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WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. is in talks with government officials about obtaining about $5 billion to help fund a possible merger with Chrysler LLC.

However Detroit's creative destruction ends -- in a combined GM-Chrysler, in one automaker or none at all -- Michigan will never be the same.

With initial sales of the Ford Flex well below Jim Farley's expectations, some in the company are questioning the approach of the new sales and marketing chief -- including the board of directors.

SENIOR EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: What's stunning about the Versa is the level of equipment in a car at this price point (keyless entry and ignition and steering-wheel audio controls), as well as the interior space.

TOKYO -- Honda reported a 41 percent drop in quarterly profit Tuesday on declining sales and a stronger yen, forcing Japan's second-biggest automaker to lower its forecasts for the full year.

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Shares of Volkswagen AG jumped as much as 93 percent on Tuesday after gaining over 150 percent the previous day, supported by Porsche's announcement it plans to buy three-quarters of the automaker's stock.

For the past few years, I've been running a list of the best fuel-efficient cars -- not a by-the-numbers list, but a list of my personal favorite fuel-sippers. I've gotten...

Sales of the new BMW X6 in the Middle East since its launch in March 2008 has exceeded supply in a number of key markets, the carmaker has reported. So far this year, the company has sold 1,259 units of the X6 across the region, already nearly selling out its full year's production allocation, said Phil Horton, Managing Director of BMW Group Middle East. BMW Group Middle East is confident of even stronger sales in the fourth quarter following the recent arrival of the X6 xDrive50i engine variant. The new model features a more powerful 4.4-litre V8 twin turbo engine with a maximum output of 407 hp. It accelerates from 0-100km/h in just 5.4 seconds and has a top speed of 250km.

Here's a warning for SA auto franchises ahead of the Johannesburg International Motor Show from a survey after the 2008 British motor show - don't stuff up the follow-up!

Michael Schumacher believes his record of seven Formula 1 World championships is there for the breaking - and that Lewis Hamilton has pole position in the chase.