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Judge dismisses dealers' lawsuit against Tesla's retail stores

Dealers trying to block Tesla Motors Inc.'s retail stores in Massachusetts lost another round this week when a judge dismissed their lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker. In a ruling issued Monday, Norfolk County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Fishman said the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association and other plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. It was the same reasoning the judge used in a November ruling denying a preliminary injunction against Tesla's suburban Boston store.

Retracing Steve McQueen's Los Angeles in his Jaguar XKSS

In 1958, Steve McQueen bought this Jaguar XKSS from a local TV personality who kept it parked in a studio lot on Sunset Boulevard. McQueen cajoled his wife Nellie into writing a check for $5,000 -- today around $40,000 -- and became the third owner of XKSS chassis No. 713, a car that had originally been imported a year earlier by Jaguar North America.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010: the CAR guide

The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 descends on Lord March's Sussex estate this weekend, so here at CAR Online we've put together a handy guide to make sure you get the most out of what promises to be a  weekend of motoring nirvana. Especially if this uncharacteristically hot British summer weather continues. Undoubtedly. The Festival of Speed has escalated in size and status over the past decade, becoming one of the most revered events on the motoring calendar.