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Reports are linking Sauber with a significant Mexican investment. Full story...

Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett took a seventh victory in 2010 yesterday at Watkins Glen International. Although the victory was incontestable, the team leading 60 of the 99 laps, Max Angelelli and Rick Taylor finished only 2.722 seconds away from their rivals. Full story...

Enstone based F1 team Renault is not ruling out a driver change for 2011. Full story...

Dyson Racing has gone through a range of emotions so far this season. This time, luck and joy awaited them as they finally took the lucky win the where looking for, in Mid-Ohio. Full story...

Honda Performance Development (HPD) has announced plans to adopt the new engine formula for the IZOD IndyCar Series starting in 2012. Full story...

Almost 12 months after he contested his last race, Canadian driver Patrick Carpentier was back behind the wheel of a stock car this weekend, competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race held on Watkins Glen's legendary road course. Full story...

Roush Yates, the well known designer and constructor of high performance engines, announced Friday that it will join the ranks of the American Le Mans Series starting in 2011. Full story...

Canadian driver Bruno Spengler captured on Sunday his second victory of the season in the DTM series at the Nurburgring to extend his lead in the standings. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. added 1,000 workers to build Tacoma pickups at its San Antonio truck plant and is using the factory's full capacity for the first time after a rocky start. Full story...

MANAGING EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: This is a beautiful car, in styling and trim, with a sweet and strong turbo powertrain, but for some reason, it leaves me wanting more. Full story...

If there's one thing Joel Ewanick has made clear since joining General Motors Co. three months ago, it's that he doesn't let grass grow under his feet. Full story...

MANAGING EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: This is a beautiful car, in styling and trim, with a sweet and strong turbo powertrain, but for some reason, it leaves me wanting more. Full story...

India's Mahindra and Mahindra said today its board of directors approved submission of a binding bid to buy a majority stake in troubled South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor as it seeks to become a major global utility vehicles maker. Full story...

Tata is searching for a successor to Chairman Ratan Tata, whose acquisitions of Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Group Plc charted India's emergence as a global economic power. Full story...

Germany's luxury carmaker BMW expects its China car sales to rise more than 30 percent this year, boosted by the country's robust economic growth, its China chief said this week. Full story...

Faurecia has emerged from the global financial crisis a bigger, stronger, more diverse supplier largely due to the swift and savvy moves it has made under the guidance of CEO Yann Delabriere. Full story...

Audi said deliveries rose 7.7 percent in July as demand from China and the U.S. boosted sales to record levels in both regions. Deliveries increased to 91,400 cars and sport-utility vehicles last month from 84,853 a year earlier, Audi said. Full story...

Tata is searching for a successor to Chairman Ratan Tata, whose acquisitions of Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Group Plc charted India's emergence as a global economic power. Full story...

I'm fresh from a performance driving class given by the Jim Russell racing school. The day took place at the gorgeous circuit Mont Tremblant. I found it really interesting to also hear recently that, we as human beings that love our cars, spend upwards of 3 years of our lives sitting in car. That's nearly 1,100 days!! There is no need then, to wonder why there are so many accidents and so many more near accidents. Too many people + too many cars + too few skills = disaster! Full story...

Will Power (Team Penske), who has participated in all eight Firestone Fast Six sessions this season, claimed pole position for the seventh time of the season, tying teammate Helio Castroneves' IZOD IndyCar Series record. Full story...