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Norbert Haug is not ruling out a return to Formula One.

After more than two decades in the role, Mercedes replaced the 60-year-old German for 2013 with new director Toto Wolff.

With the 'test-gate' pain still fresh, Wolff said this week: "I take my hat off to Norbert, who did the job for 22 years."

Norbert Haug, however, said he has little intention of returning to the days of "150 days in the office and 150 days on the road" per year.

But he also told German newspaper Bild: "I can imagine supporting or helping or advising a small private team."

Norbert Haug did not specify if he was referring to formula one, DTM or another series.

He did, however, want to emphasise his role in Mercedes' current run of success in F1.

"My successor Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda are doing a really good job, for sure," said the German.

But Haug also hinted that the old guard, including Michael Schumacher, might also be able to claim a slice of the glory.

"The car was made by Ross Brawn and his team of engineers since the middle of last year, as success in formula one has a long lead time," said Haug.

"For the Silver Arrows it was three years; for Red Bull it was five."

Photo: Mercedes AMG F1 Team

Canadian auto sales in June rose 1.3 percent to 171,608 vehicles, with the Detroit 3 reporting double-digit volume sales gains for pickup trucks, while deliveries of sedans and other passenger cars fell 5 percent.

IHS said its purchase of R.L. Polk, which provides automotive data and marketing services, should be finalized the week of July 15.

BMW Group's manufacturing operation in the United States will get a new leader as part of a management shuffle effective Nov. 1, the company said today.

If you consider yourself a fan of all things with two wheels, then you have certainly heard about the BMW Motorrad Days event in Germany, which is now entering its 13th year.

Chrysler Group said today it will recall about 560,000 vehicles, most of them for possibly malfunctioning active restraint headrests. Most of the affected vehicles are in the United States.

Chrysler Group is recalling 840,000 vehicles in the United States and other countries, mostly for active-restraint head rests that are possibly flawed.

World Rally racer Petter Solberg beat out Sébastien Loeb and Colin McRae to win the 2003 Cyprus Rally in his Subaru Impreza STI rally car.

2013 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 4x4

The Toyota Tundra doesn't compare to big trucks from Ford, Ram, or General Motors.

May 21, 2013, about 1271 miles. The Toyota Tundra doesn't compare to a Ford F-150, GMC Sierra 1500 or Ram 1500. This has proven to be one segment Toyota that simply can't crack, even though the Tundra has much of the qualities of American trucks. Like the Tundra of the past, it's still a between-size vehicle, only more like a commercial-grade heavy-duty grade truck than a light-duty personal pickup, It's a big, lumbering torquey V-8-powered tool, the kind of vehicle that holds no charms for me unless I need to move or haul something, and I didn't this week. To me, the low-rent interior makes more sense than spending fifty-thou ... yee-gads, it's $40,000? Where? How? No wonder Toyota dealers can't move these.

Photo Gallery: 2013 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 4x4 - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine

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A million JK Wranglers produced so far? This was one of the more surprising statistics reported by Autoweek recently.

Many of the cars released in the years immediately following the conclusion of WWII were lightly massaged prewar models.

If you're going to be in the Boston area at the end of July and want to see some great classic cars, head on over to the Misselwood Estate in the North Shore town of Beverly, Mass.

2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel: Baseball Journey

Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie -- and Diesel?

I don't usually go in for follow-ups and sequels. Blues Brothers 2000? Sacriledge. The Star Wars prequels? I stopped after Episode One. The Datsuns' Outta Sight, Outta Mind? Nowhere as invigorating as the band's debut album. That said, when I was given a chance to relive a weekend spent out on the road, visiting baseball stadiums, salivating over freshly baked apple pies, and downing a hot dog (or several), I was willing to make an exception.

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Political unrest in Egypt temporarily shut a carmaker's sales subsidiary today, but has not affected business at dealerships, according to some of the automakers operating in the country.

Political unrest in Egypt temporarily shut a carmaker's sales subsidiary but has not affected business at dealerships, according to some of the automakers operating in the country.

BMW, General Motors and Toyota have had to temporarily shut down all or parts of their operations in Egypt because of political unrest in the country.

BMW, General Motors and Toyota have had to temporarily shut down all or parts of their operations in Egypt because of political unrest in the country.

AutoNation, the largest auto dealership group in the United States, said today that its new-vehicle unit sales rose 10 percent in June from a year ago.

Daimler's Mercedes-Benz posted a half year record with sales of 694,433 vehicles (+6.4%) to the end of June 2013. June sales up 8.3% to 131,609 units also set a record thanks to 16% growth in China.

Ford has just produced a one-of-a-kind U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT. This unique Mustang features an exterior design inspired by the 60th anniversary of the U.S.