BMW-Sauber has ended speculation about Nick Heidfeld's future by announcing that the 31-year-old will continue to race for the team in 2009. The German driver has struggled at times this season, but will again drive alongside his Polish teammate Robert Kubica ...

BRASELTON, Georgia — The first Green Challenge trophies were handed out on Saturday to Porsche and Corvette for earning the best scores in class for overall performance, fuel efficiency and environmental impact in the inaugural Green Challenge at Road Atlant...

-- Ford to introduce new 'active' safety radar warning system -- Warning with Brake Support -- in 2009 to help drivers avoid accidents. -- Collision Warning with Brake Support uses radar to detect vehicles ahead and warns the driver of danger with an alarm and...

"So he decided that to jump over it was probably less stressful for him." Trainer Stan Conte said similar knee soreness had plagued Jones throughout his 12-year career in Atlanta, though it never landed him on the disabled list with the Braves.

Amsterdam.- TomTom and Renault have formed a partnership to bring affordable, fully integrated navigation solutions to Renault customers on several models. The new partnership will contribute to the growth of both companies.

A date has been set for McLaren to appeal against the stewards' decision to penalise Lewis Hamilton for his overtaking manoeuvre on Kimi Raikkonen at the Belgian grand prix. Hamilton was docked 25 seconds from his finishing time after the stewards felt he did ...

Porsche Automobil Holding SE has acquired a further 4.89 per cent of the Volkswagen ordinary shares on 16th September'08, enabling the Stuttgart-based company to hold a 35.14 per cent of the voting rights of the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer.

General Motors Europe President Carl-Peter Forster appealed to European politicians to help restore consumer confidence in the markets. He also called for clear, European-wide environmental laws at a GM press conference at the Paris Motor Show.

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Villarreal holds Manchester United 0-0, ref sends off wrong player at Celtic LONDON _ Villarreal holds defending champion Manchester United to 0-0 and a referee sends off the wrong player in Aalborg's goalless draw at Celtic in the C...

Chrysler Launches New Round of UAW Buyouts The offer to the automaker’s Michigan workforce is the third round in a year. Earlier buyouts and retirement packages were as high as $100,000.

Talladega: Robby Gordon NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap Gordon and his No. 7 Mapei / Menards Dodge Charger navigated to a 8th place finish in Sunday’s last restrictor-plate race of the year and his 300th-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

PARIS, France, October 5, 2008Honda Motor Co., Ltd. presented the concept model of its all-new Insight dedicated hybrid vehicle scheduled to be introduced in 2009, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show (October 219; Press Days: October 23).

Nagoya, Oct 3, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Toyota Motor Corp. 7203 has developed what it claims is the world's first air bag that comes out of the front passenger seat, it was learned Friday.

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DETROIT — General Motors told employees at its Moraine SUV plant in Ohio on Friday that the facility will close in late December, two years earlier than planned. GM chairman Rick Wagoner had said in June that the automaker would close the facility in 2010.

Suppleness and strength: qualities which could be attributed to the driving experience at the wheel of a Bentley or, equally, to high-quality leather luggage from Alfred Dunhill. How appropriate, then, that Alfred Dunhill is making a range of suitcases, weeken...

With the well-publicized struggles of the auto industry not showing any signs of letting up, Ford (NYSE: F ) is looking to trim its blue-collar workforce by another 4,200 jobs, according to an Associated Press report.

On Friday, news emerged that William Ford Jr. sold 1 million shares of Ford ( F ) stock. For those unaware, Mr. Ford is the auto manufacturer’s chairman. According to Bloomberg : “Ford sold the shares, at an average price of $5.