This Friday, in a festive ceremony, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, and Qatar Holding LLC (QH) signed an agreement signaling the entry of the Emirate of Qatar into the Porsche SE family. In the afternoon, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche SE, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, welcomed the high-ranking delegation from Qatar led by Prime Minister of the Emirate, Sheik Hamad ibn Jassim ibn Jabir Al-Thani, to the historical Porsche Villa located on Killesberg Hill outside of Stuttgart.
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According to the team's technical director Sam Michael, Formula 1 team Williams is still working on its KERS system and planning to debut the technology at some point.
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Lessons learned in Juan Pablo Montoya's quest for the 1999 CART Championship have shaped his strategy to stay in the Chase (he's 7th now) for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
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The ultimate fire-fighting vehicle is ready for the 'ring. Nissan has today presented a specially redesigned GT-R to Nürburgring GmbH, providing the fastest possible response to emergency calls at Nürburgring's Nordschleife circuit.
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Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula 1 World Champion, on Friday announced he is no longer married.
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A team of 30 students from Montreal's École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) has officially launched its car, dubbed Eclipse, a solar-powered vehicle entered in the 2009 World Solar Challenge held in Australia on October 25 to 31. They are one of two teams from Quebec that will be competing this year, alongside the École Polytechnique.
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The Ford Cisitalia 808XF could have been the American automaker's first production sports car, but that's not how it turned out -- the Thunderbird holds that prestigious honor. Anyway, the only 808XF ever produced will make its first appearance on Canadian soil during the inaugural edition of the Le Mirage Concours d'Élégance on Sunday, August 16, 2009, at Le Mirage Golf Club in Terrebonne, Quebec. Vintage car aficionados will be able to discover this unique machine and its amazing story.
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It's been a roller coaster year for young Brad Keselowski. Although he's a proven winner (Talladega in May); it's almost September and he's not announced a full-time deal for next season.
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The mayor of Montreal has finally pencilled some dates onto rising speculation that the Canadian grand prix is set to return to the formula one calendar.
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MotoGP star rider Valentino Rossi insists he has not been offered injured Felipe Massa's Ferrari cockpit, and nor is he available.
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For any brand that sells prestige, looks are fundamental. After years of identity crisis and soul searching, Acura finally seems to have found its defining character. The company's slogan is "Advance", but I would rather call it "The Future is Now".
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The U.S. government has agreed to allow dealers to submit cash-for-clunkers transactions for vehicles ordered from factories instead of just those purchased at a dealership.
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During the rebuilding of Japan post World War II, a Japanese toy designer took a discarded tin can and molded it into an intricate model car.
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Volkswagen will buy 42 percent of Porsche's sports-car business en route to a full merger by the end of 2011, the companies announced Thursday.
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Porsche will likely run autonomously in North America after its integration with Volkswagen AG, a spokesman says.
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Chrysler creditors have won approval from a federal bankruptcy court to sue Daimler AG and pursue a claim that its 2007 sale of Chrysler stripped the U.S. automaker of its most valuable assets.
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General Motors Co. will invest $43 million to create a plant in Michigan where it will build lithium-ion battery packs for its Chevrolet Volt and other electric vehicles.
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Volkswagen AG agreed to buy a 42 percent stake in the sports car unit of debt-ridden Porsche Automobil Holding SE in another step toward combining the two German carmakers into a European automotive giant. VW will pay up to 3.3 billion euros ($4.
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Volkswagen AG agreed today to buy a 42 percent stake in the sports car unit of debt-ridden Porsche Automobil Holding SE in another step toward combining the two German carmakers into a European automotive giant. VW will pay up to 3.
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