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Nick Heidfeld could be set to return to his team of 2005, Williams. Full story...

Let's pretend that it is easy to be impartial in any walk of life. If you are attending an event where a friend or a family member is competing, is it possible to cheer on the opponent? It would seem wrong wouldn't it? When Tiger Woods steps into the tee-box, do you not want him to seriously slug the heck out of the ball every time? The point I'm attempting to get at is that we all have favorites. In autodom, Porsche is undeniably a darling. Full story...

German design student creates a vision of the future, not just in how a car will look, but how they are built

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A Continental AG supervisory board scheduled for 29 September has been delayed until 19 October as the partsmaker needs more time to find a new chief financial officer, a supervisory board member has said. Full story...

Holley Performance Products, which makes high-performance carburetors and automotive fuel-injection systems primarily for the aftermarket, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, its second filing in less than two years. Full story...

South Korea's president Lee Myung-Bak will be the first to ride in a locally-made bullet-proof limousine after Hyundai Motor produced a suitable model, the automaker said on Monday. Full story...

GM Daewoo Auto and Technology's Matiz Creative city car has received the highest rating in frontal offset crash tests on mini-cars and small trucks from the Korea Insurance Development Institute. Full story...

AvtoVAZ is reportedly seeking a new loan worth 12 billion roubles (USD400m) in order to compensate workers it has let go. Full story...

South Korea's Nexen Tyre will spend 1 trillion won (US$829m) on a new domestic plant to meet growing demand, seeing benefits from a US decision to slap steep duties on tyre imports from China. Full story...

Honda Motor has no regrets about leaving Formula One racing, its president said. Full story...

The UK government's move to extend its version of 'cash for clunkers', widely known here as the 'scrappage scheme' has been widely welcomed. Full story...

New Astra driven, Porsche's electric 911, all next year's new car's previewed, Jaguar XJ vs Maserati Quattroporte Full story...

The European carmakers' association ACEA has again warned that current proposals in free trade negotiations between the EU and South Korea give an unfair competitive advantage to Korean industries. Full story...

Car sales have falled sharply in Hungary compared with many other European countries where governments have launched car scrapping bonus schemes to help the auto industry recover. Full story...

German cabriolet gets a mid-life refresh. Full story...

Toyota has hiked its global sales forecast for calendar year 2009 by 3% to 6.7m cars, a Japanese media report said. Full story...

The Spanish government wants European Union regulators to intervene in the proposed sale by General Motors of a majority stake in its Opel unit to a Magna International-led consortium. Full story...

It's the Range Rover that's gunning for attention.

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Scientists claim overdosing on energy drinks can affect drivers as badly as alcohol Full story...

Ulyanovsk Auto Plant, or UAZ, has started equipping its cars with Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) Sat-Nav equipment, the company has said. Full story...