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Suzuki to Close Spanish Motorcycle Factory

The digital ink is still wet on news of American Suzuki declaring bankruptcy and shutting down its car business to focus on powersports and marine products, and now there’s more bad news for the Japanese manufacturer. Suzuki announced it will close its motorcycle factory in Gijón, Spain, in March, 2013, shutting the company’s sole European production plant. The factory has been producing motorcycles and scooters for Suzuki since 1984, with the manufacturer taking 100% ownership of the factory.

Win Samsung VIP tickets to Donington BSB

Get up close and personal with two of the best riders on the BSB grid at the moment. Thanks to the very generous folk over at Samsung mobile – proud sponsors of the Samsung Crescent Racing Team. We’ve got a pair of FULL VIP hospitality tickets up for grabs for the next round of the BSB championships, to be held at the fantastic Donington Park, as well as the multi-award winning Samsung Galaxy SII Smartphone.

Video: Nissan Preparing To Break Nurburgring Record With Nissan GT-R Nismo

The Nurburgring is typically used by automakers to test their new vehicles in an attempt to gauge how fast it can go around the track relative to the competition. Now, it appears that Nissan is setting up shop at the ’Ring this week in an attempt to set a new lap record for the Nissan GT-R . The car that’s poised to challenge that mark?