Due to difficult times in the economy, in general, and NASCAR, in particular; driver performance is critical.
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Being a storm chaser is a demanding life involving lot's of travelling, but not always in the best conditions. Sometimes, you have to travel through 160 km/h winds and protect yourself - and your equipment - from softball-size hail! But that seems easier to do when you're at the wheel of the A.R.E. TWISTEX Probe.
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, in Tübingen, Germany, transformed an industrial robot arm into a Formula 1 simulator.
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At a time where his seat is under scrutiny, Spaniard World Championship Rally driver Dani Sordo has decided to try something different in order to improve his results: he changed his co-driver.
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Auto parts maker Visteon, which is still operating under bankruptcy protection, posted a net loss of $201 million on revenue of $1.9 billion, compared to a net loss of $112 million on revenue of $1.5 billion in the same period last year.
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The Skip Barber Racing School is offering a lifetime pass to its various driver-training and racing programs. The cost: $295,000.
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The Skip Barber Racing School is offering a lifetime pass to its various driver-training and racing programs. The cost: $295,000.
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About 80 percent of Chrysler Group's 2,315 dealerships are profitable, the highest level since 2003, CEO Sergio Marchionne says.
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Although the car is camouflaged, a spy photograph of the new mid-sized Volkswagen offers a pretty good idea of its size and styling. The photo was snapped this past weekend out West.
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In today's News Brake: A redesigned Corvette is in Chevrolet's future, we wrap up this weekend's racing scene, and a look at the M3 coupe . . . But Wait, There's More!
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: These Equinoxes are nice little utes. I'll say it again: This by far is the best small SUV to come out of General Motors, ever. It looks terrific to my eye, and I like the interior, too.
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Honda is recalling more than 428,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada because of a defect that could cause the cars to roll away if they are parked incorrectly.
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Jerry Flint, a longtime automotive journalist and one of the industry's staunchest critics, died Aug. 7 in Hudson, N.Y., of a stroke. He was 79. Born in Detroit, Flint covered the automotive industry for 52 years.
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Volkswagen may build a small car or an SUV at its new U.S. plant in Tennessee, in addition to the mid-sized sedan that goes into production there next year.
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Audi of America is doing what it can to convince its German bosses to send the TT RS our way.
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Toyota, the world's largest automaker, and domestic rivals are scrambling to combat the surging yen, which is up at least 3 percent against each of the world's 16 major currencies in 2010.
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Russia's industry and trade ministry wants to tighten conditions for foreign carmakers producing vehicles in Russia under the 'industry assembly regime', Kommersant business daily reported Monday citing a copy of a document outlining the ministry's proposals.
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China's passenger-car sales to dealerships increased at the slowest pace since March 2009, with weaker consumer sentiment crimping demand. Wholesale deliveries of cars, sport-utility vehicles and multipurpose vehicles increased 13.
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General Motors has confirmed it has paid a symbolic EUR1 (US$1.32) for the automatic transmission plant in Strasbourg.
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The BMW brand increased sales by 12% in July on the back of soaring demand in China.
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