A sign of better economic times, or just killer deals? Whatever the reason, Canadian vehicle sales in January rose 6.2% over the same period last year, although it's light trucks that are solely responsible for that. The total sales figure of 81,600 is still well below January 2008's sales of 102,800, but it's encouraging nonetheless.
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Good news for the IndyCar fans as well as for Alex Tagliani as the Quebec-based French sports network RDS has confirmed that it would broadcast 16 IndyCar races in 2010.
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Hyundai will be one of the most visible sponsors of Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, February 7 with a total of eight ads airing throughout the day. The first ad, titled "Paint," will kick off an aggressive campaign supporting the 2011 Sonata. The second in-game ad, titled "10 years/Favre," scheduled for the second quarter, will feature Brett Favre, quarterback of this season's NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings. Available material includes Hyundai's Super Bowl ads.
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Partnering with top-ranked national and international universities, the Ford "Atoms to Engines" team challenged skeptics to develop the world's first virtual materials modeling prediction tool that allows the team to simulate the microstructures of a material before the first prototype is built.
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Sam Michael has played down rumours that some teams are running low fuel this week to artificially promote the competitiveness of their 2010 cars.
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In the beginning there was swapping paint in NASCAR. Now you've got swapping points.
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Richard Branson's Virgin Racing has launched its first Formula 1 car, the Cosworth-powered VR-01. Virgin is the first of the new four F1 teams to unveil its car.
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The all-new Kia Sportage makes its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on 2 March, 2010.
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Williams has played down speculation it may follow Force India's lead by giving its new test driver some track time during Friday practice sessions in 2010.
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After years existing largely as a "nichey" carmaker with a tight circle of enthusiast owners, Subaru has decided to launch an assault on the mainstream sedan market. No longer content to exist as the 'All Wheel Drive' brand that some folks think is Australian, the recently-updated Legacy is heading up Subaru's mission.
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Ford's new RS twins, official details on Renault's Wind, BMW's latest 5-Series vs Jaguar XF
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A European labour group present at yesterday's (1 February) meeting with Opel has said there was now a stalemate with the General Motors unit concerning the closure of its Antwerp plant in Belgium.
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Honda Motor's union will not call for wage hikes for fiscal 2010 from April, for the first time in five years, during annual wage negotiations with the management in the spring, union officials said.
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Statistics released by South Africa's auto industry body NAAMSA show that the vehicle market grew by 15.5% year-on-year in January, though the organisation warned that January last year was exceptionally weak.
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Exports of US made vehicles to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America may spread the US 'pedal recall' to those markets as well though climatic conditions may mean the problem of friction-related wear is less likely.
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Vehicle sales in Brazil slumped 27.33% in January from December, cooling off after a streak of monthly gains that pushed 2009 to a record in sales, national automobile dealers association Fenabrave said.
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Russia has offered to supply Venezuela 2,500 Avtovaz cars including the Lada Kalina, Russian deputy prime minister Igor Sechin said.
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