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The FIA says that it is looking into the slot on the floor of the Red Bull RB8 in front of the rear wheel, and it will have a ruling before the Canadian Grand Prix. Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren all protested the slot that would increase rear down...

Porsche Club members are getting access to a special 911 for the second time. Porsche is offering a way for enthusiastic club members to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Porsche clubs worldwide.  The Porsche 911 Club Coupe is based on th...

Volkswagen is making an R-Line package available worldwide, including North America, later this year on the Passat CC. The package is based on the Passat CC Sport powered by a 2.0 TSI engine with 200hp and either a six-speed manual or DSG tran...

Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne says that Chrysler is dropping the Jeep Compass and Chrysler Town & Country from the company's lineup in 2014, and they will be replaced by a single crossover model. This will leave the Chrysler...

So-called emerging markets like China, Russia, South America and parts of South East Asia are becoming big business. Renault-Nissan is making a push into South America and Russia, and GM is betting on South America and China. Peugeot even announce...

Subaru is making a big bet on its home country. It is planning to increase Japanese production this year to 78% of its global production, up from 73% in 2011. This is despite Subaru selling most of its models in the US and a strong yen and weak US...

The continuing saga of the death of Saab continues. Youngman pulled out of the bidding process last week, according to Swedish news. That still leaves India's Mahindra & Mahindra and a consortium of two Japanese venture capital firms and a...

For the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este BMW will publicly reveal the BMW Zagato Coupe. While it is mechanically identical to the current Z4, the styling is entirely penned by famous Milanese coachbuilder Zagato. The Zagato Coupe is a one-...

Today must be the day that open automotive secrets come out. First, Renault brought out its Alpine concept that everyone knew about, and now Ferrari is showing its SP12 EC that it built for Eric Clapton to replicate a 512BB in a modern way. T...

With seven rallies to go in the season, Sebastien Loeb won at the Acropolis Rally in Greece to extend his lead to 30 points in the championship.  Loeb won but was challenged by Jari-Matti Latvala from Ford who at one point was within...