Benjamin Reeves

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stirred controversy following reports that employees of Apple stores have refused to sell products to customers overheard speaking Farsi, the language of Iran, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said in a statement Wednesday.

The formation of a new Greek government Wednesday staves off fears of a swift departure from the euro zone by the Hellenic Republic. But this week's election and installation of a new administration merely extends the country's economic death-spiral as its economic woes remain deep and pervasive.

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) plans to cut Japanese production capacity by more than 10 percent by 2014, according to Auto News Tuesday.

Legendary racing driver and muscle car builder Carroll Shelby is no longer quick, in both senses of the word, as a weird legal battle between his children and the last of his seven wives for possession of his remains has left his body stationary chilling in a Dallas County morgue, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.

German economic sentiment has deteriorated in June, according to the ZEW economic indicator which fell 27.7 points to minus 16.9, its strongest decline since October 1998.

In what was possibly the most dramatic moment in this weekend's 24 Heures Du Mans, the experimental and much anticipated Nissan DeltaWing racing car, which promised to revolutionize the sport, was struck by a LMP1-class Toyota racer, sending it flying into the tires and prematurely ending its day at the races. However, the real story was just beginning when the car flew off the track.

We are living at the end of an era, during the swan song of greatness, the twilight years of a golden age, the last days of the great supercars, ultra-high horsepower paeans to driving: the Bugatti Veyron, Pagani Huayra, McLaren MP4-12C, Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. They may all soon be replaced by electric cars and hybrids.

State-owned Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (commonly known as Beijing Automotive Group or BAIC) hired Leonardo Fioravanti, legendary designer of the Ferrari Daytona, to transform the Chinese car conglomerate into a world-class maker of luxury cars by 2025, according to Bloomberg News.

In the weeks leading to the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co.'s collector car auction in Orange County, Calif., a new group of people appears to be joining aging-vehicle aficionados in paying attention to this annual event, as an increasing number of investors are turning to older vehicles as the latest safe havens for their money.

Executive compensation continued to rise last year -- despite Occupy Wall Street's vociferous howling and gnashing of teeth -- and on average the pay of CEOs at S&P 500 companies increased 6 percent, according to a report by compensation-data company Equilar.

Christian missionaries held an anti-Islamic protest at the Dearborn, Mich., Arab International Festival and taunted Arab-Americans with a pig's head mounted on a pole while shouting You're gonna burn in hell, according to reports Saturday.

As Greek voters prepare to the go to the polls on Sunday and central banks around the world prepare to enter crisis mode if far left-wing candidate Alexis Tsipras wins and reneges on the country's bailout package, thus threatening euro zone solidarity, the Greek economy may slip into something resembling medieval Europe's Dark Ages.

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef (Naif) bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, heir-apparent to King Abdullah and a staunch enemy of al-Qaeda as head of Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry, died today at 78, according to the International Islamic News Agency. Nayef's death reopens the question of who will succeed King Abdullah.

It's perhaps the greatest automotive race of all time: 24 Heures du Mans (the 24 Hours of Le Mans) on the Circuit de la Sarthe outside of Le Mans, France -- here's how to watch it online. Also known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the oldest race in motorsport and has been held annually since 1923.

Details of the fate of bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile AB continue to emerge following the June 7 news that the company had been purchased by a Sino-Japanese joint venture National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB, or NEVS. NEVS plans to use Saab to produce electric cars, the consortium announced Friday.

Nissan Motor Co. (Tokyo: 7201) is expected to build a 5 billion yuan ($785 million) factory in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, an aggressive move into territory traditionally under the sway of Volkswagen AG (Frankfurt: VOW) and Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), according to the Japan Daily Press Friday.

Much to the consternation of would-be buyers, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) MacBook Pro with Retina display is totally sold out in the city of New York, just three days after the new laptop was announced at the company's World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC) 2012.

Up to 5.1 million Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Liberty model SUVs may be subject to one of the largest recalls in history depending on the results of an engineering analysis by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Fear of an impending fiscal cliff and uncertainty about November's presidential elections has led to a 0.8 percent projected dampening of marketing spending in 2012, according to a Thursday report from Pivotal Research Group.

Volkswagen AG (Frankfurt: VOW) will pay ?600 million ($750 million) more than originally expected for the remaining 50.1 percent of sports car maker Porsche, bringing the total cost of the acquisition to ?4.5 billion, up from ?3.9 billion, according to Bloomberg.

Rarely do the words sports car and luggage go together in a sentence without the connecting phrase does not have enough room for. Well no more, because the 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid is a genuine sports car, and it can in fact easily deal with some bags at the airport. Moreover, it succeeds in actually combining a sports car with hybrid technology without totally neutering the driving experience. Read our review to learn more.

Rarely do the words sports car and luggage go together in a sentence without the phrase does not have enough room for. No more. The 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid succeeds in actually combining a sports car with hybrid technology without totally neutering the driving experience.

Greeks are stocking up on non-perishable staples like pasta on fears that Sunday's elections presage an end to the nation's euro zone participation and a return to the drachma, Reuters reported Wednesday.

The Georgia Department of Transportation denied an application by the Ku Klux Klan to participate in the state's Adopt A Highway program, but the roadside volunteer cleanup program may have to come to an end to permanently block the hate group.

Sales of the Chevrolet Volt Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV) have experienced a resurgence in California following tweaks that now allow the car from General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) to qualify for High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane access.

Stanford University is testing out the new program Congestion and Parking Relief Incentives, or Capri, to decrease traffic congestion by paying drivers to commute at off-peak hours.

Daimler AG (Frankfurt: DAI) will be rolling out an AMG high performance version of its Mercedes-Benz A-class hatchback to appeal to young customers and increase sales by 50 percent, according to a report by Bloomberg News Tuesday.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has taken aim squarely at the hearts of gearheads and Top Gear fans by welcoming the legendary Stig (well, according to wired.com they're calling him Mr. X, but he sure looks like The Stig) on stage at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2012 to play the CSR racing game for iOS and Mac, Monday. While fun at first sight, however, the move may be indicative of cracks in Apple's finely polished marketing veneer.

Boost Labs LLC in Gaithersburg, Va., has launched the Top Gear Test Track interactive data set so fans of the hit BBC car show, Top Gear, can evaluate cars featured on the show. And the winner? It's the Ariel Atom V8 500.