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With Mark Webber a massive 73 points behind his teammate but so far refusing to play a subordinate role to Sebastian Vettel, the 'team orders' issue remains a pertinent one as Red Bull pushes for another drivers' title.

Australian Webber said in India that he has no intention of "pulling over" for the sister RB8, despite rumours a specific points gap laid out in his contract now requires him to support Vettel's charge.

When asked about the issue by SID news agency ahead of this weekend's third-last race of the season in Abu Dhabi, Dr Helmut Marko answered: "We have always said that we appeal to the reason of our drivers.

"And they have in recent weeks demonstrated that they work constructively together, remembering that they must do nothing that is at the expense of the team," he added.

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. (Photo: WRi2)

However, on the record, Webber insists he is driving primarily for himself.

Is that just a reluctance to show weakness?

"Racers have a certain intelligence," Niki Lauda told Bild newspaper. "That was the same for me. If I had no chance to win the title, I was motivated to help my teammate."

"Webber is not going to say that, because he obviously doesn't want to show any weakness. But unless sheer hatred prevails, which isn't the case at Red Bull, you would rather see your own team win than someone else," added the triple world champion.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is quoted by Welt newspaper: "Both of our drivers are experienced enough to know what is at stake for the team."

President Barack Obama's campaign said it will air an Ohio television ad that rebuts what outside observers call a false impression left by Republican challenger Mitt Romney about Chrysler Group LLC moving Jeep production to China.

Reynolds and Reynolds, a leading provider of business management software for auto dealers in North America and Europe, is exploring a sale to private equity that could fetch around $5 billion, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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BMW of North America said it will recall 45,500 of its 7 series luxury sedans from model years 2005-2008 to correct a flaw that could cause a parked vehicle to roll away.

GM and Ford, struggling to reverse growing losses in Europe, will each post plunging third-quarter profits this week as they take different paths to fixing their operations in that economically ravaged region

As the Atlantic's largest-ever tropical storm hit the East Coast, auto dealers closed showrooms, moved cars to higher ground and calculated the effect on October sales.

Spoiler alert: racing results ahead!

Production at GM's Oshawa, Ontario, plant could shut down later today as a strike at Lear cut off supplies of seats used in vehicles assembled there, the Canadian Auto Workers said.

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Steve Fowler travelled to Morocco to put the all-new Range Rover through its paces

Chrysler Group's third-quarter net profit rose 80 percent to $381 million on strong sales of cars and light trucks in North America.

Ford plunged for the second straight year in Consumer Reports' survey of auto reliability and now ranks near the bottom of the annual scorecard. The Ford brand finished 27th out of the 28 brands; Lincoln fell to 26th from 14th.

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The Hot Wheels Chevrolet Camaro has debuted at the SEMA tuning event

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Fiat-controlled Chrysler has boosted third quarter 2012 net profit 80% year on year to $381m from $212m a year ago after sales rose 18% to $15.5bn. Operating profit grew 46% to $706m.

What does the Fiat 500 have in common with the Mini,

Belgian unions are organising a huge demonstration and a European Works Council meeting as they look to react to Ford's announcement it plans to close its Genk plant with the loss of 4,300 jobs.

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Rolls-Royce has updated the Ghost for 2013, with new leather, stereo and boot release

In another minority supplier initiative created by Ford, V. Johnson Enterprises, an affiliate of former NBA star Vinnie Johnson's Piston Group, today said it was forming a joint venture with French supplier Valeo SA.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall of 45,500 BMW 7-series sedans in the 2005-2008 model year range.