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General Motors, with dire warnings, is seeking a bailout, but skeptics point to the benefits of bankruptcy, which can offer a new start.

The Midlands Automotive Division of the UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineers has organised a lecture on the subject of Aston Martin Racing.

The Leicestershire, UK based innovation company, Pera, has been awarded the contract to deliver the Motorsport Academy on behalf of Motorsport Development UK, the British Government funded business and economic development programme for the UK's motorsport sector.

The 2009 Lincoln MKS will appeal to traditional, older Lincoln customers. But instead of taking the segment forward, one song came to mind repeatedly during our drives in the MKS: The Carpenters' "It's Yesterday Once More."

Ford seems to find ways to keep making the Mustang more interesting. Among this year's efforts is an all-glass roof. Move the sunshade back, and you get the effect of riding in a convertible without the drafts.

The Dodge Challenger seems like a nice compromise for those who remember the pony cars of the '70s but now want more comfort and convenience, as well as better build quality, for their dollar. It is also a second chance for those who might have missed the Challenger the first time around.

An electrically powered car designed by an ex-Formula One car designer will compete in the 2009 British Speed Hill Climb Championship.

The Norfolk, UK based ECO Racing team's biodiesel-powered LMP1 prototype car is scheduled to make its competition debut at this coming weekend's American Le Mans Series sportscar racing championship season finale at the Laguna Seca circuit in California.

Automakers are offering cash rebates and dealers steep discounts to try to make room on lots for new models.

Toyota rolled its first Venza wagon off the factory floor in Kentucky this week as the automaker tries to push further into the small-vehicle market.