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After years of breakneck growth at home, China's parts makers are starting to reinvent themselves as global suppliers. No longer content with shipping parts to North America, Chinese suppliers are acquiring U.S. Full story...

With a little help from his powerful friends, Vinod Khosla is out to reinvent the internal combustion engine. Full story...

Chrysler Group is scrapping its Five Star dealer reward program in favor of cash incentives meant to encourage dealers to improve customer service, management and facilities. Full story...

A hybrid variant is the cost of entry in the mid-sized sedan segment these days. Hyundai is joining the fray with the next stage of hybrid technology, both in terms of battery power and in how the power is delivered to the wheels. Full story...

VW has just reaffirmed its plans to deploy electric vehicles in the United States and Canada. Full story...

In summing up his presentation introducing Canadian journalists to the Honda CR-Z, Jerry Chenkin, Executive Vice-President of Honda Canada exclaimed: "Honda spirit is back." That spirit is born out of three pillars that underpin all Honda development: Environment, Technology and Motorsport. Full story...

Dani Pedrosa (Honda) dominated the field, winning a two-part race after a red flag interrupted the festivities after nine laps. The really big news is clearly Vale's fighting fourth place, six weeks after a double fracture to the right leg. He narrowly missed the podium, losing third place to Casey Stoner (Ducati) on the last corner of the race. Full story...

The Honda NSX is everything but unremarkable. At ease downtown or on the legendary Nürbürgring track, in Germany, everybody gets its own perception of the car. Full story...

With half the season now gone, Pedro de la Rosa admits he is not sure what he will be doing in 2011. Full story...

Former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will be contesting the Brickyard 400 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup on the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway next weekend. Auto123.com had the chance to speak with him about this race. Full story...

With an emphasis on efficient performance, the all-new 2011 Honda CR-Z introduces a sleek two-passenger coupe design with quick, sporty handling to the gasoline-electric hybrid segment. The exterior's distinctive "one-motion" wedge form originates from its low-slung hood to form a broad forward stance. The interior offers a high-tech appearance and ergonomically intuitive controls. Well equipped, the CR- Z demonstrates Honda's commitment to safety in the design and construction. Full story...

Series leader and pole sitter J.K. Vernay (Sam Schmidt) extended his leadership atop the Indy Lights Series standings by winning the Toronto 100. Full story...

I'm sitting in the stands waiting for the start of Ford Press Conference at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show with some colleagues. We're talking about Ford's products and about how some of them have simply missed their mark; namely, the Five Hundred and Freestyle. Although they were decent vehicles to drive, they lacked more than "je ne sais quoi". Full story...

The first race of Seat Leon Eurocup in Brands Hatch saw an very scary accident. Fortnately, and miraculously, no one was injured. Full story...

At the wheel of their Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, Canadians Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard won this past weekend's New England Forest Rally (Maine), the last round of the 2010 Rally America season. Full story...

Vitaly Petrov is currently being left out of talks about being Robert Kubica's Renault teammate in 2011. Full story...

We're already launching our third contest following the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. After giving away Red Bull caps signed by Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, we're now offering fans an opportunity to win a Lotus polo shirt signed by the three drivers of the Lotus Racing Team (Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and Fairuz Fauz) and Technical Director Mike Gascoyne! See you next Monday for the upcoming contest! Full story...

According to Bernie Ecclestone, formula one could survive "without Monaco". Full story...

Dean Stoneman and Philipp Eng are the winners of both Formula 2 rounds presented this week-end at Brands Hatch. Championship rivals Stoneman and Jolyon Palmer collided in race 2. Full story...

Dietrich Mateschitz has dismissed the Silverstone front wing affair as "much too dramatised", declaring that Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel still have equal chances to win the 2010 world championship. Full story...