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01 June 2009Advertising creditors play tense waiting game
Advertising and media buying agencies are anxiously awaiting details of what marketing budget General Motors will be allowed in bankruptcy, as their exposure highlighted the risks to media businesses that are already struggling in a weak economy
read moreSuperfund not your average Formula One team
Former driver Alex Wurz says his Superfund team - a new entry for 2010 - can be a success as its core business is not racing.
read moreHow Washington blew GM's bankruptcy
The administration took a tragic situation and turned it into an expensive mess to pay a political debt, needlessly wasting billions of dollars in the process, writes Michael Levine
read morePoles voice concerns over safety of Opel jobs
Poland's opposition party on Monday attacked the government for not doing enough to ensure that no jobs were lost at Opel's three plants in the country
read moreSlimmed down Chrysler emerges
President Barack Obama praised the 'quick, surgical' bankruptcy process of Chrysler, which was poised to move a slimmed down version of the carmaker out of Chapter 11 just as GM, its larger rival, entered the very same court
read moreConcerns over role of US as investor in GM
The US government says it will be a passive investor when managing its new equity portfolio of banks and carmakers but the Obama administration is facing criticism from business and Republicans
read moreStruggling Mowtown loses the beat
Detroit has something much more important on its mind right now than General Motors' bankruptcy: for the second consecutive year the hometown ice-hockey side Red Wings have made their way to the final round of the Stanley Cup, the sport's premier trophy
read moreObama: GM will return stronger
Barack Obama has said GM will emerge from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing a stronger company.
read moreHarlem dealership takes its place in history
The biggest industrial bankruptcy in corporate history kicked off on Monday with an early morning filing from a General Motors dealership in Manhattan's gritty Harlem neighbourhood
read more550bhp Bailey Blades to be built
This is the Bailey Blade, an independently developed prototype based on a Cobra replica chassis.
read moreGordon Brown confident about saving Vauxhall jobs
The government is confident it can save many jobs at Vauxhall after its parent company General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
read moreBusiness as usual for GM Europe
GM Europe has moved to quell speculation that its US parent company's move into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection will affect its operations.
read moreHamilton and Loeb at Goodwood
The reigning Formula One and World Rally champions, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastien Loeb, will drive at this year’s Festival of Speed.
read morePresident Obama praises ChryslerFiat deal
US President Barack Obama welcomed the approval of Chrysler's asset sale to Italian carmaker Fiat calling it an "extraordinary effort".
read moreA brief history of GM
General Motors was founded in Flint, Michigan, 101 years ago.
read moreGM files for Chapter 11
GM has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
read moreHonest John: average speed cameras and cheap cars with character
The dealer you can trust answers your queries on the risks of speeding on conedoff motorways and where to buy a banger that's fun to drive.
read moreGM files for Chapter 11 protection
General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York in a humiliating fall from grace for a symbol of America's industrial might and the world's biggest carmaker for much of the 20th century
read moreHigh prices of 'green' cars dilutes demand
A survey suggests that buyers believe fuelsipping variants of popular models are too expensive.
read moreGM files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
General Motors the largest of America's "Big Three" car makers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York.
read moreFord gets bupkis for its financial virtue
With General Motors' Chapter 11 filing Ford Motor stands alone among Detroit's Big Three in dodging a shareholdercrushing government bailout.
read moreVolvo to sell 50g/km car by 2012
Volvo has announced plans to become a world leader in plug-in hybrid technology following a partnership with Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall.
read moreAudio slideshow: General Motors - a giant humbled
As GM files for bankruptcy protection, the FT examines what brought the American industrial icon to its knees
read moreAudi centenary challenge
Try this brainteaser in the runup to the German marque's celebration of 100 years of car manufacture.
read moreVauxhall workers faces twomonth wait
Workers at car giant Vauxhall voiced fears for the future on Monday as they were warned it could be two months before they know if their jobs are safe.
read moreTatra T603 buying guide
Rare sinister yet stylish there's nothing quite like a Czech Tatra.
read moreTexas star
It’s another American old-school supercar concept… but this one might actually get built
read moreChrysler sale to Fiat agreed
Chrysler has been given court approval to sell most of its assets to a consortium led by Fiat.
read moreSwedish PM fears for Saab
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has expressed his fears for the future of Saab, after it was left out of GM's sale of Vauxhall and Opel.
read moreHonda car workers return after fourmonth shut down
Thousands of Honda car workers returned to the production line at one of the UK's biggest plants on Monday after a fourmonth shut down.
read more7 upped
The German spannermeisters at Hamann add general tuningness to BMW’s 7-Series
read moreS2000: off the Grid
After 10 years of production, Honda is killing off its sports car this summer. Boo
read moreHonda reopens Swindon plant
The Honda car factory in Swindon is reopening today, after a four-month shutdown due to a collapse in demand for new cars.
read moreGM to file for bankruptcy before US markets open
GM will file for bankruptcy before US financial markets open on Monday in what will be the biggest bankruptcy filing in US industrial history.
read moreGM: key events in the carmaker's history
GM and the US government are finalising plans for the battered company to reorganize setting the stage for America's largestever industrial bankruptcy filing.
read moreGM bankruptcy: Q?A
GM is set to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today and its European business will be sold off to Canadian carparts maker Magna. We ask how did a 101yearold company end up in this position and what does it mean for the future of the global car industry?
read moreGM ready to file for bankruptcy protection
General Motors will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York today in a humiliating fall from grace for a symbol of America's industrial might and the...
read moreUS cars force taken to task
As General Motors prepares to file for bankruptcy protection today and Chrysler prepares to emerge, the US automotive task force is in the final stretch as undertaker...
read moreHopes for rebirth but Chapter 11 risks remain
General MotorsEven some of Rick Wagoner's most ardent fans acknowledge that his ousting as General Motors chief executive could prove to be a blessing in disguise...
read moreGM to file for Chapter 11 protection
A majority of General Motors bondholders have agreed to a debt-for-equity exchange, a source familiar with the voting said on Sunday, helping pave the way for a bankruptcy filing expected on Monday
read moreThree went into crisis and three will emerge
The question is whether General Motors and Chrysler can achieve consistent profitability, says John Gapper
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