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Wednesday, May 19, 2010                 
Italdesign Giugiaro's design and engineering staff will be important to help Volkswagen reach its sales goal...
Volkswagen AG will buy a controlling stake in Italy's largest design and engineering firm, Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., two industry sources confirmed to Automotive News Europe. One of the sources said that an announcement could come as early as next week. Italdesign and VW representatives declined to comment. The move is consistent with VW's plan to be the world's largest automaker...

  COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: This was my first jaunt in an Impreza, and I must say I was a bit disappointed. I've come to like Subarus quite a bit, especially after a year with our long-term Forester and our new long-term Subie, the Outback. But this Impreza just didn't seem to meet the...

  The electric-vehicle revolution is upon us--or at least, that's what manufacturers such as Mitsubishi would like us to believe. We've had plenty of exposure to EVs, including several short drives in Mitsubishi's first mass-production zero-emissions car, the i-MiEV. But none of those drives gave...

  Toyota is poised to recall nearly 4,000 Lexus luxury sedans in the United States, and 11,500 worldwide, to fix an issue with the car's steering. The recall will cover the Lexus LS, the flagship sedan of the Lexus lineup. The recall will also cover LS sedans sold in Japan, Europe and China....


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  UPDATED -- Izod IndyCar Series driver E. J. Viso was released from Methodist Hospital late Tuesday evening as X-rays showed no broken bones in his back after a nasty crash in turn one during practice. Viso, 25, hit with the rear of the car after losing control on entry. He complained of back pain,...

  A federal judge in Charlotte, N.C., dismissed former owner-driver Jeremy Mayfield's lawsuit against NASCAR, saying the suspended driver didn't provide enough facts to support the defamation suit he brought against the powerful stock-car-racing organization last summer.Judge Graham Mullen also...

  Team Red Bull driver Brian Vickers continues to be treated in Charlotte, N.C., for the blood clots that hospitalized him for part of three days last week in Washington, D.C. The sudden medical issue forced the 26-year-old racer to miss the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway....

  It's back, and it's better and more powerful than ever! The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 is put through its paces in this Performance Profile as AW senior editor for news Bob Gritzinger takes the wheel....

  What's it like to drive the 2011 Ford Mustang GT500? Watch this video and get a taste.Ford's Special Vehicle Team engineers recently put this new pony car though its paces at Virginia International Raceway. In this video, you get to sit in the cockpit as one tester flogs the car. Cool, right?The...

  General Motors gave a fitting send-off to now-retired vice chairman Bob Lutz on Tuesday in Detroit.Lutz officially hung it up on April 30 after more than five decades in the auto business. He was most recently an adviser and served an extended stint as GM's product boss. He also was briefly in...

  General Motors announced this week that it plans to offer compressed-natural-gas- and liquefied-petroleum-gas-powered versions of the Chevrolet Express and the GMC Savana full-size vans to fleet and commercial customers starting this year. GM will use a slightly reworked version of its standard 6.0-...

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