join the DTM championship next year. He spoke to auto123.com about this interest of his.
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Belgian dealer group D'Ieteren raised its 2010 profit forecast after its third quarter was boosted by strong sales of new cars in Belgium and a steady return of business customers to its rental business.
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U.S. automakers and suppliers, led by a resurgent GM, have retreated from the brink of a pension crisis, to the relief of the federal government's deficit-heavy pension insurance program.
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Italy is backing a plan by luxury carmaker De Tomaso to take over the Termini Imerese plant that Fiat will close next year, Italy's Minister for Economic Development Paolo Romani said.
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Production capacity in China's fast-growing auto industry could more than double by 2020, but a surge beyond that level would risk swamping the Chinese market and others with excess supply, the CEO of global parts supplier BorgWarner said.
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Car parts suppliers have successfully emerged from the 2009 automotive industry crisis, but some consolidation among smaller players may still be to come, experts told a Reuters summit.
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Renault said it's seeking an early-retirement agreement with unions in response to declining domestic production.
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Saab Automobile AB plans to begin distribution to China some time in 2011. A deal is expected to be signed by year end, CEO Jan Ake Jonsson said this week.
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Edoardo Mortara won the qualifying race that will determine the starting order of Sunday's F3 Macao Grand Prix.
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Not only is he the youngest driver to score points, clinch a pole position and win a race, Vettel is now the youngest world champion. Still youthful enough to miss watching Grands Prix on the TV, he must now find the maturity to handle being a global superstar. A question and answer interview with Sebastian Vettel, one week after a life changing title.
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Kasey Kahne will undergo surgery on both knees next Tuesday morning.
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While focus of the weekend is the Sprint Cup Chase, Kasey Kahne stole a little of the thunder with his first pole for Red Bull Racing.
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Fernando Alonso carbon copied Felipe Massa's performance of yesterday by putting the Ferrrari F10 on top of the charts in the final day of the Pirelli Formula 1 tire tests at the Yas Marina circuit of Abu Dhabi.
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Fernando Alonso carbon copied Felipe Massa's performance of yesterday by putting the Ferrrari F10 on top of the charts in the final day of the Pirelli Formula 1 tire tests at the Yas Marina circuit of Abu Dhabi.
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Chevrolet dominated the qualifying sessions in Macao, as Rob Huff set the pole ahead of team mates Yvan Muller and Alain Menu.
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Launched in 2008, the Volkswagen Tiguan has carved out a valuable position for itself in the high-end crossover niche. Its success is no doubt based on the fact that the Tiguan bridges the gap between two types of utility vehicles: those designed for the general public and those described as luxury or premium models.
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The official fuel consumption numbers for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco are in and they deliver on Chevrolet's best-in-class promise, with a Natural Resources of Canada (NRCan) highway fuel consumption rating of 4.6 L/100km for manual transmission models.
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The 2007 to 2008 Audi RS4 might have been one of the world's foremost sleeper sedans. Subtle and discreet styling upgrades concealed a track-tuned chassis, high-performance version of the brand's Quattro AWD system and a race-ready 4.2 litre V8 engine.
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