BP Ford Abu Dhabi Team driver Mikko Hirvonen strengthened his grip on the lead of Rally Finland on today's second day of the competition, opening up a 32sec lead on the roller coaster gravel roads near his home town of Jyvaskyla.
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With his Audi A4 DTM, Danish driver Tom Kristensen claimed pole position for the fifth DTM season round at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. In the fourth and final qualifying heat, the Audi driver lapped the 3.696 kilometres long circuit in the area near Magdeburg in 1:21.352 minutes.
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F1's breakaway war was ended definitively on Saturday, when the governing FIA revealed that its president Max Mosley signed the new Concorde Agreement. The document, to legally bind the Paris federation to the 12 teams and the commercial rights holder until the end of 2012, was also approved by the World Motor Sport Council, a statement confirmed.
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FOTA vice-chairman John Howett has confirmed that eight of the ten formula one teams are happy if Michael Schumacher conducts a one-off test at the wheel of Felipe Massa's F60 Ferrari.
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With formula one in a summer slumber, Brawn's Brackley wind tunnel was in action last week. But the focus of the aerodynamic efforts was not Jenson Button's Mercedes-powered car, but rather the Briton himself on the saddle of a bicycle.
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If there were prizes for expressions of individuality, classic and collector car owners would always rate high amongst the recipients.
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For model year 2010, Ford announced plans for 30 new powertrain actions globally -- 22 in North America alone.
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The development of Volvo Cars' first simple advertising giveaways to today's well thought-out range of merchandise tells an exciting story. Today the vintage advertising giveaways are once again in sharp focus - as highly attractive collectibles.
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For many years, the Pontiac Bonneville was an attainable alternative to high-tech, high-performance and high-dollar sport sedans. It was the late eighties when the seventh-generation Bonneville brought the nameplate out of the realm of generic, rear-drive monotony and gave it a unique and distinctive presence in the marketplace.
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It turns out dealers will have to pay taxes on the thousands of dollars in rebates they receive under the federal cash-for-clunkers program, according to an IRS advisory bulletin issued today.
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The pension plan covering 10,770 employees of bankrupt auto supplier Metaldyne Corp. has been taken over by the federal government's Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., the company said today.
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Harley-Davidson dealer Bruce Rossmeyer died in a motorcycle accident Thursday morning in Wyoming.
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Honda Motor Co. said on Friday that it is recalling another 440,000 vehicles -- including some of its best-selling Accord and Civic models -- for a potentially lethal airbag defect.
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The National Automobile Dealers Association today cautioned members that they face risks if they go ahead with cash for clunkers deals before federal funding has been assured.
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Chrysler Financial said today it has adequate funds to continue as an independent finance company writing standard retail auto loans. The company is not pursuing a multibillion dollar funding arrangement that was up for annual renewal in August.
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Brian Godfrey, general manager of Pat Milliken Ford in suburban Detroit, is glad he had plenty of vehicles in stock, especially Ford Fusions, Focuses and Escapes.
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In today's News Brake: The cash-for-guzzlers program sputters; Schumacher begins comeback training; and Ford sticks with its World Rally program ... But Wait, There's More!
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Denso Corp. swung to a loss in the quarter ended June 30 as sales tumbled in the wake of vehicle-production cuts in its major markets. But the world's second-largest auto-parts maker also predicted its loss in the six months to Sept.
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The House passed legislation to inject $2 billion into the cash for clunkers program after the administration reported that the popular $1 billion federal incentive was running out of money shortly after it began.
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