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Canadian driver Lance Stroll enjoyed quite a year in 2014, despite having just moved on from karting.

Driving for Prema Powerteam, he secured 10 wins and 14 podium finishes in only 17 starts to grab the title in his rookie season.

Stroll, who will turn 16 next week, took the time to acknowledge how much his team helped him throughout the year, before moving to his next challenge: the European F3 championship.

Lance Stroll, Italian F4 Championship (Photo: Prema Power team)

"I believe we had great preparation from everyone. Prema couldn't have made a better car and as well they thought me many things over the winter testing that made me come to the first race more prepared than ever.

"Ferrari driver academy supported me very well during the season. Not only in one particular aspect but many: physically, mentally and as well at the track with Luca (Baldisserri, head of the programme) and Franck (Francesco Pon, technical director).

"Next year I expect mainly more competition from all the drivers since it's FIA Formula 3 European Championship and it's quite a high level of formula car racing."

New Ford CEO Mark Fields, with the renewed backing of Executive Chairman Bill Ford and the company's board, has committed the automaker to a multiyear, multibillion-dollar overhaul of Lincoln that includes a significant investment in a new premium...

GM persuaded a federal appeals court to uphold the dismissal of a $3 billion lawsuit in which Spyker accused it of derailing a plan to sell the Swedish automaker Saab to a Chinese company.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could find it tough to meet its 2014 profit guidance and may cut forecasts when it reports quarterly results next week as slowly recovering North America profit margins may fail to fully offset weakness in Europe and Latin...

The agency that botched a campaign to publicize a potentially lethal Takata airbag defect affecting 7.8 million U.S. cars is reviewing its safety culture, according to a senior Obama administration official.

Ford has rejected a proposal to invest in engine plants in Windsor, Ontario, and decided to put the money in Mexico as the automaker originally planned, the head of Canada's autoworkers' union said.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will brief members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee next week on the agency's investigation and recalls of Takata airbags.

News 24 Oct, 2014

Tesla's Model 3 compact executive car will lead a new range of smaller electric models to take the fight to BMW and Audi

Opinion 27 Oct, 2014

VW's employees are busier, cleverer and hungrier than we thought, says columnist Mike Rutherford

Gentex has posted net income for the third quarter of 2014 up 30% to US$72m, compared with net income of US$56m in the third quarter of 2013.3.

News 24 Oct, 2014

Lotus has bitten the bullet and is set to offer an automatic gearbox in its Exige S track car

Former Group 1 and RML Automotive executive David Hult will become the next COO of Asbury Automotive Group Inc. as the public retailer expands a used-car store initiative and looks to grow through acquisitions.

News 24 Oct, 2014

Audi poised to ditch endurance racing and touring cars in favour of assault on F1 from 2016

If I had to think of one adjective to describe this week's autobiz news, 'interesting' is as good a fit as any. Bit of this, bit of that.

Ford Motor Company on Friday (24 October) reported 2014 third quarter pre-tax profit down $1.4bn year on year to $1.2bn though it was nonetheless the automaker's 21st consecutive profitable quarter.

News 24 Oct, 2014

The clocks go back at 2am on Sunday 26th of October. Protect cyclists and pedestrians with these winter road safety tips

News 24 Oct, 2014

New spyshots show the next BMW X5 M with a mild disguise while BMW releases a teaser video showing this and new X6 M

It's as if the Cold War never went away.

Lear, which supplies auto seats and electrical power systems, today reported a 24 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by a rise in global vehicle production.