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02 July 2008All the low-carbon fun of Formula One
Motorsport is balanced on a cusp where other previously praiseworthy activities – including smoking, elephant shooting and western military imperialism – teetered before becoming uncool, says Jonathan Guthrie
read moreAll the low-carbon fun of Formula One
Motorsport is balanced on a cusp where other previously praiseworthy activities – including smoking, elephant shooting and western military imperialism – teetered before becoming uncool, says Jonathan Guthrie
read moreCrash test dummies
The car embodies the pressures on the ailing US economy. It is built from expensive metal and plastic. It burns oil.
read moreDownsizing SUV drivers shift Mini sales up a gear
SUV trade-ins in the US have helped to push sales of BMW's sporty, pint-sized Mini to new records, even as the overall stateside car market has sunk to its lowest levels in more than a decade
read moreDetroit's Big Three forced to keep eyes on cash
General Motors' shares, already at their lowest level in half a century, fell by almost 10 per cent by midday after Merrill Lynch downgraded its recommendation for the stock to "underperform" from "buy" and said that "bankruptcy is not impossible"
read moreDownsizing SUV drivers shift Mini sales up a gear
SUV trade-ins in the US have helped to push sales of BMW's sporty, pint-sized Mini to new records, even as the overall stateside car market has sunk to its lowest levels in more than a decade
read moreDetroit's Big Three keep eyes on cash
General Motors' shares, already at their lowest level in half a century, fell by almost 10 per cent by midday after Merrill Lynch downgraded its recommendation for the stock to "underperform" from "buy" and said that "bankruptcy is not impossible"
read moreHi-tech BMW lights up iGIZMO
THE world’s first shape-shifting, material-covered car has cruised on to the pages of Auto Express’s sister title, online gadget magazine iGIZMO.
read moreFulvia to head up Lancia comeback?
Italian legend is getting ready to return
Stylish sports car uses Grand Punto platform
read moreClever iQ is a space ace
Here's an ingenious new car that looks set to go to the top of its class! This is the latest picture of Toyota’s production-ready iQ undergoing development testing.The four-seater will be the first car under three metres to comfortably accommodate a trio of adults, with enough space for either a child or luggage in the fourth chair behind the driver.
read moreThe £1million Phantom
Italian company to hand-craft bespoke Rolls-Royce. Unique special gets sculpted lines and raked screen.
read moreRange Rover gets Autobiography
Land Rover is lining up a new Range Rover special edition for the British motor show later this month.
read moreRange Rover gets Autobiography
Land Rover is lining up a new Range Rover special edition for the British motor show later this month.
read moreBMW revives M1 Procar series
BMW is to build on the recent publicity surrounding its M1 Hommage concept car by resurrecting the original model’s one-make race series at this year’s German Grand Prix.
read moreBMW revives M1 Procar series
BMW is to build on the recent publicity surrounding its M1 Hommage concept car by resurrecting the original model’s one-make race series at this year’s German Grand Prix.
read moreSpied: Noble M600
This is the new Noble M600 supercar running high-speed laps of a British test track ahead of its much-anticipated launch next year.
read moreSpied: Noble M600
This is the new Noble M600 supercar running high-speed laps of a British test track ahead of its much-anticipated launch next year.
read moreBatmobile hits Silverstone for British Grand Prix
by Vijay Pattni To celebrate the upcoming launch of the new Batman film The Dark Knight, movie producers will bring the new Batmobile to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. And the Batmobile - nicknamed "The Tumbler" - will perform a demonstration run alongside Toyota's hardened F1 racing cars, which also feature The Dark Knight artwork. Read the full story now.
read moreTen England captains' cars on Auto Trader
If you're looking for a car previously owned by an England football captain, Auto Trader is the place to look. Adrian Hearn rounds up the TEN former England captains whose cars have appeared on this website. Read the full story now.
read moreTraffic chaos as hauliers strike
Britain’s truckers clearly aren’t about to give up in their war on diesel prices; a thousand lorry drivers will park up on the A40 westway in London today to stage yet another protest over the rising cost of fuel.
read moreTraffic chaos as hauliers strike
Britain’s truckers clearly aren’t about to give up in their war on diesel prices; a thousand lorry drivers will park up on the A40 westway in London today to stage yet another protest over the rising cost of fuel.
read moreHonda defies market downturn
The scale of the US car market’s decline became clear today as American car makers posted an 18.
read moreHonda defies market downturn
The scale of the US car market’s decline became clear today as American car makers posted an 18.
read moreRoyal Aston to run on wine
Prince Charles has converted his vintage Aston Martin DB6 to run on bioethanol distilled from surplus British wine.
read moreRoyal Aston to run on wine
Prince Charles has converted his vintage Aston Martin DB6 to run on bioethanol distilled from surplus British wine.
read moreMiTo GTA turns up heat on MINI
Hatch gets new 230bhp turbo engine and Alfa also confirms plans for first SUV.
read moreMini's future has five doors
This is the next new Mini model, expected to hit showrooms in 2010.
read moreMini's future has five doors
This is the next new Mini model, expected to hit showrooms in 2010.
read moreThis week's mag
New Polo revealed, Alfa MiTo driven, Fiesta ECOmotive uncovered, GT-R vs rivals
read moreLookers joins the retail sales reverse
The UK car dealership says it is considering possible redundancies and selling underperforming sites, warning that sales are so volatile it is unable to predict profits
read moreLookers joins the retail sales reverse
The UK car dealership says it is considering possible redundancies and selling underperforming sites, warning that sales are so volatile it is unable to predict profits
read moreToyota stall allows GM to retain top spot in US sales
Toyota's US sales fell by more than a fifth last month, allowing General Motors to retain its decades-long dominance of the world's biggest car market. GM's sales fell...
read moreFiat caught in the market's 'perfect storm'
Fiat, the Italian carmaker, is caught in "the perfect storm" of adverse market conditions and will increase the sale price of its cars and agricultural machinery in...
read moreGM's sales figures help markets to fight back
US equity markets fought back yesterday, throwing off fuel and financial worries to post modest gains after General Motors showed a smaller than expected decline in...
read moreJapan business confidence falls
Japanese business sentiment has deteriorated across the board, according to the widely watched Tankan survey, although the fall was not as bad as many feared and...
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