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01 November 2008Road safety campaign's horror crash images banned until after TV watershed
A new road safety campaign includes images so gruesome they cannot be shown on television until after the 9pm watershed.
read moreMore than 400 drivers a month fined in 50mph motorway average speed trap
Cameras which monitor motorists' average speed as they pass roadworks on one of Britain's busiest motorways will raise almost £1 million in fines by the time they are finally removed next month.
read moreCLE hits the road
It's the news E-Class fans have been waiting for! Mercedes’ CLE is ready to hit the road... And our exclusive images show the CLK replacement will be near identical to the concept that inspired it – the Fascination, seen at the Paris Motor Show.
read moreNissan Z-cars gallery
Nissan's Z car is back! The 370Z will be the sixth-genration of the sports car, which first appeared as the 240Z in 1970.
read moreCarrera Go Speed Racer slot car set
Loop-the-loop section makes slot car set enormous fun.
read moreBMW’s crash life-saver
Set-up assesses if occupants are injured in crash, and dials 999.
read moreCabbies to sue over taxi fires
Hundreds of black cab drivers are planning legal action for loss of earnings after their cabs were taken off the road following a series of engine fires.
read moreI am not the Stig
Paps reckon they snapped the Stig, but it was just one of the boys in our office
read moreCar emissions rule put back
Carmakers would have until 2015 to come into full compliance with new rules to curb carbon emissions under a plan endorsed by European Union member states yesterday...
read moreWashington should not fuel Detroit's expensive folly
Maybe it's me. Maybe I am a bad omen for car companies. The fact is that, as I was growing up in Italy, two famous marques - the mythical Alfa Romeo and the more...
read moreThe jovial locust killer
Amid all the gloom of last month's Paris motor show, only one car exec- utive seemed truly happy. Wendelin Wiedeking, head of German sportscar maker Porsche, beamed as...
read moreTata props up rights issue shunned by investors
Tata of India was forced to intervene heavily to prop up a rights issue for the acquisition by its automotive unit of Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover marques after...
read moreDax index could remove VW stock
Volkswagen's shares are under threat of being withdrawn next week from Germany's benchmark equity index under rules published in response to days of highly volatile...
read moreThe wheels come off
Porsche's dealership in Mayfair was nearly empty one afternoon this week as the rush-hour traffic bustled down nearby Park Lane. As a cleaner pushed a broom between...
read moreCar emissions rule put back
Carmakers would have until 2015 to come into full compliance with new rules to curb carbon emissions under a plan endorsed by European Union member states yesterday...
read moreVW stock could be removed from Dax index
Volkswagen's shares are under threat of being withdrawn next week from Germany's benchmark equity index under rules published in response to days of highly volatile...
read moreWashington should not fuel Detroit's expensive folly
Maybe it's me. Maybe I am a bad omen for car companies. The fact is that, as I was growing up in Italy, two famous marques - the mythical Alfa Romeo and the more...
read moreChild friendly satnav dubbed 'Totnav' launched
A child friendly audio guide for car satnav systems dubbed the 'totnav' has been launched in the UK.
read moreBuy one get one free offer on new cars as desperate dealers fight the credit crunch
Desperate car dealers yesterday aped supermarkets to offer two new £20,000 saloons for the price of one.
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