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The 2013 Race Of Champions will be held at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium on December 14-15.

Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium. (Photo: Race of Champions)

The end-of-season competition, held every year since 1988, brings together the world's greatest drivers from motor sport's main disciplines - including Formula 1, world rally, touring cars, Le Mans, MotoGP, IndyCar and the X-Games - and sets them free to battle head-to-head in identical machinery.

Recent Race Of Champions hosts include the Stade de France in Paris (2004-2006), London's Wembley Stadium (2007-2008), Beijing's ‘Bird's Nest' Olympic Stadium (2009) and Düsseldorf's ESPRIT arena (2010-2011).

Now, ROC is making its second consecutive appearance in Bangkok.

This year's racing action will begin with the ROC Nations Cup on Saturday December 14, followed by the individual Race Of Champions on Sunday December 15.

Romain Grosjean, winner in 2012. (Photo: Race of Champions)

Tesla Motors rose the most in seven weeks after a Dougherty and Company analyst more than doubled her price target for the electric-car maker, a day after Goldman Sachs Group said the shares may fall.

2013 Mini Cooper S Paceman All4

The Paceman is another oddball car from Mini that blurs the lines between segments.

I find myself oddly attracted to the Paceman. In theory, I should hate this car, because not only is it part of the near-heretical brand extension that is the Countryman crossover, it is also the oxymoronic coupe SUV. And yet I love the overall form factor and the design details. Thanks to the daringly sloped roofline, rearward visibility isn't great, yet the cabin is still surprisingly light and airy even so.

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Toyota Division is expanding its "Let's Go Places" advertising theme with experiential marketing events at family-friendly music, art and food festivals across America this summer.

More EU countries could join France in blocking registrations of new Daimler vehicles using a banned refrigerant after European governments agreed to take action against the carmaker.

In a rain-soaked race at Silverstone Circuit for the British Grand Prix,

Production of Infiniti's electric car has been delayed in hopes of implementing more sophisticated technology into the vehicle, an executive said earlier this month.

Mike Cairns, chief engineer for

2014 GMC Sierra 1500 First Drive

More of the same.

Full-size pickup trucks are, by far, General Motors' most important products. The 2014 GMC Sierra and its twin, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, will net the automaker approximately $10,000 in profit per sale. Given the enormous profits on the line and the loyalty of truck buyers, it's easy to see why GM hasn't deviated from its proven pickup truck formula this time around.

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We'll be the first to admit it: It feels pretty good to hop behind the wheel of a tail-happy car, find a nice, open bit of tarmac and give it just enough gas to get those rear tires sliding. Responsibly, of course.

A delegation from Beijing Automotive Group, or BAIC traveled to Fisker's facilities in California over the weekend, China Daily is reporting is reporting.

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At last, it's possible to collect all the major hero cars from the 1998 John Frankenheimer cult classic

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Critics of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who opposed the agency's single-director structure lost a big battle yesterday as the U.S. Senate confirmed Richard Cordray as the CFPB's first permanent director.

Volkswagen is bringing back the yellow-and-black

The bankrupt arm of Swedish automaker Saab Automobile AB in the United States has gained court approval of a plan to liquidate and pay back creditors, effectively ending its bankruptcy.

Ford said on Monday that it would recall its 2013 Fusion,

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