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The very reliable marketing information firm J.D. Power and Associates has released an important survey on consumer values in the automotive insurance industry. Read more ...

Some details have emerged about what was agreed and discussed in Geneva on Tuesday during FIA president Max Mosley's meeting with FOTA officials. Read more ...

Felipe Massa has issued a swift rejoinder to championship challenger Lewis Hamilton's claim that it will be the Brazilian feeling the brunt of the pressure when his home race at Interlagos crowns the 2008 title. Read more ...

Team McLaren's director Martin Whitmarsh has moved to downplay fears that Lewis Hamilton's championship bid next weekend could be scuppered at the final hurdle by reliability concerns. Read more ...

For 2009, the new F 150 can be ordered in seven different trim levels with three different engines and in three different cab styles that have three different box lengths. When you have decided on the cab and engine, you still have pages of choices to make on everything from interior trim (there are seven levels) to the rear axle ratio. Part of your choice is made easy with specific packages such as the King Ranch or an option group such as the trailer towing grouping. Read more ...

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Over the past year, we've explored the issue of the greenhouse gas emissions produced by automobiles, the efforts made by the various car manufacturers to reduce these emissions as well as the fuel consumption of their products, the various laws passed in the United States and Canada to try to slow global warming and the rise of fuel prices in North America. Read more ...

GMAC's restrictions on retail and wholesale financing threaten the survival of General Motors dealerships in California, a dealer trade group says. Read more ...

Automakers' sales woes and the credit crisis are expected to plague suppliers' third-quarter earnings, analysts say, and the next quarter doesn't look any better. Read more ...

Top engineers from five automakers agreed today that economic turmoil will not curtail their technology development. The engineers from General Motors, Ford Motor Co., Chrysler LLC, BMW AG and Honda RandD Co. Read more ...

While reassuring its dealers that "General Motors is here to stay," the automaker also recently told a group of them that dealer profits may fall about 18 percent this year, according to a Bloomberg report. Read more ...

More drivers are looking to cut commuting times and costs by switching to a scooter – and the new Gilera Nexus 300 is perfect for those with long trips to work.Using a 300cc motor, it’s easily capable of keeping up with motorway traffic, yet can still slice through jams. Read more ...

MINI's forthcoming all-electric vehicle bares all - and we've seen it. Read more ...

Daimler AG's former CEO, Juergen Schrempp, today defended the failed merger with Chrysler as "vital" for Daimler-Benz during testimony in a German state court. Read more ...

Indy Racing League commercial boss Terry Angstadt does not want a struggling economy to deter his sales staff when it comes to attracting sponsors--even though one potential series title sponsor ended talks to join IndyCar. Read more ...

Indicted on Oct. 2 on six counts of federal tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Read more ...

Indicted on Oct. 2 on six counts of federal tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Read more ...

Tire valves from China, already under investigation for their failure rate in the aftermarket, were also used as original equipment by Ford Motor Co., a federal safety agency disclosed this week. Read more ...

Honda Automobile (Thailand), the country's second largest manufacturer and exporter of passenger cars, has begun production at its second plant adjacent to its existing plant in Ayutthaya province. Read more ...

Hyundai Motor plans to start volume production of the i30 hatchback at its new plant in the Czech Republic from next month. Read more ...

Volkswagen has launched the redesigned Bora sedan in China, produced by its joint venture with First Automotive Works. Read more ...