Auto Racing Notebook: Cup teams creativity is crushed (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Auto Racing Notebook: Cup teams creativity is crushed (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- In the wake of a ruling by NASCAR officials that will make the type of rear shock absorbers used this past week at Dover by Hendrick Motorsports illegal in the future, Roush Racing driver Greg Biffle says creativity within the teams is being quashed.

Pick-N-Pull buys GreenLeaf (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers has acquired GreenLeaf Auto Recyclers LLC, an auto dismantling and recycling business that sells reclaimed auto parts primarily to collision and mechanical repair shops.

Japanese Stocks Rise; NEC, Advantest, Honda Motor Lead Advances (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced, led by technology shares such as NEC Corp. and Advantest Corp., after the dollar rose against the yen and an industry report showed global semiconductor sales are ``on pace'' for a record in 2005.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important midsize sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

US senators prepare in case of asbestos vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have asked senators to prepare amendments in case legislation to create a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund is brought up for a vote this month.