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Announcement reveals big cat will cost from £53,775 when it goes on sale in April.

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After cancelling its third shift late in 2008 and axing 250 workers, PSA Peugeot Citroën is already back to full production in February by reverting to the status quo - and hiring 700 new hourly employees. Full story...

Volkswagen Brazil hopes to sell 1m passenger cars and light commercial vehicles here by 2014. It also exports and has factories with current annual capacity totalling about 850,000 units. Argentine output and imports will not help: augmenting capacity will be a must. Full story...

Honda Leasing (Thailand) Co Ltd, the finance subsidiary of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co Ltd, said it plans to offer financing on used Honda cars in Thailand this year. So far, the company has focused exclusively on providing loans for new car purchases. Full story...

As widely expected, after Toyota last week recalled its Aygo model, PSA is to recall some similar Peugeot and Citroen models built in the same Czech Republic factory. Full story...

In these times of manufacturers swapping assets, you may be wondering what the heck is going on. Even in my position, I'm finding it hard to keep track of who's out, who's in, who's going where and when and how and why... Full story...

New F1 team Lotus looks set to give its 2010 car a track debut late this week. Full story...

With three wins in the past five editions of the 24hours of Daytona, we could have expected Chip Ganassi Racing to take yet another win this year. Full story...

When the wraps were pulled off of both single-seaters, observers noticed few sponsors on the Renault R30 and Sauber C29. Full story...

German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz launched on Monday its first 100% Mercedes Formula 1 car since 1955 in the pit lane of the Valencia circuit in Spain. Full story...

Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi unveils the new Toro Rosso this morning at Valencia. Full story...

Toyota Canada Inc., (TCI) today announced it will begin fixing accelerator pedals in recalled Toyota Division vehicles by the end of this week. Toyota's engineers have developed a solution that involves modifying the pedal assembly to eliminate the excess friction that has caused the pedals to stick in rare instances. Full story...

Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber (51) has been appointed Speaker for the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand (Hanover) effective February 1, 2010. He succeeds Stephan Schaller (52), who is leaving the company by mutual agreement. Full story...

When a new car is introduced, everyone naturally wants to know what it looks like. The shape, the proportions, the color - especially when it comes to the exterior. Full story...

The other day, on my daily commute to the office, I pulled up to an amber light. As I slowed down a complete stop, a black Mercedes pulled up beside me on the left side. The stranger, a handsome dark-haired man, gave me a warm smile and lifted two fingers off of his steering wheel in a friendly little "Car Wave." I smiled back and raised my fingers in response. He motioned to my car, "Zippy" a black Nissan Cube, and nodded approvingly. The light changed. The stranger moved forward to turn left and I carried on to work. I felt a little different after the unexpected encounter. "Zippy" seemed to have acquired a little extra "Zip" if you will. I guess you could say we both had a little extra spring in our step. Full story...

Action raged all weekend long for the photographers and journalists in the Valencia pit lane as four Formula 1 teams launched their new 2010 race cars in less than 24 hours. Full story...

Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) won his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross race of the 2010 season, in front of more than 41,000 fans in San Francisco. Full story...

In a race marked by unusual weather, heavy attrition and a record number of lead changes, Joao Barbosa held off Scott Pruett by 52.303 seconds to win the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race in the No. 9 Action Express Racing Porsche Riley. Full story...

Action raged all weekend long for the photographers and journalists in the Valencia pit lane as four Formula 1 teams launched their new 2010 race cars in less than 24 hours. Full story...

GM Vice President of Design was 9 years old the first time he saw the Cadillac Cyclone concept vehicle at the Philadelphia Auto Show. That was half a century and a lifetime of inspiration ago. Full story...