To really to no surprise, veteran driver Takuma Sato will remain with AJ Foyt squad for the upcoming 2014 IndyCar season.
The former Formula One driver earned his first series win in Long Beach this year, giving Foyt its first victory in 11 years, and went on to claim pole position in Houston.
Meanwhile, the team also announced that engineer Don Halliday and performance engineer Raul Prados will also remain with the team.
Sato is scheduled to test with the team at Sebring on Wednesday.
2014 IndyCar line-up (Confirmed drivers)
AJ Foyt Racing (Honda)
Takuma Sato
Andretti Autosport (Honda)
Marco Andretti/Carlos Munoz/James Hinchcliffe/Ryan Hunter-Reay
Bryan Herta Autosport (Honda)
Tba
Chip Ganassi Racing (Chevy)
Scott Dixon/Tony Kanaan/Ryan Briscoe/Charlie Kimball
Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
Tba/tba
Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevy)
Ed Carpenter (ovals)/Mike Conway (road/street)
KV Racing (Chevy)
Sebastien Bourdais/tba
Panther Racing (Chevy)
Tba
Rahal Letterman Racing (Honda)
Graham Rahal/tba
Sarah Fisher Hartman (Honda)
Josef Newgarden
Schmidt Peterson (Honda)
Mikhail Aleshin/Simon Pagenaud
Team Penske (Chevy)
Juan Pablo Montoya/Helio Castroneves/Will Power
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| Juan-Pablo Montoya, Team Penske. (Photo: Mike Finnegan) |
Kia Motors America will unveil an all-new concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. The vehicle was penned by the company's design studio in California.
Few details have been released so far. We know that it will be a 2+2 sports car, and Kia promises head-turning looks along with an exciting driving experience, both on the road and the track.
Stay tuned.
Source : thenewsmarket.com
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From GMM
Kimi Raikkonen has still not received all of the money he is owed by Lotus.
Towards the end of the season, and just before he set off for back surgery that meant he missed the last two races of 2013, the Finn revealed he has not been paid "one euro" by the Enstone based team this year.
Raikkonen said he almost called a halt to his Lotus career before the race in Abu Dhabi, saying at the time: "I came here only because hopefully we found an understanding on the certain issues we have been having."
But then he missed Austin and Brazil, ostensibly only because of his back surgery.
Team owner Gerard Lopez, whose Lotus outfit has been waiting for a crucial buy-in deal by the investment group Quantum, has now revealed that Raikkonen is in fact still owed some money.
Asked if Lotus has paid the Ferrari-bound Finn in full, he is quoted by Finland's
MTV3: "Not entirely.
"Some of it, yes, we reached an agreement on the payment in Abu Dhabi," added Lopez.
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| Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus. (Photo: WRi2) |
It has been reported that Lotus remains deeply in debt, with some employees and suppliers going unpaid.
Gerard Lopez acknowledged: "There have been delays. But the amounts that I have heard (in the media) are completely ridiculous. I will not go into detail, other than to say that the amounts we owe are not big. We will pay, just as we always have done."
General Motors, which acquired Saab in 2000, announced plans to eliminate the brand from its operations on December 18th, 2009.
Hit hard by the recession earlier that year, GM officially put Saab on sale in February. Dutch-based automaker Spyker Cars made a bid, but GM ended talks in December due to deadline problems, and later announced that Saab would be eliminated the following year if it failed to secure a buyer before the close of 2009.
Yet, on January 26th, 2010, GM officials confirmed that they had come to an agreement with Spyker. The transaction did little to resurrect the agonizing Saab, which again changed owners in 2012 (NEVS).
Now, there is hope on the horizon. The Trollhättan plant is still open, and a new production model -- the 220-horsepower Saab 9-3 -- rolled out on December 2nd, 2013.
Source : wikipedia.org
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Ford is taking its dealership training program worldwide. It is part of the automakers' ongoing effort to improve customer service and increase buyer loyalty.
Toyota will be back in the Super Bowl in 2014, this time to help launch the brand's redesigned Highlander mid-sized crossover.
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GM will raise sticker prices on the next-generation Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe by $1,000 to $3,000 when the big SUVs go on sale in the spring.
Acura is following Dodge's Ron Burgundy act with some comedic commercials tailor-made to go viral.
Peugeot's new 308 is a key model for a company facing challenging times. Dave Leggett took it for a drive and heard from Peugeot about an industrial strategy that has involved major investment in new product.
Brian Fulton has been promoted to vice president in charge of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA.
The board member leading Microsoft's search for a new chief executive expects an appointment to be made early next year, the first time the company's board has been so specific on timing.
Volvo will pull the wraps off a concept at the Detroit auto show to illustrate the direction of styling for the redesigned 2015 XC90 crossover.
A few weeks ago, the NHTSA issued a recall for
A top UAW official said the union wants to eliminate the two-tier wage system that pays new automotive workers at a lower rate than veterans.
Nissan hopes its revived Datsun brand will lure Russian buyers who might have bought used cars.
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