U.S. auto sales slump in September

Auto industry leaders, stung from one of their sharpest dives in monthly U.S. sales, hope the pending $700-billion bailout package will restore public confidence in the nation’s financial system and, in turn, …

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AUTOWORLDTODAY PHOTOS BY DAVID GOODSPEED Some of the vehicles on hand for this year’s 2009 GM Collection were : Corvette ZR1 and Volt, Traverse and Camaro.

To be a champion, you have to beat champions

(Post title courtesy Funny Car’s Tim Wilkerson)

As I write this in the press room, I can hear the wild cheers of the post-race ceremony crowd that spilled out of the Texas Motorplex grandstands and onto the drag strip after the Fall Nationals wrapped.

Hey, why get into the dust-choked mob of …