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Methode Electronics has sued Delphi Automotive Systems after it terminated a three-year supply agreement. Full story...

Toyota is planning a big expansion of its consumer financing infrastructure in China, according to a Japanese media report. Full story...

The Metro is back, but this time round it's been given a Korean makeover.

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Bosch CEO Franz Fehrenbach is hopeful that the economic downturn is bottoming and that economic indicators are pointing in the right direction. Full story...

PSA is to sell an electric vehicle in Europe based on a Mitsubishi model. The news came as a Paris newspaper said the two automakers were considering an alliance. Full story...

PSA Peugeot Citroen is considering an alliance with Mitsubishi Motors Corp, according to French daily La Tribune. The companies today announced another vehicle-share deal for Europe, giving PSA a new electric car based on the Japanese firm's i-MiEV model. Full story...

Ford of Europe is once again previewing a revamped C-segment platform by introducing the MPV/minivan variant ahead of other body styles. The automaker on Friday released the first pictures of the redesigned C-Max, which will attract more interest than usual at Frankfurt later this month as its underpinnings will be used for a North American Focus line as well. Full story...

New car registrations in the UK rose 6% year-on-year in August on the back of the positive impact provided by the UK government's scrappage incentive scheme. Full story...

Ferrari President, Luca di Montezemolo made the following comment in the course of an interview with TG1. Full story...

Peter Sauber, the founder and 20 per cent owner of the Hinwil based formula one team, has this week been in Malaysia. Full story...

The FIA is expected to make its decision about the winner of the thirteenth F1 team slot for 2010 "in two weeks". Full story...

The championship-leading Brawn GP team has reportedly made an offer to the German driver Nico Rosberg for 2010. Full story...

ONTARIO - arrive alive DRIVE SOBER(R) joined with the OPP to remind Ontarians to plan ahead this holiday weekend: "Call home, take a cab, use designated drivers or stay overnight". These strategies have formed the back bone of the arrive alive DRIVE SOBER campaign since 1989 and were praised this summer in a University of Regina research paper: "Social marketing campaigns aimed at preventing drunk driving". Full story...

Norwegian Petter Solberg has ended weeks of speculation by confirming he will drive a Citroen C4 WRC on the two final events of the 2009 World Rally Championship, although he has yet to make a decision about what to drive in the 2010 season. Full story...

Veteran Italian Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella will soon fulfil his lifetime dream to drive for the prestigious Scuderia Ferrari. He will race the red number 3 F60 for the first time next weekend in front of his fans at the Grand Prix of Italy in Monza. Full story...

Bobby Labonte, replaced at Hall of Fame Racing for seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races because Rookie Erik Darnell brought sponsorship, replaces David Gilliland at TRG for those races. Full story...

Montreal Nationwide race winner Carl Edwards broke his right foot playing Frisbee, and will be on crutches, but he'll race the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup races this weekend. Full story...

The Museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is honouring the 100th birthday of Ferdinand Anton Ernst "Ferry" Porsche (1909-1998) with a Special Exhibition: From 19 September to 31 October 2009 the Museum is proudly presenting seven of Ferry Porsche's personal cars, among them three "Birthday Cars" he received from his employees. A further highlight being shown for the first time is a Porsche 356/2 Keibl Cabriolet with which Ferry Porsche started series production of his sports cars in 1948. Full story...

The original event entitled "The Big Smile" took place from 28th August to 2nd September at Parklife, a special 4,000 m2 venue on Oxford Street, one of the busiest shopping streets in the world, which sees over 2.4 million passers-by a week and a generous 272 double decker buses passing every hour. Full story...

Humlebæk. The autumn season at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art begins with a major international exhibition of contemporary art entitled "THE WORLD IS YOURS". From 5 September to 10 January 2010 works by 24 recognized artists from all over the world will be presented, many of whom will be new acquaintances for the Danish public. Full story...