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With only two races remaining, he moved closer to the title. Full story...

Purchasing a hybrid isn't a no-brainer. You obviously want to save on fuel costs if you're considering one, and you're conscious about the part you have to play in order to save the planet. You might also want to look trendy riding in a hybrid vehicle; the celebrities do it down in Hollywood, so why can't we? Full story...

Like most car enthusiasts I know, I've looked upon the last few years with a growing sense of unease about the future of our industry, tempered with acceptance of the inevitable. As someone who loves the exhilaration of guiding a fast car on a twisty road, yet is sick at heart at the number of rapidly vanishing species, I know it's time we ended our voracious consumption of fossil fuels and the devastating consequences of their emissions. Full story...

TORONTO, Ont. -- McLaren's first road car, the 1993 F1, made one hell of a statement. The world's first vehicle with a $1 million price tag. A body constructed almost entirely of carbon fibre. Mid-engine mounted 6.0-litre V-12. The fastest top speed of its day (240 mph). Only 100 built. The last one that showed up at auction fetched over $3 million. Full story...

The new "On the Move" widget allows Android smartphone users to compose and preload customized messages that can be sent as automated responses to incoming text messages. With the service, instead of reading and responding to text messages while driving or otherwise occupied, smart phone users can activate the service and let the widget respond for them, functioning much like an automated e-mail response. Full story...

DETROIT - OnStar is launching a Bluetooth/Hands-Free Calling awareness campaign to help simplify the process of pairing cell phones to the hands-free technology. Full story...

Honolulu - CODA Automotive, a privately held American company that designs, manufactures and sells all-electric vehicles and battery systems for transportation and utility related applications, today announced its intent to distribute the CODA Sedan to consumer and fleet customers in Hawai'i in the third quarter of 2011. Full story...

Penske's Helio Castroneves was able to profit from an out of sequence fuel strategy to win Saturday night race at the Kentucky Speedway while Dario Franchitti (Ganassi) was again able to reduce the gap between himself and series' leader Will Power. Full story...

Paul Di Resta (C Class Mercedes) won the 7th round of the DTM championship presented at Brands Hatch. His teammate, Canadian driver Bruno Spengler, clinched second position and maintains his lead in the provisional championship standing. Full story...

Pippa Mann had a flawless week-end in Kentucky, earning her first ever victory in the Indy Lights' Kentucky 100. She had earned the pole position earlier. J.K. Vernay has virtually wrapped up the series championship. Full story...

Denny Hamlin admits he's not a professional at pole winning, yet he knocked "rocket" Ryan Newman off the Atlanta Motor Speedway pole on Saturday. Full story...

Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday sounded defiant amid reports Korea is not ready to welcome formula one. Full story...

Jamie McMurray's magical year continued with a win at the Nationwide Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Full story...

Japanese driver Shoya Tomizawa, 19, lost his life Sunday during the San Marino Grand Prix. Full story...

I spent the past week behind the wheel of a mythical car. No, you couldn't find The Spirit of Ecstasy or Cavallino Rampante on the hood. The car I drove was neither extremely luxurious nor extremely powerful. Decorating the front fascia was a bluish oval with two intersecting ellipses to represent a relationship of mutual trust between the customer and the product. Full story...

Cologne - A spectacular and attractive Volvo sedan: The Volvo S60 T6 Design by Heico Sportiv. The sedan powers up to 330 hp (243 kW) with only 100 models exclusively available as special editions in Sapphire Black metallic paint. The retail price is set to E63968.00 (including 19% VAT). This spectacular four-door Volvo S60 has been in collaboration with the tuning specialist Heico Sportiv. Full story...

Leverkusen,. Mazda Motor Corporation today announced Mazda's new design theme, 'KODO - Soul of Motion', and the design concept model, Mazda SHINARI, a pure expression of this new theme. Full story...

The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co. in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said. Full story...

The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co. in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said. Full story...

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is on track to build a new China car plant and is looking to export to other Asian countries from China as early as 2011. PSA will start the construction of its third car facility at the end of the year. Full story...