With Sebastien Buemi now in his second full season with the Faenza based team, and Jaime Alguersuari not always shining during his 19 races so far, it had been rumoured that owner Red Bull was keen to promote its next rising youngster.
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As the sporting world debates Ferrari's order for Felipe Massa to hand Hockenheim victory to Fernando Alonso, there are those who believe teams should be free to run their businesses on track.
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Malmsheim, Germany - AMG is the name of a mechanical magician - Mercedes-Benz's engine-maker, to be exact. This subsidiary in its own right is in charge of breathing monster power into the production cars of the Stuttgart automaker, creating high-performance machines. The S 63 is one of them. We recently got the chance to briefly test drive the newest version of it around Stuttgart, Germany.
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Fans of the IZOD IndyCar series will have the unique chance to enter an incredible contest to be held in Montreal in August.
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Enterprise, operator of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo and National car rental lots and the WeCar car-sharing service, is buying 500 lithium-ion-powered Leafs. The first vehicles are to be delivered to Enterprise in January.
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The sedan's fuel sensor can become wedged against the tank, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration.
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Visteon's reorganization proposal has divided creditors owed at least $2.8 billion. Bondholders, who are sponsoring the plan, would own 95 percent of Visteon, with current shareholders getting the rest.
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The Leaf's extended warranty - 8 years or 100,00 miles - is aimed at alleviating consumer concerns about battery life in electric vehicles, and to encourage the commercialization of electric vehicles, Nissan officials say.
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Chrysler said it prevailed in 70 percent of its 105 cases in releasing its final arbitration figures with dealerships.
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In today's News Brake: General Motors puts a price tag on the Chevrolet Volt, Automotive X Prize enters the final stage, and Audi unveils the A7 . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Chevrolet today said its Volt range extender hybrid would be priced from US$41,000 ($33,500 after the full federal income tax credit which ranges from $0 to $7,500)and would also be offered on 36 month lease from $350 a month with an initial $2,500 payment.
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Audi has introduced a second, larger, five-door 'Sportback' model called A7 to supplement the A5 launched about a year ago. The car, which shares many parts with the A6 and A8, will make its public debut in Russia, a prime target market, at the Moscow motor show.
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Toyota on Tuesday said global sales rose 16.9% in the first half of the year despite worldwide safety recalls.
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GAZ Group has stopped production at its principal site following an almost unprecedented heatwave this month.
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TI Automotive on Tuesday said it had won its largest single source contract ever after being named global supplier of fuel tank systems for several unspecified "high-volume" Mercedes-Benz model lines.
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Magna International is expected to start producing car parts in St. Petersburg - home to many western automakers' plants - some time in September-November, the city's deputy governor Yury Molchanov said.
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JFE Holdings, the world's fifth largest steelmaker, will spend about US$1bn for a 14.9% stake in India's JSW Steel, just short of a mandatory takeover trigger level, in its bid to gain a foothold in the fast-growing Indian market.
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Though the rapid rise of labour costs in China is "inevitable", Toyota Motor has no immediate plans to review its supply chain there, its vice president said.
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