Bertrand Baguette has told a Belgian daily that his chances of securing a role with the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2010 stand at "96 per cent".
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Not a lot of changes are in store for Volvo's highly popular XC90 crossover for 2010. This highly versatile rig gains additional practicality, with the addition of a third row seat as standard equipment across the model line-up rather than as an option. And that line-up is broken into three distinct trim levels with adjusted lists of standard equipment for 2010.
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Ford officials announced Jamie Allison, a 22-year company veteran with experience in engineering, product planning and marketing, has been named director, Ford North America Motorsports, effective January 1, 2010.
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Lada Sport driver Jaap van Lagen broke his collarbone during a work out on his mountain bike last Saturday.
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Chrysler Group may challenge the constitutionality of the dealer-arbitration bill signed by President Barack Obama, CEO Sergio Marchionne said today. The legislation would require General Motors Co.
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Volvo is bringing another battery-powered electric C30 to the Detroit auto show in January.
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Dana Holding Corp.'s sale of its structural products business to Mexico's Metalsa S.A. de C.V. frees the Maumee, Ohio, supplier of a unit that required increasingly large cash investments.
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Gary Convis,the former Toyota executive who led Dana Holdings Corp. as CEO for eight months, will retire as the supplier's vice chairman effective Dec. 31. The 67-year-old also will resign from the company's board.
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Opel labor leader Klaus Franz said talks with General Motors Co.'s management over a plan for the future of its European unit should be finished by mid-February.
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John Bozzella, Chrysler Group's top Washington lobbyist and its chief negotiator in settlement talks with dealers, has resigned effective Dec. 31 after 11 months on the job.
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John Bozzella, Chrysler Group's chief negotiator in settlement talks with dealers, is taking a job at the automaker's former owner Cerberus Capital Management LP following his resignation this week.
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In News Brake: BMW pulls the cover off the Concept ActiveE, the finalists for North American Car and Truck of the Year are set, and General Motors speeds up its future products . . . But Wait, There's More!
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RUESSELSHEIM, Germany (Reuters) -- Opel labor leader Klaus Franz said talks with General Motors Co. management over an upcoming plan for the future of its European unit should be finished by mid-February.
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The Buick LaCrosse will get a four-cylinder engine that could get up to 30 mpg early next year. The LaCrosse, Buick's highly touted new sedan, will start at $26,995 with this powerplant.
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Facebook user snaps an undisguised production version of the A1 during photoshoot with Justin Timberlake.
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Chrysler Group will invest US$179m to launch production of a 1.4-litre Fiat engine for the North American market 500 at the company's Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) plant in Michigan, it announced on Thursday afternoon.
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General Motors has named Brian Sweeney general manager of Buick GMC, effective immediately. He had been general sales manager of Buick GMC since June 2008 and replaces Michael Richards who quit earlier this month after only nine days in the role.
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Trading performance remains strong despite challenging market conditions and the Inchcape group was expected to close 2009 slightly ahead of expectations, the global auto distribution group said in a statement on Thursday.
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US lithium ion battery maker firm A123 Systems has agreed a joint venture with Chinese automaker SAIC to develop, manufacture and sell complete vehicle traction battery systems for use in hybrid electric and pure electric passenger vehicles and heavy duty truck and bus applications in China, the largest and fastest growing automotive market in the world.
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General Motors Co. will build its Chevrolet Aveo small car at its plant in Orion Township, Mich.
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