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A leading US brokerage has increased its fourth quarter loss estimates for General Motors and Ford in light of "a fundamentally altered credit environment". Read more ...

Toyota plans to say its annual profit will likely halve in the financial year to next March due to a stronger yen and slowing sales amid the global financial crisis, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. Read more ...

Cerberus, the global private equity house that owns U.S. carmaker Chrysler, is looking towards Europe for expansion, The Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday. Read more ...

General Motors is looking for a large investment from outside investors as a possible alternative to a deal with Chrysler, the Financial Times reported on its website on Tuesday. Read more ...

Over the past year, we've explored the issue of the greenhouse gas emissions produced by automobiles, the efforts made by the various car manufacturers to reduce these emissions as well as the fuel consumption of their products, the various laws passed in the United States and Canada to try to slow global warming and the rise of fuel prices in North America. Read more ...

Cadillac's about to toss a 550 horsepower hand grenade into the high performance sedan market. The American luxury automaker's latest creation, the CTS-V, builds off of the award-winning CTS and dials up performance in a big way with a supercharged V8 engine. Read more ...

For 2009, the new F 150 can be ordered in seven different trim levels with three different engines and in three different cab styles that have three different box lengths. When you have decided on the cab and engine, you still have pages of choices to make on everything from interior trim (there are seven levels) to the rear axle ratio. Part of your choice is made easy with specific packages such as the King Ranch or an option group such as the trailer towing grouping. Read more ...

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Team McLaren's director Martin Whitmarsh has moved to downplay fears that Lewis Hamilton's championship bid next weekend could be scuppered at the final hurdle by reliability concerns. Read more ...

Felipe Massa has issued a swift rejoinder to championship challenger Lewis Hamilton's claim that it will be the Brazilian feeling the brunt of the pressure when his home race at Interlagos crowns the 2008 title. Read more ...

Some details have emerged about what was agreed and discussed in Geneva on Tuesday during FIA president Max Mosley's meeting with FOTA officials. Read more ...

The very reliable marketing information firm J.D. Power and Associates has released an important survey on consumer values in the automotive insurance industry. Read more ...

Flavio Briatore has issued an abrupt denial to unlikely speculation that French racer Sébastien Bourdais might be an option for a Renault race seat in 2009. Read more ...

Hockenheim is, by tradition, the last event of the DTM season and this year won't be different as it will also be the final confrontation to decide who will be the 2008 series champion between Audi's Timo Scheider and AMG Mercedes' Paul di Resta. Read more ...

The 2008 MotoGP season will come to a close this weekend in Valencia when the Spanish city will host the Gran Premio Parts Europe de la Comunitat Valenciana. Italian rider Valentino Rossi is still a favourite for victory coming off an eight-race podium streak. Read more ...

Team McLaren's director Martin Whitmarsh has moved to downplay fears that Lewis Hamilton's championship bid next weekend could be scuppered at the final hurdle by reliability concerns. Read more ...

Felipe Massa has issued a swift rejoinder to championship challenger Lewis Hamilton's claim that it will be the Brazilian feeling the brunt of the pressure when his home race at Interlagos crowns the 2008 title. Read more ...

To commemorate the Model T, Ford recently challenged five universities from around the world to a design contest, charging them with the task of creating a revolutionary vehicle concept for the 21st century. The four-month contest has come to a close- and a hundred years after the Model T first revolutionized the modern world, the winner has been announced. Read more ...

On 26th November, the Scuderia Ferrari and the ACI-CSAI (the governing body of motor sport in Italy) will organise a day of testing at the Fiorano circuit, aimed at evaluating young Italian motor racing talent. Read more ...

To commemorate the Model T, Ford recently challenged five universities from around the world to a design contest, charging them with the task of creating a revolutionary vehicle concept for the 21st century. The four-month contest has come to a close- and a hundred years after the Model T first revolutionized the modern world, the winner has been announced. Read more ...

General Motors has lifted the veil on the latest version of its 4.5-litre Duramax diesel engine. The smaller V8 turbo diesel mill is more fuel efficient. Read more ...