Jacques Villeneuve set the fastest time in the first practice session of the NASCAR Nationwide event in Montreal while Italian Max Papis was quickest in the final session just before lunch break on Saturday.
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Australian driver Marcos Ambrose clinched pole position for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 NASCAR Nationwide race in front of local hero Jacques Villeneuve.
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Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, teammates of the Telmex Ganassi BMW Riley claimed victory in Montreal to claim the 2010 title of the Grand-Am Rolex series.
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Larry Alexander, who with his brother Mike ran the famed Alexander Brothers car customizing shop in Detroit, died Wednesday, Aug. 25. He was 79 years old.
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UAW President Bob King said workers' concessions helped save U.S. automakers and the employees should regain some benefits now that the industry is recovering. UAW members who work for U.S.
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Saab Automobile is holding technology-sharing talks with three vehicle makers in an effort to cut model-development costs and cement its recovery from near collapse.
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Saab is holding technology-sharing talks with three vehicle makers to cut model-development costs and cement its recovery from near collapse.
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Ford Motor Co., moving to wind down its Mercury brand, extended the dealer cash program offered on all Mercury products through September. The program, which allocates $1,500 per vehicle, was set to end Aug. 31.
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Five Chrysler Group dealers who were allowed to continue after the company's bankruptcy last year testified that they weren't asked to sign letters of intent -- unlike terminated dealers who prevailed in arbitration this spring.
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Ford Motor Co. said it is recalling 575,000 Windstar minivans in the U.S. and Canada because rear axles may corrode and break.
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In today's News Brake: RM prepares for Labor Day auction, BMW's Jack Pitney dies in a tractor accident, and test-driving the Audi A4 Avant . . . But Wait, There's More!
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The off-road racing accomplishments of Ivan "Ironman" Stewart might never be matched: 82 major wins in desert racing, 17 of them in the crash-and-bang Mickey Thompson stadium series, three Baja 1000s and others too numerous to squeeze in here over a...
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Avtovaz will launch a new ultra-cheap Lada next year, selling for EUR5,600 (US$7,100), its French partner Renault said on Friday.
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[Deep sigh]. Here we are, slaving away to keep track of all things automotive worldwide, and what did you lot read about the most in the last week? Trains...
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What will finally push the auto industry to change? 'Extremely profitable' companies, startup EV makers, pushy consumers and government regulations, according to panelists who spoke Wednesday at a Society of Automotive Analysts event.
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Lotus is preparing a high-risk concept-car blitz that will redefine its identity at this year's Paris motor show.
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A week before the US gets to mark Labor Day, we here in the UK are having Monday off, the 'bank holiday' that signals the end of what, we, with a straight face, call 'summer'.
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Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is reviving a name from the growing list of dead car companies, building a reimagined, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro-based Trans Am for the PlayStation generation.
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