Political opposition is posing an obstacle to the health of France's new formula one project, according to Alain Prost. The former quadruple world champion said that while French prime minister Francois Fillon backs the project at Flins-Les-Mureaux, northeast of Paris, there are troublesome "political problems".
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After the Texas Cadillac Ranch comes the Barcelona MINI Ranch! For the 90th edition of the Barcelona Auto Show, held from May 9 to 17 in Spain, the MINI brand decided to impress visitors by aligning four Cooper Clubmans planted tree-like in the ground near the site of the auto show, imitating the famous Texas sculpture created 35 years ago.
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Small wagons are pretty much a dying breed these days. Since U.S. consumers loathe this type of vehicle, most automakers have chosen to ignore wagons and instead focus on more popular albeit more conservative four-door sedans. Hyundai is one of the rare few that saw an interesting opportunity, which is why they introduced the Elantra Touring.
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The driver gets her second career victory, the first one from pole and the first one after dominating every test sessions too. She is the first open-wheel female driver to accomplish such a thing.
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German driver Klaus Graf started last, but finished first to earn his second victory of the season at Mosport International Raceway Sunday. Graf's No. 6 car had been disqualified following post qualifying technical inspection for a wing height infraction on Saturday.
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Simon Pagenaud and Gil de Ferran scored their second American Le Mans Series victory a year after making their debut with a win at the Miller Motorsports Park.
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Jon Fogarty passed Scott Pruett at the entrance to the Corkscrew with 22 laps remaining in Sunday's 106-lap Verizon Festival of Speed and held on to give the No. 99 Pontiac Riley its second Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car victory of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
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A 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa once again blew away the competition, setting a world record for cars sold at auction when it fetched an eye-popping $12.1 million on Sunday at an event on the grounds of the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy.
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Chrysler LLC's national dealer council filed a motion in U.S.
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Volkswagen has halted tie-up talks with Porsche. A VW spokesman said on Sunday that Porsche is not ready for a merger. The two companies had planned to meet on Monday to develop plans for a tie-up.
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Honda Motor Co.'s earnings will hit bottom this year and improve beyond that as demand in the United States returns in the second half, CEO Takeo Fukui said.
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The Canadian Autoworkers union said a number of key issues remain unresolved as talks continue with embattled General Motors on a deal that will cut the automaker's costs.
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General Motors' Opel unit might make cars for other manufacturers if Magna International becomes its partner, German newspaper paper Welt am Sonntag reported.
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General Motors' Opel unit might make cars for other manufacturers if car parts supplier Magna International becomes its partner, German newspaper paper Welt am Sonntag reported, citing unidentified sources close to Magna.
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The decisions by General Motors and Chrysler LLC to close more than 2,300 dealerships within the next 18 months will put pressure on vehicle prices, said AutoNation Inc. CEO Mike Jackson. "It's extremely painful in the short run and very disruptive.
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As expected, the NASCAR All-Star 100-lap contest was pretty quiet until the very last 10-lap segment run Saturday evening at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in North Carolina.
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Tom Kristensen's Audi A4 grab victory in Hockenheim, first round of the 2009 DTM championship. Mathias Ekström lost his leadership after a puncture in the last laps. Even a great catch-up was not enough for Bruno Spengler who was forced to retire because of a broken suspension.
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In what has been one of the most dramatic Bump Day qualfiying session in years, Alex Tagliani was squeezed out of the Indianapolis 500 field in the final moments of the afternoon when many drivers improved their times to push the canadian on the bubble.
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Tom Kristensen's Audi A4 grab victory in Hockenheim, first round of the 2009 DTM championship. Mathias Ekström lost his leadership after a puncture in the last laps. Even a great catch-up was not enough for Bruno Spengler who was forced to retire because of a broken suspension.
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As expected, the NASCAR All-Star 100-lap contest was pretty quiet until the very last 10-lap segment run Saturday evening at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in North Carolina.
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