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Bruno Senna met with the new bosses of the Campos team on Sunday. Full story...

Vitaly Petrov has revealed that he could have signed with the Campos or BMW-Sauber teams for 2010. Full story...

Detroit - Cadillac today announced expanded availability of Recaro performance seats in the 2010 CTS Sport Sedan. Recaro 14-way adjustable seats are now available in limited quantity as a $2800 option on the Premium and Performance trim levels of the 2010 model CTS Sport Sedans. Full story...

The Quattroporte Sport GT S ''Awards Edition'', the latest jewel in the Maserati range, will make its official debut at the prestigious Geneva Auto Show next week. Full story...

The next generation Kia Magentis will make its public world premiere at the New York International Auto Show on Friday 2 April 2010. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz' F 800 Style research vehicle is showing the future of premium automobiles from a new perspective, as the five-seat upper-range sedan combines highly efficient drive technologies with unparalleled safety and convenience features and an emotive design idiom, which interprets current Mercedes-Benz styling in line with the brand's hallmark attribute of cultivated sportiness. Full story...

Nicholas Van Strydonk of Tomahawk, Wisconsin won the 28th Grand Prix of Valcourt, presented by La Capitale General Insurance. Full story...

A thoroughly updated and upgraded range of models combining unique driving pleasure with outstanding efficiency - this is what premium car maker BMW is proudly presenting at the 80th Geneva Motor Show 2010. New models in numerous segments, an even wider range of power units combining outstanding performance with enhanced efficiency, plus fascinating concepts for the powertrain of the future clearly prove the unique innovative power of the brand. Full story...

Unbridled power lurking in a classically elegant coupé: the Audi RS 5 will debut at the Geneva Auto Show. The high-revving 4.2-liter V8 with its 331 kW (450 hp) unleashes powerful performance while achieving remarkable fuel economy. The seven-speed S tronic and an innovative center differential in the quattro drivetrain transmit power to all four wheels. Full story...

In front of a packed crowd of more than 60,000 fans, Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) won the seventh round of the 2010 AMA Supercross Series and is now tied atop the season standing with Ryan Dungey (Suzuki). Full story...

The Scuderia Ferrari has designed a new wheel nut in an effort to shorten the time of the pit stops in 2010. Full story...

Brackley, Northamptonshire - APS of Brackley, UK importer for the Swiss based Sportec range of vehicle performance enhancements, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Stage One ECU upgrade package for the new Volkswagen Golf R. Full story...

MINI has chosen the 2010 Geneva International Motor Show to launch an all-new, world-first in-car entertainment solution: MINI Connected. Through intelligent connectivity between the driver, his MINI and the outside world, MINI Connected offers new options for further enhancing the hallmark driving fun associated with the brand. Some of these new possibilities will be presented in Geneva. Full story...

Riding high on the back of last year's one-two finish, Peugeot Sport is aiming to do it again in 2010. In the fourth and final year of the 908 HDi FAP's career, Team Peugeot Total has pressed on with its development, getting down to work on the very next day after that historic win, striving to squeeze even more improvements out of the car. Full story...

The all-new 2011 Explorer is waiting in the wings, with its new uni-body construction and futuristic interior. So 2010 will be the last year for a truck-based body-on-frame Explorer. Full story...

Kumho's laser etching technology was lauded at the recent (February 10) Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2010. The milestone process won the award for 'Tire Manufacturing and Design Innovation of the Year'. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz' F 800 Style research vehicle is showing the future of premium automobiles from a new perspective, as the five-seat upper-range sedan combines highly efficient drive technologies with unparalleled safety and convenience features and an emotive design idiom, which interprets current Mercedes-Benz styling in line with the brand's hallmark attribute of cultivated sportiness. Full story...

The redesigned 2011 Kia Optima will get its debut in early April at the New York auto show, then go on sale next fall. Full story...

The redesigned 2011 Kia Optima will get its debut in early April at the New York auto show, then go on sale next fall. Full story...

Daimler AG scrapped its annual dividend last week for the first time in 14 years after it swung to a worse-than-expected 2009 net loss. Full story...