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Exactly two weeks ago, Autoblog Green reported that Porsche was planning to use an F1-style Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) to improve fuel economy across its entire range without sacrificing performance. However, a high-level source just responded by qualifying the project as ''nonsense''.

PHOENIX, Arizona - Heat waves shimmering off the hot tarmac, a group of automotive media gathered at Firehawk raceway watched two identical Honda Civics free-roll down gigantic Hot Wheels-style ramps. Since we're here to learn about the newest Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 low rolling-resistance tire, we're only marginally surprised to see the Ecopia-clad Civic coast to a stop about 25 metres further than the vehicle clad in conventional Bridgestone Turanza tires.

Briton Dan Wheldon collected a cool $2.5 million for winning the Indianapolis 500 last Sunday.

Volkswagen is and always will be proud of their GTI -- and with reason. The Beetle may have put the people's car on the map, but the GTI brought the brand to everyone's lips.

A report from the Associated Press states that Fiat opened discussion with the federal and Ontarian governments in hopes of acquiring the 1.7% stake in Chrysler they received during the bailout initiative in 2009.

After eight years without a major redesign, we're pretty sure no one will sob and wave their handkerchief when they'll see Chevy's Aveo leave its retirement party. Problematic build quality, lacklustre fuel economy and an arguable lack of competitiveness sealed the car's fate way back in 2004, despite constant yet insignificant improvements.bien qu'insignifiantes.

Bahrain is ready to host a formula one race, the chairman of the island Kingdom's grand prix circuit declared on Tuesday.

The pole sitter at the recent Indy 500, Canadian Alex Tagliani, will compete in August to the NAPA 200 Auto Parts in Montreal, thanks to the support from the Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Quebec Dealers.

You know, there are very few car companies who could pull off a stunt like this. Really, could you see a Honda Fit with Gene Simon's face paint? Or a Nissan Versa with Paul Stanley's ruby red lips across the front grille?

Audi is set to present the A1 clubsport quattro at the 30th edition of the Wörthersee Tour, a major meeting for Audi, Seat, Skoda and VW fans which takes place from June 1 to 4, 2011. This one-off model is a track-eating beast designed to rival the top performance cars in the world.

French rally driver Sebastien Loeb cancelled out an overnight deficit of 47.7s to Citroen team-mate Sebastien Ogier to win Rally Argentina for the sixth time in his career.

Audi green light for small electric car, reviving legendary badge and set for Frankfurt show debut

Renault has appointed Carlos Tavares, Nissan's top executive for the Americas since 2009, as its new chief operating officer.

Renault has appointed Carlos Tavares, Nissan's top executive for the Americas regions, as its new chief operating officer. Tavares will assume his new duties by July 1, Renault statement.

Volkswagen is to formalize its offer for German truckmaker MAN in the coming days, marking another milestone in the German automaker's bid for global dominance.

A string of bad luck that spooked the market in May is expected to fade away in time for the 2011 sales recovery to get back on track later this summer.

Renault has tapped Carlos Tavares, Nissan's top executive for the Americas region, as second in command to CEO Carlos Ghosn, media reports said.

Mark Reuss, 47, president of GM North America, says the automaker has a prime opportunity to get new customers into GM vehicles.

Chrysler Group wants its Tier One suppliers to earmark 10 percent of their purchasing budget for minority vendors. As part of the initiative, Chrysler will identify 100 suppliers that should be doing a significantly better job.

California Superstores, a new dealership group owned largely by a New York hedge fund, is buying up former Chrysler Group dealerships and at least one existing store in California.