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Ford will continue revising output plans at its Russian plant because of the unfavourable market situation, a senior executive has said. Full story...

In today's News Brake: The FIA and FOTA are at it again; Peugeot is back this fall in ALMS: and the lowdown on the new Jaguar XJ...But Wait, There's More! Full story...

Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) have been included in the Russian government's programme to compensate the cost of transporting domestically produced cars to the country's eastern extremes by rail. Full story...

General Motors now expects its vehicle sales in China to grow by more than a fifth this year. Full story...

Turkish passenger car output fell 15.1% year-on-year in June and total automotive production dropped 24.6% according to the OSD. Full story...

2009 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss

So, what does Sir Stirling think of his namesake?

Since its 2004 introduction, the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren has attempted to trade off the glory of the legendary W196S 300SLR racing cars of the 1950s. For the SLR's final run of seventy-five cars, Mercedes has crafted a whole new body for its supercar, creating the most evocative variant yet. Adding the name of another legend associated with Mercedes racing history, the final edition is called the SLR Stirling Moss.

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Sales of China's domestically made cars rose 36.5% year on year in June, another sign that government stimulus measures were driving the sector's recovery, state media said on Thursday. Full story...

An affordable range of electric vehicles, from city car to family hatchback as well as a light commercial vehicle. That's Renault's green motoring plan for 2012 and the French manufacturer is already demonstrating the first of these vehicles ahead of its showroom launch next year. Full story...

A Slovak government incentive package worth EUR28m for five investment projects includes Kia Motors' EUR110.5m planned investment. Full story...

Reaching a deal to acquire General Motors' European unit Opel in just a few weeks was never going to be easy for Canada's Magna International Inc. Full story...

Magna and Russian partners will surely win the bid for Opel, IG Metall trade union head Berthold Huber has said. Full story...

A Chinese auto tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes is preparing an ambitious plan to make clean-tech cars in the United States, a report said. Full story...

The Automotive Lease Guide bumped up residual values for all three Chrysler brands in July, primarily because of the automaker's rapid exit from bankruptcy. Full story...

General Motors Europe's new-car sales fell 20 percent to 471,823 in the second quarter, compared with a decline of 18 percent for the industry, the carmaker said on Thursday. Full story...

UK-based engineering firm Revolve Technologies was formed by an MBO in 2007 when Roush Industries (an engineering arm of the Roush empire that is perhaps best known for Roush Racing and NASCAR) decided to divest its European operations. Revolve says it has a diverse portfolio of multi-tier automotive and non-automotive clients across a broad spectrum of industries including car and commercial vehicles, transportation, infrastructure, agriculture, defence and energy. Dave Leggett recently spoke to John Mitchell, Managing Director, and Chairman Andrew Williams, to find out more about the business. Full story...

As many as four separate bids are expected to be submitted tomorrow for bankrupt Delphi, including billionaire investor Carl Icahn, a US newspaper said on Thursday. Full story...

Japanese car parts supplier Denso Corp will lay off up to 800 workers at its Hungarian plant by the end of September, national news agency MTI reported on Thursday, citing the company. Full story...

Italy's 2009 new car sales will match those of last year, the industry ministry has said, predicting a second half bounce after a 10.7% fall in the first half. Full story...

Czech President Vaclav Klaus vetoed a law on Thursday introducing a subsidy for buying new cars in turn for scrapping old ones. Full story...

Senior German politicians from the CDU political party have provided some support for alternative - to Magna - bids for Opel. Full story...