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GT3 Challenge Brazil spells out Porsche in Porsches on track

Earlier this month, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Brazil took a break from punishing the pavement to spell the word “Porsche” in Porsches on Estoril's straight. The project took 23 hours of shooting and countless more in planning. Nearly 180 people were involved including drivers, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Brazil staff, engineers and mechanics, Estoril Circuit staff and others.

Toyota proposing $1.1 billion unintended acceleration settlement in US

Toyota are setting aside an additional $1.1 billion to settle claims in the US of unintended acceleration in their cars. In the ongoing saga of unintended acceleration in the US caused by floor mats, Toyota has revealed it is to set aside an additional $1.1 billion to settle claims and fit new equipment to cars affected by the floor mat problem. Toyota are going to install a brake override system in 3.25 million vehicles, set aside $250 million to compensate owners who have already sold their cars, another $250 million for affected owners whose cars can’t get the brake override system, throw in a care plan  for parts related to unintended acceleration and throw $30 million at research in to car safety.

Start up mobility van maker VPG shuts down

Van maker Vehicle Production Group -- recipient of a $50 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy -- has suspended operations and is in the process of being sold, its former CEO said Wednesday. The Allen Park, Mich., company, which made MV-1 vans for the disabled, terminated about 100 workers and closed its offices in February.