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Jaime Alguersuari has backed his Toro Rosso teammate but acknowledged that Sebastien Buemi's race seat might be in doubt for the 2011 season. Full story...

Banff, Alberta -- The all-new 2011 VW Touareg is an SUV rendered in a format that hits all the hot buttons of today's upscale SUV buyer; buttons like fuel efficiency, refinement, interior amenities, and flexible and useful seating and cargo capacity. Full story...

According to Italian reports, staff changes as the result of Ferrari's failed championship campaign in 2010 are on the horizon. Full story...

Team Canada won two of the four world titles at the Rotax Max Karting Challenge Grand Finals held in Italy a week ago in Italy. Full story...

Bloomberg reported this week that the Barack Obama administration has bought almost a fourth of all GM and Ford hybrid vehicles sold since he took office, thereby artificially boosting hybrid sales numbers. The question now is: how popular exactly are these vehicles on the American market? Full story...

Russian Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov has revealed that fans of Ferrari and Fernando Alonso littered his official Facebook page with insults and abuse. Full story...

Today, Auto123 takes you to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art! Full story...

Tickets to the 2011 Honda Indy Toronto are now on sale to the general public, a full eight months before the flagship event is set to take place. Full story...

In an interview with British magazine Autosport, BMW's director of motorsport Mario Theissen said the car manufacturer will enter six cars in the DTM in 2012. Full story...

According to reports, oil giant Shell is expected to take over the sponsoring of Helio Castroneves' Penske car next May as the Brazilian will attempt to earn his fourth Indy 500 victory. Full story...

For my third instalment of Audi's Electromobility Strategy, I was given the opportunity to briefly drive the very enticing Audi A1 e-tron. For starters, the A1 is an all-new subcompact product from Audi and it is making some serious waves. It's really no mystery as to why this little car has many excited; it's quite the looker, it's got Audi DNA flowing through its veins and, from what I can tell, will be a fine drive as well. Full story...

Honda, Mazda and Fuji Heavy Industries suspended business travel to South Korea, citing tensions after North Korea shelled its southern neighbor. Full story...

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt, an innovative plug-in hybrid, got not one but three different mileage ratings from the U.S. EPA on Wednesday. Full story...

Ford, seeking to regain an investment-grade credit rating, reduced its debt by more than $1.9 billion by paying investors in its convertible debt to exchange their notes for shares. Full story...

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt, an innovative plug-in hybrid, got not one but three different mileage ratings from the U.S. EPA today. On electricity alone, the Volt achieves the equivalent of 93 mpg. Full story...

Fiat SpA will unveil details of its investment plan for the historic Mirafiori plant in Turin at a key meeting with union representatives on Friday. Full story...

The McLaren MP4-12C sports car will have a sticker price of between $230,000 and $250,000 when it goes on sale in the United States about a year from now. Full story...

Take a closer look at the McLaren MP4-12C sports car with AutoWeek editor Wes Raynal and Anthony Joseph from McLaren-North America. Full story...

Ford of Britain says rises in domestic capacity - particularly from huge Chinese capability as well as neighbouring Russia's desire to emulate it - will be an increasing feature of the automotive landscape. Full story...

BMW and Mercedes-Benz will shorten Christmas breaks at their factories because of surging demand for new models. Full story...