For a third day in a row, rain disturbed the test programme of the Formula 1 teams, forcing them to run in full rain trim.
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The Lotus F1 team launched its Mike Gascoyne-designed, Cosworth-powered Formula 1 car Friday afternoon in London.
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Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) is the leader after opening day of Rally of Sweden, opening round of the World Rally Championship. Hirvonen leads from Sébastien Loeb (Citroen). Kimi Raikkonen (Citroen) lost several minutes after hitting a snow bank.
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Hot Porsche Panamera rival caught undergoing winter testing
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Climate controlled seatmaker Amerigon has booked record quarterly revenues of over $21m, higher gross margins and a profit for the full year.
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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: The first question that pops into my head after looking at a spec sheet for the X6 M is: Who was asking for something like this? I was asking that question when the regular X6 came out, but the M version is...
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Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda will tour the United States next month on a trip expected to focus on his company's handling of safety problems, company sources in Japan said on Thursday.
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General Motors said on Thursday it would add a second shift at its Oshawa car assembly plant in the fourth quarter of 2010 for North American production of the Buick Regal, which is slated to commence in the first quarter of 2011.
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BorgWarner has reported fourth quarter net earnings of $52.7m, or $0.45 a share, compared with a net loss of $81.4m, or $0.70 per share in fourth quarter 2008. Q4 2009 included non-recurring items of $0.03 per diluted share while Q4 2008 included net non-recurring items of -$0.70 per share. Sales grew 28.6% and positive free cash flow was $79.9m.
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New car sales in Italy are set to fall sharply this year as the Italian government has indicated that it will not be renewing scrappage incentives for car purchase.
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Fresh-faced VW SUV gets impressive update and updated range of engines.
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Daimler and Renault are discussing a deal to develop and produce the next generation Smart and Twingo, according to a report in Thursday's Financial Times Deutschland.
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As GM's global value driven brand, Chevrolet is well positioned in emerging markets. But the brand is also building sales in developed markets - such as Western Europe. In the UK, Chevrolet enjoyed record sales in 2009. Dave Leggett talked to Chevrolet UK MD Mark Terry about prospects for the brand in the UK market
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Kia will have its first hybrid on sale in the US before the end of the year, the company's director of communications Alex Fedorak told reporters at the Chicago motor show.
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Bankrupt South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor has signed a deal to export up to 15,500 vehicles to Vietnam over the next five years.
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Ford has revealed that a version of its soon to be launched two-litre EcoBoost petrol engine will power the next generation Focus ST.
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Toyota has up to 70,000 vehicles still stranded in US dealer stock due to defective accelerator pedals that are the subject of a major recall, an executive said.
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Over 1,100 car dealers are expected to take part in the government's "cash-for-clunkers" programme, the industry and trade ministry said in a report cited by Prime-Tass.
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