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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has no fear of a possible alliance between Fiat and General Motors's Opel brand, a PSA board director said. Full story...

New GT TDI diesel coupé uses Golf GTD engine to offer improved economy and lower emissions

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Suzuki Motor Corp escaped a loss in the final quarter thanks to growth in its main Indian market, but forecast an 87 percent drop in profit this year citing slumping global demand and a stronger yen. Full story...

GMAC LLC may receive a $7.5 billion infusion from the U.S. government as early as this week, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition, citing unnamed sources. Full story...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- The Porsche and Piech families will hold a stake of about 45 percent to 55 percent in an entity to be formed from a planned merger between Volkswagen and Porsche, according to a German weekly magazine. Full story...

Leaders of Italy's major engineering unions will meet their counterparts in Germany next week as anger seethes in the Mediterranean nation over Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's plan to merge Fiat, Opel and Chrysler into a new global giant carmaker. Full story...

Leaders of Italy's major engineering unions will meet their counterparts in Germany next week as anger seethes in the Mediterranean nation over Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's plans to merge Fiat, Opel and Chrysler into a new global giant carmaker. Full story...

Germany has a plan to protect the assets of carmaker Opel from creditors if its U.S. parent General Motors is forced into bankruptcy next month, German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said. Full story...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- The Porsche and Piech families will hold about 45 percent to 55 percent stake in an entity to be formed from a planned merger between Volkswagen and Porsche, according to a German weekly magazine, citing sources. Full story...

Looking at the new Lincoln MKT, it's hard to tell that it's largely derived from the Ford Flex. Apart from the dimensions, the MKT shares no part of its body with its cousin. The platform is the same as are the drive trains, but the resemblance ends there. Full story...

Mazda's compact 3 is currently the bestselling car so far this year. With good clearance deals on remaining 2009s, Canadian car buyers feel that although a brand-new model was about to hit showrooms, the old Mazda3 was still a good car. Full story...

Ford is launching an aggressive eight-month consumer grassroots test drive tour as part of the Fiesta Movement, the company's social media campaign to build awareness for the new Fiesta launching next year. Full story...

This season is showing all the signs of becoming Noryuki Haga's year. The veteran and ever popular and spectacular rider is enjoying his best start to a season ever, picking up anything left by rookie Ben Spies as well as winning every time the kid screws the pooch, which happens often. Full story...

The weekend at Monza could visibly have ended with a double-header for American rider Ben Spies (Yamaha), but a silly gas shortage in the last corner of the last lap of the first race cost him the perfect score. Full story...

TORONTO - Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) today announced pricing for the 2010 Forester, including the new PZEV (Partial Zero Emission Vehicle) that joins the award-winning Forester lineup for the new model year. The Forester PZEV joins the Legacy and Outback PZEV models in providing drivers with a way to enjoy the power and confidence of Subaru's Symmetrical full-time All-Wheel Drive vehicles while significantly reducing emissions. Full story...

Looking at the new Lincoln MKT, it's hard to tell that it's largely derived from the Ford Flex. Apart from the dimensions, the MKT shares no part of its body with its cousin. The platform is the same as are the drive trains, but the resemblance ends there. Full story...

Spins, tangles and crashes are part of motor racing. They happen every race weekend, whether it is on a superspeedway, a Grand Prix track or a street circuit in Europe. Full story...

Spins, tangles and crashes are part of motor racing. They happen every race weekend, whether it is on a superspeedway, a Grand Prix track or a street circuit in Europe. Full story...

Stefano Domenicali has admitted he would consider his position as Ferrari principal if he thought it would pull the Italian team out of its crisis. Full story...

KERS - the controversial Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems - may be compulsory for all teams and drivers in formula one next year. Full story...