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Sauber Motorsport Formula 1 team has signed up the 19-year-old Mexican Esteban Gutièrrez as its Formula 1 test and reserve driver for 2011. Full story...

DJ Kennington won the Komatsu 300 presented at the Riverside International Speedway in Nova Scotia and took over the lead atop the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship. Full story...

Canada is a vast nation of opportunity and prosperity; it would seem that Toyota has finally figured that out. Later this month, Toyota will be launching its Scion division in Canada. As in the US, Scion will stand on its own, independent of its Toyota parent. Full story...

It's all your fault. It's because of wealthy people like you that luxury brands like Mercedes-Benz builds high-dollar supercars like the new SLS AMG. What are we normal people supposed to do? Do you really think printing a picture of the car with the sentence "my new goal in life" and sticking it on the fridge enough for us? Full story...

Essen, Germany - Mazda has broken a world record with its cult roadster MX-5, and entered the Guinness Book of World Records(tm). On 18 September 2010, 459 officially recognised vehicles formed the longest continuous MX-5 parade of all time at the grounds of the UNESCO Zollverein World Heritage site in Essen - clearly breaking the former world record of 249 vehicles set in New Zealand. Full story...

Ten days ahead of the official unveil at the Paris Motor Show the sun starts to rise for the dawn of Lotus' new era - the Elite will redefine "modern classic". So here it is, the Lotus Elite, the first taste of what's to come from Lotus in the future. Look up elegant in the dictionary and you'll find variations on the following 1. dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour, 2. superb taste in design, style and 3. something elegant; the ultimate refinement. Full story...

Modena, September 20, 2010. The new Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale will be the fastest, lightest and most powerful car in the Maserati range when it goes on sale in the first quarter of 2011. Full story...

BMW will give its new 6 series coupe a more classically elegant form than the bullish appearance of the existing car. The new-generation 6 series will debut later this month at the Paris auto show as a concept very close to the production car. Full story...

Volkswagen AG will decide on cooperation with GAZ Group by the end of the year, Volkswagen's general director for Russia said. Full story...

Here's a brief run-down of reports available in our research store that caught our eye over the past week or so... Full story...

Fiat unions want Ihe carmaker to provide job guarantees and give workers a greater say in company policy to win their support of Fiat's efforts to boost productivity in Italy. Full story...

Saab is to show an all-electric version of its 9-3 in Paris - the Saab 9-3 ePower. Full story...

Global demand for heavy commercial vehicles exceeded 1.7m units during the first six months of the 2010 calendar year, an increase of nearly 50% from the comparable period in 2009, according to market data firm Polk. Full story...

Renault bought Samsung Motors to gain a foothold in the Korean market - but the company's highly advanced and flexible plant is bringing many more benefits. Mark Bursa reports from Busan. Full story...

First Look: BMW Concept 6 Series Coupe

Yet another look at the future 6 Series.

Sorry, BMW; we're going to have to blog about this -- the first look at the all-new 6 Series coupe is destined to be revealed under the bright lights of the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

Photo Gallery: BMW Concept 6 Series Coupe - 2010 Paris Auto Show - Automobile Magazine

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First Look: BMW Concept 6 Series Coupe

Yet another look at the future 6 Series.

Sorry, BMW; we're going to have to blog about this -- the first look at the all-new 6 Series coupe is destined to be revealed under the bright lights of the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

Photo Gallery: BMW Concept 6 Series Coupe - 2010 Paris Auto Show - Automobile Magazine

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PSA and Renault want to finish paying back the 3 billion euro ($3.93 billion) loans the French state granted each of them to help them through the crisis as soon as possible. Full story...

An executive at Daimler AG's U.K. truck unit was arrested by police as part of a cartel probe by British antitrust regulators. Ian Jones, the head of the U.K. Mercedes-Benz truck division, was detained by police earlier this week. Full story...

Hyundai aims to boost its car sales in Russia by 27 percent to 75,000 units this year from a year earlier, with the launch of its flagship Sonata sedan in the fourth quarter Full story...

VW plans to bring back the $85,000 Phaeton to the U.S., where the sedan flopped and was withdrawn in 2006, as part of the German carmaker's aim of tripling its share of the world's second-largest market by 2018. Full story...