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Honda to return to F1 racing

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013
Honda will return to Formula One as an engine supplier after exiting the racing series in 2008. The Japanese automaker will provide engines to its former F1 racing partner McLaren starting in 2015.... Read More »

 

Honda returns to F1 racing as engine supplier

3:49 am U.S. ET | May 16, 2013
Honda will return to Formula One racing as an engine supplier to help develop vehicle technology after exiting the racing series in 2008.... Read More »

 

F-1 racing boss Ecclestone denies bribing German banker, lawyers say

May 16, 2013 09:49 CET
Lawyers for Formula One racing boss Bernie Ecclestone repeated that he had not bribed a German banker during the 2005-2006 sale of a stake in the motor-racing business, after a German newspaper reported he had been charged by prosecutors.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

The car salesman and the faux test drive from hell

2:49 pm U.S. ET | March 13, 2013
I admit it: I was initially fooled by an online video making the rounds online that allegedly shows a used car salesman from North Carolina taking the test drive from hell in a hot Chevy Camaro, courtesy of four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon.... Read More »

 

2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW

McLaren vs. Ferrari Formula One rivalry spills onto the road

March 8, 2013 06:01 CET
The all-consuming rivalry McLaren and Ferrari display on the F1 racetrack was transferred to the Geneva auto show as the two carmakers unveiled competing million-euro hybrid hypercars.... Read More »

 

Innovator Panoz aims to retool the sports car

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
Don Panoz lives and plays on the outer periphery of the U.S. auto business. But when it comes to the future of sports cars, he may be in the dead center.... Read More »

 

GUEST COMMENTRY - ANNE DOYLE

How NASCAR'S Danica Patrick and dads are empowering daughters

3:11 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 28, 2013
Did you catch the change blowing in the wind at this weekend's Daytona 500 NASCAR race, fueled by Danicamania?... Read More »

 

Nissan touts Nismo performance, wants more racing in U.S.

10:21 am U.S. ET | Feb. 26, 2013
Nissan aims to buff its sporty image with a gleaming new headquarters for its Nismo tuner sub-brand, a return to Le Mans with an electrified racer and plans for an even higher performance Nismo-badged GT-R sports car.... Read More »

 

Under Reuss, racing spurs urgency in GM product development

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 23, 2013
When the Daytona 500 starts this weekend with Danica Patrick in the pole position driving the Chevrolet SS, General Motors will be seeking something more than a winner's trophy: adding a greater sense of urgency throughout the company's engineering ranks.... Read More »

 

NASCAR builds brand appeal

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013
The Daytona 500 is set for Sunday, and executives from Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota racing divisions say nothing fires up an automaker's fan base and boosts its image among consumers more than a NASCAR victory.... Read More »

 

Chevy SS to debut in Daytona on Feb. 16

3:13 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 5, 2013
Chevrolet will unveil the production version of the SS performance sedan a week before the Daytona 500, a General Motors executive said today. Spectators can see the SS before the Sprint Unlimited race on Feb. 16 in Daytona International Speedway’s fan zone.... Read More »

 

KEITH CRAIN

Time for a great celebration

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 26, 2012
There aren't many things that Roger Penske hasn't accomplished, but winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship was a very big trophy that was missing. Not any more Keith Crain is editor-in-chief of Automotive News.... Read More »

 

Penske gets his first NASCAR Sprint Cup title as team owner

3:05 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 19, 2012
Brad Keselowski won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup title on Sunday -- along with Roger Penske's first cup title as a team owner -- with a 15th place finish in the final race of the year at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida. Penske, CEO of Penske Automotive Group and the most successful team owner in Indy-car racing history, has been trying to win a NASCAR championship as an owner since 1972.... Read More »

 

Daimler takes full control of Mercedes F-1 team

Nov. 19, 2012 11:25 CET
Daimler has taken full control of the Mercedes Formula One motor racing team after buying a 40 percent stake from a Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund for an undisclosed sum.... Read More »

 

Montezemolo predicts record Ferrari sales, profit this year

Aug. 28, 2012 09:52 CET
Ferrari is "on track to make this year another record year," according to Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. He foresees the Fiat supercar subsidiary setting new all-time highs for both unit sales and operating profit.... Read More »

 

NICK GIBBS

Soccer could be a winning game for Chevy

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 22, 2012
In Europe, Chevrolet is playing smart by pulling out of motorsports in favor of marketing deals with two of the world's top soccer teams, Manchester United FC and Liverpool FC.... Read More »

 

Dodge, without partner Penske Racing, exits NASCAR

12:34 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012
Chrysler's Dodge brand is withdrawing from NASCAR stock-car racing at the end of the 2012 season, following a decision earlier this year by partner Penske Racing to switch to Ford from Dodge in 2013.... Read More »

 

JAMIE LaREAU

'The Bachelorette' and the car dealer have ties that bind

4:06 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2012
Wine, roses, flirting and make-out sessions typically characterize ABC's reality show “The Bachelorette.” But this season's show had an auto industry twist to it. The single gal looking for love was Emily Maynard who just happens to be the mother of retailer and race car enthusiast Rick Hendrick's granddaughter.... Read More »

 

Owner of Nuerburgring race track to file for insolvency

3:44 pm U.S. ET | July 18, 2012
The owner of the Nuerburgring race track is set to file for insolvency, the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate said today, blaming the European Commission for taking too long to approve a rescue package.... Read More »

 

Lotus dismisses CEO Bahar after probe

4:46 pm U.S. ET | June 7, 2012
Group Lotus, the unprofitable luxury sports carmaker, fired CEO Dany Bahar after investigating unspecified concerns over his conduct, the company said. Lotus said the decision was made by the board after an investigation into a complaint made against him by holding company DRB-HICOM Berhad.... Read More »

 

Chevy returns to Indy with ads, new engine

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 28, 2012
There's a new look at the century-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- and Chevrolet is making the most of it. There is now advertising signage on the walls in the short chute adjacent to the exit of turn three and the entrance of turn four. An ad is painted on the infield grass in turn one.... Read More »