Stuart Waterman - Autoblog

Ford Motor announced Monday that it will make its planned buyout package available to all of its 75,000 hourly workers starting October 16.

East German sports car builder Melkus, founded by designer and racecar driver Heinz Melkus, reopened its doors under the direction of Peter and Sepp Melkus as Melkus Sports Car Kg in May 2006. Currently starting production of a limited edition reproduction of the marque's RS 1000, originally produced between 1968 and 1979, the father and son team are planning an all-new sports car for launch in 2008.

We may not be able to afford exotic cars in real life, but for decades gearheads the world over have embraced video games as a way to unleash their inner Schumacher. Jeremy Rosenberg at ForbesAutos.com (OK, Forbes isn't an obvious choice for a video game survey, but what the heck, at least some Forbes readers can actually afford to buy these cars...) has examined the historical spectrum of driving games, ranging from arcade classics to the current state of the art, and come up with an a

The Big Six U.S. automakers (General Motors, Ford Motor, Toyota Motor, DaimlerChrysler, Honda Motor and Nissan Motor) are calling for the U.S. International Trade Commission to put an end to heavy tariffs on imported steel. Current tariffs boost the price of high-grade steel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Korea by about 30 percent, at a time when automakers are struggling with steel prices that have skyrocketed 68 percent in the past two years.

Every week, in garages around the world, amateur racers spend their hard-earned day-job dollars repairing and improving all sorts of racecars, with one goal in mind - winning a tacky plastic trophy on the weekend. Now the U.S. government has honored that hallowed tradition, announcing that the robot drivers in the upcoming 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge will forgo the $2 million cash prize previously promised to the winner, in exchange for - a trophy! (Probably a mil-spec trophy that they'll pay too

The Paris Motor Show isn't all about luxury and supercars, and Eric discovered this example of the oddities on display alongside the more glamorous hardware.

Now this is different! Prowling the fringe exhibits, Autoblog's John Neff ran across this innovative CityCab concept - the creation of a student design team in Finland.

Vive la différence! This Euro-style RV is a cool alternative to its (much) larger North American counterparts.

Fresh rumors Friday suggest that disappointing progress in Renault-Nissan's talks with General Motors may be shifting attention to a Ford-Renault-Nissan linkup... again.

A bunch of teaser photos of the new smart fortwo surfaced Thursday on smartforum.nl. If you speak Dutch, then follow the link for more info and comments, otherwise, just enjoy the photos after the jump.

Top Gear's Richard "Hamster" Hammond is in serious but stable condition today in the Leeds General Infirmary, with his family and Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson and James May in attendance.