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Shortly before flying out to Sapporo for the Rally Japan, Sébastien Loeb took the time to take up an invitation from the members of the Patrouille de France formation flying team to join them as passenger in one of the squad's nine Alpha Jets. For his maiden flight, the four-time World Champion flew over the splendid landscapes of France's Provence region and the French Alps. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

GMAC's restrictions on retail and wholesale financing threaten the survival of General Motors dealerships in California, a dealer trade group says. Read more ...

Automakers' sales woes and the credit crisis are expected to plague suppliers' third-quarter earnings, analysts say, and the next quarter doesn't look any better. Read more ...

Top engineers from five automakers agreed today that economic turmoil will not curtail their technology development. The engineers from General Motors, Ford Motor Co., Chrysler LLC, BMW AG and Honda RandD Co. Read more ...

While reassuring its dealers that "General Motors is here to stay," the automaker also recently told a group of them that dealer profits may fall about 18 percent this year, according to a Bloomberg report. Read more ...

More drivers are looking to cut commuting times and costs by switching to a scooter – and the new Gilera Nexus 300 is perfect for those with long trips to work.Using a 300cc motor, it’s easily capable of keeping up with motorway traffic, yet can still slice through jams. Read more ...

MINI's forthcoming all-electric vehicle bares all - and we've seen it. Read more ...

Daimler AG's former CEO, Juergen Schrempp, today defended the failed merger with Chrysler as "vital" for Daimler-Benz during testimony in a German state court. Read more ...

Indy Racing League commercial boss Terry Angstadt does not want a struggling economy to deter his sales staff when it comes to attracting sponsors--even though one potential series title sponsor ended talks to join IndyCar. Read more ...

Indicted on Oct. 2 on six counts of federal tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Read more ...

Indicted on Oct. 2 on six counts of federal tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Read more ...

Tire valves from China, already under investigation for their failure rate in the aftermarket, were also used as original equipment by Ford Motor Co., a federal safety agency disclosed this week. Read more ...

Honda Automobile (Thailand), the country's second largest manufacturer and exporter of passenger cars, has begun production at its second plant adjacent to its existing plant in Ayutthaya province. Read more ...

Hyundai Motor plans to start volume production of the i30 hatchback at its new plant in the Czech Republic from next month. Read more ...

Volkswagen has launched the redesigned Bora sedan in China, produced by its joint venture with First Automotive Works. Read more ...