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Jeff Gordon (Chevy No 24) ran the fastest qualifying time at the Texas Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon. Read more ...

Further to news that Canadian governments seem willing to pledge money to save Montreal's F1 race, it has emerged that Bernie Ecclestone has now decreed a looming deadline. Read more ...

Bernie Ecclestone is pushing to totally scrap formula one's current points system. Read more ...

MotoGP 2007 champion, Casey Stoner, has underwent surgery Read more ...

2008 Formula BMW Americas Overall Champion Alexander Rossi (Eurointernational), of Nevada City, Calif., recorded his fourth double-pole weekend of the season in today's Round 16 and 17 qualifying session. Read more ...

The website at the centre of the latest Lewis Hamilton racism storm has been removed from the internet. Read more ...

The website at the centre of the latest Lewis Hamilton racism storm has been removed from the internet. Read more ...

Is it a sign of time if the new Bond girl drives an econocar? Not really. The choice of the cheeky new small car she drives in the highly-anticipated new James Bond adventure, 'Quantum of Solace', was only influence by the timing of Ford's introduction of its 2009 Ka. It was unveiled at the 2008 Paris Auto Show, on October 2. Read more ...

Talk about a conversation starter. Many a flagship car these days deliver requisite hardware like adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance radar and humongous audio systems- though only the Lexus LS460 can boast 8 gears, the ability to park itself, and a pricetag that's still in the 5-digit range. It's a platform on which to show off the latest in high-tech and convenience that Toyota's premium division has been working on. Read more ...

The Toyota Echo never won any prizes for its beauty of sportiness, though its owners often share experiences of a car that's proven fuel-efficient, reliable and well suited to everyday life. This weird-looking little economy car enjoyed a successful life before it was kicked out of the brand's model lineup and replaced by the Yaris in 2006. Read more ...

General Motors will end the 5-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty on all 2009 Saab vehicles in the United States, a Saab spokesman confirmed. It's a move the brand quietly made two months ago to save costs. Read more ...

Mercedes-Benz is offering buyouts to nearly all 4,000 employees at its Alabama auto assembly plant, a spokeswoman confirmed today. Read more ...

Ford Motor Co. plans to spend a combined $200 million at its two Louisville, Ky., assembly plants to prepare them for new vehicles. Ford also intends to cut fourth-quarter North American production. Read more ...

The UAW has hired veteran Wall Street consultant Stephen Girsky to advise the union on automakers' federal bailout talks and a possible tie-up between General Motors and Chrysler LLC, Automotive News learned today. Read more ...

Detroit's automakers may have dragged U.S. auto sales to their lowest levels in 25 years in October as benefits from plunging gasoline prices failed to make up for tight credit and skittish consumers. Read more ...

New York City's plan to turn its entire fleet of yellow cabs green by 2012 was halted today by a federal judge who ruled that regulation of fuel emissions standards falls under federal, not city, authority. Read more ...

For the first time in years, General Motors is pulling the plug early on a certified used-car financing program, a GM spokesman confirmed today.The company is doing so because of a lack of credit funding, said spokesman John McDonald. Read more ...

Carl Black -- who owns five new- and two used-vehicle dealerships in Florida, Tennessee and Georgia -- has bid to buy the Bill Heard Enterprises Inc. store in Kennesaw, Ga. The proposed sale, filed late Wednesday with the U.S. Read more ...

2009 Nissan 370Z

Enough with the teaser shots, already! Courtesy of the automaker, this is our first look at the 2009 Nissan 370Z.

Seven years after the debut of the 350Z, the Z-car is thoroughly re-worked both inside and out for 2009. We're perhaps excited most by the mechanical change implicated by its nomenclature - lurking underhood is the 3.7-liter VQ37VHR V-6 that also powers the Infiniti G37. Nissan's not released specs on what the motor produces in Z-tune, but it manages to pump out 330 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque in the G37 - 24 ponies more than the 350Z's 3.5-liter V-6.

Photo Gallery: 2009 Nissan 370Z - Nissan Sport Coupe - Automobile Magazine

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Ford Motor Co. wants to share in the $700 billion bailout package approved by Congress this month. CEO Alan Mulally acknowledged that Ford is talking to officials in Washington about whether Ford Motor Credit Co. Read more ...