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RHJ International plans to sweeten its bid for Opel to overcome German government opposition to its bid, The Wall Street Journal said. Full story...

Opel increased its share of the European car market by 70 basis points to 7.2 percent in July helped by strong demand in France, the automaker said in a statement on Friday. The jump came as Opel parent General Motors Co. Full story...

The Swedish government has received information on a possible pullout of investors backing a deal by luxury carmaker Koenigsegg to buy Saab and is making further checks, a government official said on Friday. Full story...

The Swedish government has received information on a possible pullout of investors backing a deal by luxury carmaker Koenigsegg to buy Saab and is making further checks, a government official said on Friday. Full story...

Volkswagen AG is targeting a decline in full-year sales of 5 percent, or not much below 5. Full story...

RHJ International plans to sweeten its bid for Opel to overcome German government opposition to its bid, The Wall Street Journal said. Full story...

Nissan plans to price its Leaf electric vehicle to compete with $25,000 to $33,000 mass-market cars in the United States. Full story...

Do you think green when you think low-emission cars? Or does blue pop to mind? Full story...

Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud went flag-to-flag Saturday to win the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, their fourth consecutive overall victory in the American Le Mans Series. Team owner de Ferran qualified on the overall pole position, and the pairing won at Mid-Ohio for the first time in their careers. Full story...

When Marcos Ambrose and Kyle Busch came to the chicane, or "bus stop," on lap 64 of Saturday's Zippo 200 Nationwide race at The Glen, Busch stopped -- out of necessity -- and Ambrose didn't. Full story...

When Marcos Ambrose and Kyle Busch came to the chicane, or "bus stop," on lap 64 of Saturday's Zippo 200 Nationwide race at The Glen, Busch stopped -- out of necessity -- and Ambrose didn't. Full story...

Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jonsson gave the No. 76 Krohn Racing Ford Lola its second victory of the 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season Friday at Watkins Glen International, winning the Crown Royal 200 at The Glen. Full story...

The F1 helmet manufacturer Schuberth has reacted immediately to the injury sustained by Felipe Massa with a revised model. Michael Schumacher will debut the updated version, revealed in the pages of the German newspaper Bild, when he makes his return to formula one at the forthcoming European grand prix. Full story...

Max Mosley believes it is right that Michael Schumacher was not allowed to test Felipe Massa's 2009 Ferrari before making his formula one return in Valencia later this month. Ferrari asked its nine team rivals for an exemption from the strict in-season testing ban, but Williams and the two Red Bull-owned outfits said no. Full story...

Say "soy foam" to some people and they might get a craving for a low-fat heart-healthy decaf cappuccino. If they make their morning "coffee run" in a 2008-or-later Ford Motor Company vehicle, there is an excellent chance they'll be sitting on a type of soy-based foam already. That's because Ford leads the industry in the use of this renewable bio-material, with the seat backs and cushions in eight of its vehicle platforms already containing soy foam. Full story...

When the XG350 hit the road in 2001, it started a trend that Hyundai's carrying on to this day. Like the Azera and Genesis that came after it, the XG350 aimed to give shoppers a cut-price taste of the automotive high-life. Full story...

2008 Lexus IS-F - Four Seasons Wrap-Up

"F" for fast, not for finesse.

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Former General Motors purchasing chief Bo Andersson has added the title of president of GAZ Group just a few weeks after being elected chairman of the Russian automaker. Full story...

Used-vehicles prices in July rose for the seventh consecutive month, according to the monthly Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index. The index in July stood at 115.4, up 5.0 percent from the year-ago month. Full story...

Consumers are snapping up new vehicles with cash for clunkers. Here's a roundup of statistics released by the government on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Full story...