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One-on-one with Ron Dennis, McLaren's boss

Here are a few stats to wrap your brain around: Since 1966, the year McLaren got into Formula One, 100 Grand Prix teams have come and gone--100! Only Ferrari and McLaren remain. McLaren has won 25 percent of the F1 races it has entered and has been on the podium a whopping 53 percent of the time.

Audi plans expansion of hybrids, electrics

Audi plans a rapid expansion of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years as a key component in Volkswagen Group's strategy to dominate the alternative-powertrain market by decade's end. Michael Dick, Audi's board member for technical development, told Automotive News that the next-generation A6 sedan will have the potential to be a full hybrid by the end of 2012. The A6 would join the recently introduced hybrid A8 sedan at the Geneva auto show and the soon-to-be-launched Q5 hybrid crossover.

Chevrolet Corvette owners wear their passion on their license plates

Chevrolet Corvette owners are a passionate lot. And many are happy to wear their love for the two-seater on their license plates. Last week, hundreds of Corvettes and their owners gathered at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., for the C5/C6 Bash.