Former Formula 1 driver Takuma Sato will return to racing in the IndyCar Series after inking a deal with KV Racing for this coming season.
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General Motors will invest more than $494 million and create nearly 550 jobs in three U.S. plants to produce the next generation fuel efficient Ecotec engine.
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Leading electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors is offering test drives this weekend in St. Moritz, the world's oldest and most prestigious winter resort.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love station wagons. A while back, I test-drove a Volkswagen Passat and a Cadillac CTS wagon. As I cruised around in these cars, I felt so smart, so much wiser than everyone. Here I was driving around in a car with as much cargo room as most other SUVs and CUVs all the while consuming much less fuel (OK, not exactly true with the Caddy) but you get the point.
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Privateer Sunred will become a semi-works Seat team in the 2010 WTCC series. The team will receive technical support of the Spanish car manufacturer, and may run a Seat Leon Tdi for reigning WTCC champion Gabriele Tarquini.
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Toronto-native James Hinchcliffe will return for a second year to the Firestone Indy Lights Series in 2010 this time with Indianapolis-based Team Moore Racing.
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Opel will unveil its Flextreme GT/E concept car at the 80th Geneva Motor Show (March 4 - 14), that will boost the company's credentials as a leader in green technologies, offering expressive design with efficient environmental performance - and engineered with German precision.
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While most Formula 1 teams are currently testing their 2010 cars at Jerez in Spain, three new teams are fighting and wresting to make it to the grid for the opening race of the season in Bahrein.
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Brentwood,Essex - Ford's all-new C-car makes its European debut at next month's Geneva show, alongside final versions of C-MAX and Grand C-MAX which go on sale this year. There are also further product enhancements for the Ford Kuga and Mondeo and more options revealed for the new S-MAX and Galaxy.
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Escape was the first domestic SUV or crossover nameplate to offer a hybrid model. And this is a "full" hybrid; it can run solely on electric power (if you're gentle on the throttle and don't exceed 48 km/h).
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The boys from Virgin Racing Formula 1 team are back, with starring roles in our latest YouTube production Life's a Beach.
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Day 2 of winter testing at Circuito Jerez de la Frontera, Spain where rain again played a major role as the track remained wet all day.
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Escape was the first domestic SUV or crossover nameplate to offer a hybrid model. And this is a "full" hybrid; it can run solely on electric power (if you're gentle on the throttle and don't exceed 48 km/h).
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U.S. highway safety officials will begin a formal investigation into electric power steering complaints in the Toyota Corolla, a person familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.
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Ford Motor Co.'s redesigned 2011 Super Duty pickup will carry a base sticker price higher than its predecessor but will include upgraded content, such as a new six-speed transmission.
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Visteon Corp. should not be allowed to pay up to $5.9 million to 12 corporate insiders as part of its incentive program, the U.S. Trustee said in court documents.
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Colleen McDonald, former owner of three suburban Detroit dealerships shuttered by the bankruptcy reorganizations of Chrysler Group and General Motors Co., announced today she is a candidate for the Michigan state Senate.
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The House Energy Committee moved forward its Feb. 25 hearing on Toyota Motor Corp.'s safety problems to Tuesday, Feb. 23, because of a scheduling conflict. The White House has scheduled a Feb.
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Three employees of electric car maker Tesla died Wednesday when the small plane they were in crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in Palo Alto, Calif.
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Three employees of Tesla Motors were killed in a small airplane crash in northern California today, the electric car maker's chief executive said.
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