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MARKHAM, Ont. - Honda Canada says it is recalling 130 Honda S2000 vehicles from the 2006-2007 model years and 649 Acura RSX vehicles from the 2006 model year in Canada to inspect and, if necessary, replace brake boosters. Honda says a production error could lead to decreased brake assistance over …

BROOKLYN, Mich. - Rick Hendrick defended his team's hiring approach Friday and said Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski should show "more class" after accusing Hendrick Motorsports of stealing information by poaching employees from Ford teams. "Brad misrepresents the facts and spends a lot of time making insinuations and accusations about …

BMW will be giving the Apple iOS the cold shoulder and not joining the rest of the crowd that have pledged to work together with the computer maker in order to further integrate its software into the infotainment systems of its vehicles. The decision was reported by Arnold Clark, a …

MONTREAL - The volunteer marshal killed at the Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One "fanatic" who died serving the sport he loved. Mark Robinson was crushed by a crane on Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve following the Sunday race. The 38-year-old Montrealer, who gave his free time to the annual …

If only executive pronouncements were capable of swaying years of product planning and market inertia when it came to building exciting, low volume automobiles. Were that the case, then a recent statement by Takeshi Uchiyamada that he wants Toyota to build a sports car in the vein of the departed …

INDIANAPOLIS - IndyCar fined Team Penske $35,000 and docked it 15 points Tuesday after a post-race inspection turned up a problem on Helio Castroneves' race-winning car at Texas. Series officials said the No. 3 car didn't comply with a rule requiring the "exit of the underwing height" to be 7.6 …

A Toyota executive made the statement this month that electric cars 'make little sense' unless the power that motivates them is drawn from a 'clean' source. This comment was reported by Responding to Climate Change, and while the individual in question, Didier Stevens, isn't one of the bigwigs at the …

DETROIT - Chrysler says it's recalling about 15,000 Dodge Dart compact cars worldwide, including almost 2,000 in Canada, because they could stall in cold temperatures. The recall affects 2013 model year cars with 1.4-litre four-cylinder engines and dual-clutch automatic transmissions. Chrysler says the problem was found in internal testing. The …

DETROIT - U.S. safety regulators have added about 320,000 older model Honda Odyssey minivans to a widening probe of faulty air bags that affects at least three automakers and more than 2 million vehicles. Front air bags on the Honda Motor Co. minivans from the 2003 and 2004 model years …

MONTREAL - Car-racing officials have issued a statement of condolence following the death of a volunteer marshal at the Canadian Grand Prix. Mark Robinson was killed at the end of the weekend event in Montreal. "This tragedy has affected us deeply, and the whole of motor sport is profoundly touched …