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02 April 2009Great Easter days out
10 ways to keep car and bike fans entertained over the next few weeks.
read moreHot VW Golf R20 snapped testing
These spy photos show the hottest Mk6 VW Golf variant, the VW Golf R20, testing around the Nurburgring.
read moreDucati Streetfighter S review
The Italian firm's new naked bike should be an animal on the road but track riding highlights slight shortcomings.
read moreCar buyers' redundancy deals
Honda and Volvo are offering payment protection to any finance buyers who are made redundant.
read more20 greatest car movies
Automotivethemed gold from the silver screen.
read moreBritish Steam Car exceeds expectations
Successful test run ahead of recordbreaking attempt.
read moreSearch for an original Mini
Do you own a 1959 Mini? If so it could be the highlight of a halfcentury celebration of Issigonis' masterpiece.
read moreMazda MX-5 prices revealed
The new Mazda MX-5 has gone on sale, with prices starting from £16,340.
read moreBMW Z4 review
The latest Bavarian sports car is aimed firmly at stealing sales from the Mercedes SLK.
read moreLord Ahmed crash victim had been drinking and driving at 100mph
A motorist who died when he was hit by Labour peer Lord Ahmed as he stood by car on a motorway had been drinking using his mobile and driving at more than 100mph before he lost control of his vehicle an inquest heard today.
read moreWheel clampers to face limits on what they can charge motorists
Wheel clampers are to banned from charging motorists what they like under new plans to tackle rogue firms who demand hundreds of pounds.
read moreNew VW Golf Plus released
The new VW Golf Plus compact MPV, based on the platform from the latest Mk6 Golf, has gone on sale in the UK, and it gets VW's Park Assist system as standard.
read moreSeoul motor show report
It’s surprising, when you consider how big and vibrant the Korean car industry is, that its international motor show fills only one large hall.
read morePrius prices dropped in Japan
The price of the new Toyota Prius has been slashed in Japan, so it can more closely compete with the recently launched Honda Insight.
read moreTop 5 car movies of all time
Our list of the top 5 car movies of all time.
read moreCar dealer takes G20 precautions
Luxury car dealerships in London have stepped up security at their premises, fearing attacks by protesters during the G20 Summit.
read moreCar supplier in strife after sackings
Car Enthusiast - Workers at a car parts factory have revolted after being fired with 20 minutes notice.
read more'Black box' for cars getting closer
Car Enthusiast - A project is underway that will see cars fitted with black boxes that track their speed and movement, and it could happen as early as 2013.
read moreYour chance to be a racing driver
Car Enthusiast - Vauxhall has announced the return of VXR track days, giving you the chance to drift like a pro.
read moreSaturn brand 'saved'
Saturn will continue making cars after a split from General Motors, according to one of its main dealers.
read moreThis week’s Hyundai concept…
… is the Nuvis, a little city crossover thing with gullwing doors
read moreSo’ forth
Kia shows off all-new Sorento in Seoul. Try to stay calm
read moreHamilton disqualified from Oz GP
Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after the world champion and his team were judged to have provided 'misleading' evidence during a post-race stewards' hearing.
read moreUS car sales down
US car makers reported dramatic year-on-year drops for March yesterday - but the figures have been met with cautious optimism by business analysts.
read moreNon-profit newspapers
Thank goodness for banks and carmakers. Were it not for them, US newspapers would be in pole position as the nation's most distressed sector. The recession is merely a...
read moreGM revises offer to union following pressure from Obama administration
General Motors is preparing a fresh debt-exchange offer to unsecured bondholders and the United Auto Workers union that will be less generous than previous...
read moreGM to revise trust offer to union
General Motors is preparing a fresh debt-exchange offer to unsecured bondholders and the United Auto Workers union that will be less generous than its previous...
read moreWorkers occupy three factories over job losses
The phenomenon of sacked workers occupying factories returned to the British Isles yesterday as workers took over three plants owned by the collapsed UK arm of...
read moreGrube tipped to replace DB chief
Rüdiger Grube, board member at carmaker Daimler, has emerged as the German government's favourite to run Deutsche Bahn. Mr Grube is tipped to replace Hartmut...
read moreSouth Korea in EU trade talks
Baroness Ashton, the European trade commissioner, will use today's G20 summit to try to overcome disagreements with South Korea on a trade agreement that has provoked...
read moreSouth Korea in EU trade talks
Baroness Ashton, the European trade commissioner, will use today's G20 summit to try to overcome disagreements with South Korea on a trade agreement that has provoked...
read morePendragon in debt talks again
The UK car retailer was already forced to seek a covenant waiver from its banks and noteholders in December last year, deferring testing of its covenants on its £287.6m net debt
read moreCarmakers see hope amid sales slump
Leading car manufacturers express cautious optimism that the market is close to bottom despite reporting steep declines as US new vehicle sales fall again in March
read moreAvtovaz to get £400m bailout
Russian car manufacturer Avtovaz, which owns Lada, is in line for a 20bn rubles (£410m) government bailout.
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