Small vans with low running costs have never been more popular – and according to leading light commercial vehicle magazine What Van?, the Vauxhall Corsavan is the best of the lot.

Earlier this year, respected economist Paul Krugman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. On Sunday, three days before the Nobel Prize ceremony, Krugman said that the U.S. automotive industry was doomed.

Chevrolet will reveal at the 33rd Bologna Motor Show the new Chevrolet Cruze WTCC that will compete in the 2009 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). For this first public appearance, the Cruze WTCC, which is the heir of the successful Lacetti that has brought home 14 WTCC wins in 2005-2008, will sport its new and distinctive 2009 racing livery.

Team HUMMER once again demonstrated the inherent off-road capability of the HUMMER H3 as Chad Hall piloted his stock-full class #861 H3 Alpha to become the first stock class vehicle to finish the 2008 SCORE International Baja 1000.

The entire 2009 Saab 9-3 family, including the 4-door Sport Sedan, 5-door SportCombi and 2-door Convertible has again earned the Top Safety Pick Award in the midsize category from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The ‘Salomon Aero X’ ski is inspired by Saab’s award winning Aero X concept car and is an expression of Salomon’s latest technology. These all-rounder skis add a totally new dimension to the performance of carving as they deliver unrivalled control on demand.

The goal of achieving sustainable mobility with zero emissions came a step closer today when Opel announced the European part of GM’s biggest-ever test program for fuel cell vehicles during a visit by Germany’s Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee.

Its Executive Car of the Year went to the all-new Insignia, and Performance Car of the Year to the recently launched ZR1, both of which are now on sale in the UK.

With a new global car on the way for 2009, the World Touring Car Championship is the perfect platform for Chevrolet to put its latest model in the public eye.

Lawmakers deadlocked on a plan to bail out the Big Three automakers, leaving General Motors facing the prospect it could run out of cash before a new Congress can come to the rescue next year.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced it is taking further actions to improve liquidity and reduce structural cost in response to deteriorating global economic conditions, tight credit market conditions and a rapid retraction of sales in the auto industry.

General Motors (GM) opened today a $300 million, flexible assembly plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, in presence of President Dmitry Medvedev. The plant will add 70,000 units of capacity to more than 100,000 already available to GM at joint venture and partner facilities in the country.