(financialwire.net via COMTEX) -- VOLVY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- December 2, 2008 (FinancialWire) -- Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating ) is weighing the sale of Sweden-based unit Volvo Car Corp.

THE Saab 9-3 offers a real alternative to the BMWs and Volvos of this world and has always been among the safest cars you can buy. It's a refined and long legged cruiser that takes both serious distance and local trips in its stride and it handles fluidly with...

IT'S the off-roader with an eco-conscience, it's a world beater and it's made in Britain by Land Rover. The latest Land Rover Freelander is about to become the first 4x4 to offer stop/start technology, slashing CO2 emissions and improving fuel economy.

The next generation Audi A8 isn't expected until 2010, but our spies have already snapped the new car undergoing heat tests in the US. The new car will apparently ride on an extended version of the modular platform currently used by the A4.

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG , Germany's biggest bank, sued three Highland Capital Management LP funds for more than $70 million over missed margin calls on commercial real- estate-backed securities.

The South Korean operator of tour programs to North Korea will pull 78 of its employees out of the Mount Geumgang resort in the North. Pyongyang demanded that Hyundai Asan cut the number of its workers at Geumgang to less than 100 by Thursday.

HOUSTON -- Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their ''Monday Night Football'' debut. Williams had a season-high three sacks and forced a fumble, and Slaton ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Texans to a 30...

“LAURA SCHREFFLER Beyonce at the Cadillac Records NY Movie Premiere held at the AMC Loews 19 Theater in New York City. At last!”

“Raedle/Getty Images By David Welch and David Kiley General Motors' (GM) board was meeting on Dec. 1 to review a plan that management hopes will persuade”

Metro Detroit Nissan Motor Co. dealers are mounting a bid to display vehicles at the North American International Auto Show despite the Japanese automaker's announcement last week it was skipping the show to save money.

Enjoy country music and dancing Fridays at Cadillac Ranch in Bartlett. This Friday, join Larry for couples dance lessons featuring EC Swing/Schottische from 7:30 to 9 p.m. DJ Hillbilly takes over until 2 a.

AVON, Ind. -- No customer voices competed with the harmony of "Silly Love Songs" flowing from the showroom speakers at Danville Chrysler Dodge Jeep. A competitor's blue-cross emblem beckoned through the windows from the dealership across the street.

“Dave Fultz Now that we are all back on campus for our "stretch run" of final papers and exams before the end of the semester, it is finally about that”

A Multi-Million pound plan to protect a Midland nuclear plant from flooding has been condemned as “stupid” by a leading academic. Rolls-Royce has been given permission to knock down an older industrial block at its controversial Raynesway nuclear facility ...

Automaker Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have joined together to achieve a first for both industries. Engineers from the two companies have developed a neutron imaging system that has provided the first precise visualization of oil fl...

In life, timing is everything. Chrysler is in the unenviable position of introducing a full-size truck smack at the same time that its best clients -- construction workers and other tradespeople -- are suffering through a market downturn.

“three middle divisions, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac, weren't ready to get as radical as Chevy, but they didn't want to be caught wrong-footed by the”

When Volkswagen introduced the little microcar in Frankfurt last year, it was going to be a rear-engine, rear-drive city car, paying homage to the classic Beetle. Then news surfaced that Wolfsburg was still going to build it, but in order to keep the price dow...

At least, you need not to rack your brain to take a decision on which BMW to buy. The software is developed by Vectorform for BMW. One of the best implementations of multitouch surface technology is expected to go.

The white 1976 Lotus Esprit from the 1977 James Bond film " The Spy Who Loved Me ", starring Roger Moore and Barbara Bach , was sold by the international auctioneers Bonhams on Monday 1st December at its annual motoring Auction Sale at Olympia, in West London.

It's no secret that GM and the UAW have had a few sputters in their relationship.

Here are the sports results from Monday: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rick Nash made the play of the game. The rest was up to Steve Mason and the defence. Kristian Huselius scored off Nash's blue-collar assist with 4:44 left and Columbus beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on ...

Tata Motors offers depositors 11% to help fund Jaguar purchase MUMBAI (Bloomberg) -- Tata Motors Ltd., the maker of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, will borrow from the public for the first time in 13 years as the credit crunch limits its ability to refinance ...

Williams, who had 3½ sacks in last year’s prime-time victory over Denver, has 11 sacks, more than any other defensive end in the AFC. “I was really pleased that Mario got to perform on our stage,” owner Bob McNair said.

Manila, Philippines -- KWorld releases the results of their collaboration with Lamborghini, the Impatto UB385-T DVB-T TV Tuner Stick. Delicate Micro Silicon DVB-T Tuner with Built-In Antenna Like the precise components and the great engine which turn the wheel...

I escaped for a week recently. I would have gotten away clean except I had to bring my ride back. It was a Ford Escape; arguably a favourite among buyers of SUVs of its size and after six days with it, I can see why.

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index, or Sensex , fell 231.27, or 2.6 percent, to 8,608.60 as of 10:37 a.m. local time. The S™s market regulator said.

SEOUL, Dec 02, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- HYMOF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said Monday its November vehicle sales fell 1.

SEOUL, Dec 02, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- RNSDF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- The South Korean unit of French automaker Renault SA said Monday its November vehicle sales plunged 30.

SEOUL, Dec 02, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- KIMTY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker, said Monday its November auto sales fell three percent from a year earlier amid slowing overseas ...