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Maranello - Ferrari is delighted to announce the presentation of the SA APERTA at the Paris International Motor Show 2010. This is a special series model of which a strictly limited number of just 80 will be built. All have already been sold. Ferrari chose to build 80 SA Apertas in celebration of Pininfarina's 80th anniversary. Full story...

The RX-8 is not out to impress your friends with its looks, but it can. The RX-8 is not meant to carry you, your spouse and your two kids to grandma's house, but it can. The RX-8 was not conceived to spend every weekend on a track, but it can. The RX-8 should not be a comfortable enough vehicle to be driven on a daily basis, but it can. In fact, the RX-8 can be a great many things this type of car should typically not be, but it is. Full story...

Newly crowned British Formula 3 champion Jean-Eric Vergne will take part in the F1 young driver test at Abu Dhabi in November. Full story...

Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber set the fastest time during the first free practice session at the Grand Prix of Singapore on Friday. Full story...

A few web sites posted a news on Friday morning stating that Jacques Villeneuve/Durango's organization was interested in purchasing the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1 team. Full story...

Pirelli's 2011 tires are currently only about one second off the pace of the sport's existing supplier Bridgestone. Full story...

September 21, touted as the belated final inspection date for Korea's new F1 circuit, passed without notice. Full story...

Oshawa, Ontario -- In order to better serve its customers, GM of Canada announced today an industry-first national vehicle financing option called Smart Purchase. Through a flexible approach that combines benefits from the spectrum of financing options available to customers, Smart Purchase will offer low monthly rates and the option to return the vehicle after 48 or 60 months. Full story...

The Red-Bull Renaults of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber dominated the second free practice session of the Grand Prix of Singapore on Friday night. Full story...

Kia's 2010 Paris Motor Show stand will major on striking design and new technologies. Taking centre stage and making its world premiere will be the eye-catching, compact and unique electric POP concept, designed by Kia's European design team under the direction of Peter Schreyer, Kia's Chief Design Officer, and Gregory Guillaume, Kia Europe's Chief Designer. Full story...

It's pretty ironic that in these troubled environmental times, we can still buy V8-engined, mega-horsepower cars that guzzle down fuel at a voracious rate. The current rebirth of the Pony Car, at least for Chevy and Dodge, sounds irrelevant when we're trying to save the planet. But we're buying them nonetheless. Full story...

A bunch of rumors are floating around a week before the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The latest comes from Automotive News Europe, which reports that Toyota is set to unveil a new hybrid-powered (gas-electric) subcompact car, namely a Yaris. Full story...

The new SLS AMG GT3 will join the starting lineup on the racetrack for the first time. Bernd Schneider and Thomas Jäger will be taking part in the four-hour race for the VLN Nürburgring endurance championship. Full story...

General Motors Co.'s new U.S. advertising chief has again tapped another winning automaker to strengthen Chevrolet's marketing bench. Full story...

General Motors Co. will probably seek to raise $8 billion to $10 billion in an initial public offering in November, a smaller sale than the automaker originally targeted, said two people familiar with the matter. The U.S. Full story...

The new Ram Laramie Longhorn special edition pickup - inspired by handcrafted wares such as an antique pocket watch, hand-tooled leather cowboy boots, and horseman's saddle - will be the most expensive truck ever in the history of Dodge or Ram... Full story...

Chrysler has added a new luxury trim level to its Ram Truck lineup, the Laramie Longhorn edition. Full story...

The dealer portion of the legislation approved by the U.S. House today seeks to loosen credit by increasing the maximum size of a federally guaranteed loan that can be extended by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full story...

COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: What a great car to have over the weekend. We had family in town to go to a baseball game and packed the back seat. Full story...

In News Brake: Peugeot sets electric records with a Paris concept car, Mitsubishi says yes to the U.S., and we take a closer look at the 2011 Buick Regal . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...