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Land Rover's tie-up with Victoria Beckham, announced at the unveil of the Evoque small Range Rover, could be a defining moment for the brand, managing director Phil Popham believes. Full story...

Car sales in India are set to rise 12 percent to 13 percent in 2010-2011 on the back of an expanding economy, but rising interest rates and commodity prices remain a worry, an industry body said on Thursday. Full story...

Faurecia has signed a partnership with the privately held parent of Chinese carmaker Geely and its main supplier, Limin, as it ramps up exposure to the world's biggest car market. Full story...

The weak euro is a blessing for the German auto industry and the best stimulus program it could wish for. For years, the weak dollar has hit the profits of BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. Take a look at the cars in the "for sale" sections in U.S. Full story...

Valentino Rossi climbed back on a race bike today, less than five weeks after breaking two major bones in his right leg. Vale did not issue a statement after the 26 lap test, but Yamaha did report that his leg felt weak but OK, and that the Dr. reported some pain in his shoulder. Full story...

Volvo could enter the WTCC championship in 2011. The Swedish manufacturer will enter a C30 at Brands Hatch and Okayama this year. Full story...

Formula 1's Safety Car rules have been tweaked in the wake of the Valencia European Grand Prix controversy. Full story...

In a brief ceremony Thursday at Silverstone, the Ferrari Gestione Sportiva's new logo was revealed to the press in the run up to the British Grand Prix, the tenth round of the Formula 1 World Championship. Full story...

After announcing that Tomas Scheckter would drive the No.24 Dallara Honda in Toronto, team Dreyer & Reinbold has now confirmed that J.R. Hildebrand will take over at both the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Infineon Raceway events. Full story...

Small is quickly becoming the new big, and Gordon Murray Design is delving into the trend. The Surrey-based company is aiming to be a world authority in vehicle design, and they've pulled talented designers and engineers together to create a new kind of 'city car' called the T.25. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz is setting the new standard in armoured patrol vehicles showing the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle 6.X CONCEPT at the recent EUROSATORY 2010 event. Full story...

Kristiansund (Norway) - Mercedes-AMG is accepting the challenges of motoring of the future: the SLS AMG E-CELL is evidence of the state-of-the-art development of an exciting super sports car featuring a zero-emission high-tech drive. Boasting a power output of 392 kW and 880 Nm of torque, the technology vehicle from AMG is able to offer exceptional performance. Full story...

Citroen Junior Team driver Sebastien Ogier is considering an offer from Ford team boss Malcolm Wilson to switch manufacturers and drive a Ford Fiesta in next year's World Rally Championship. Full story...

Canadian race car driver Bruno Spengler, a factory driver for Mercedes in DTM, gives readers of Auto123.com his personal impressions each month. Full story...

IndyCar team Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and veteran driver Tomas Scheckter will once again be reunited, this time on the streets of Toronto next week. Full story...

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced today that continuing strong customer demand for all models has resulted in record production at the company's manufacturing plant in Goodwood, West Sussex, England. Full story...

LOS ANGELES - In 1982, Knight Rider stormed on to American television with Michael Knight and his talking vehicular sidekick, the Knight Industries Two Thousand, or 'KITT.' - if you prefer. NavTones(tm), the leading independent provider of celebrity and branded voices for GPS navigation systems, announces today the release of their exclusive KITT GPS Voice for Garmin nuvi portable navigation devices and the new Android-powered Garminfone from T-Mobile USA. Full story...

Adrian Sutil has declared his interest in completing Renault's formula one driver lineup for 2011. Full story...

Hours after French team ART Grand Prix issued a press release stating that they were withdrawing their bid to enter Formula 1 in 2011, the American-based Cypher Group has submitted an official application to join the Formula 1 grid next year, after confirming a tie-up with driver Jonathan Summerton. Full story...

Christian Horner has warned Red Bull's rivals that the exhaust system of the RB6 car is not a silver bullet. Full story...