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03 November 2009Optimism grows over UK Vauxhall plants
Unions welcome dropping of sale to Canadians and Russians as 'best deal for Britain'
read moreGM thwarts Magna on Opel deal
The move came as a huge surprise and will be an affront for the German government, which has spent months deeply involved in political bargaining to clinch a state-suppported deal with Magna, the Canadian car parts maker
read moreFord Motors gains market share
Ford Motors, the sole big three automaker to avoid bankruptcy, continued to gain market share as its auto sales rose for the third time in four months
read moreChrysler could quit UK
The Chrysler brand could disappear from Europe under Fiat’s plans for the American car maker.
read moreKen Block’s Subaru Impreza snow car
While we spend our days going through spreadsheets, returning emails and attending arduous meetings, Ken Block is driving a Subaru Impreza on a downhill ski course.
read moreFerrari World: a millionaire’s playground
Eurodisney, Alton Towers and Legoland are all about to lose out as the dream holiday destination for any car-loving kid or big kid to Ferrari World.
read moreRichard Hammond on crutches after fall
Richard Hammond has injured himself while out running.
read moreGood vibrations
Lexus drives over bridge, boffins convert the energy into electricity
read moreOpel workers agree pay cuts
Opel workers have agreed to contribute 265m euros (£238m) a year in pay to help pave the way for a deal between General Motors and Magna.
read moreBattle of the bulge
Ever seen a fatter bonnet than the one on the new Ford Mustang Cobra Jet?
read moreRussian Road Roulette in Bulgaria
Daredevil motorists in Bulgaria have been playing a death-defying game on the city’s streets known as ‘Russian Road Roulette’.
read moreNew Ferrari 612 Scaglietti spied
Ferrari’s replacement for the 612 Scaglietti has been caught testing at high altitude in Europe.
read moreBMW
The auto trade is becoming a tale of two industries: carmakers that benefit from cash-for-clunkers schemes, and those that don't
read moreWhy is metric more logical than imperial?
Honest John gives reader his opinion of the argument for metric measurement against imperial measurement.
read moreVW UK to meet repair cost of antilock braking problem on Golf
Honest John advises reader of VW UK position on faulty antilock braking problem of its Golf model.
read moreNofault accident
Honest John advises reader to cut his losses and pay for accident damage without involving his insurance company.
read moreBig Mac and Large Fines
Honest John sympathises with a reader who received a parking ticket at the MacDonalds restaurant near Heathrow.
read moreMerc 300SL Gullwing timeline
The new Mercedes-Benz SLS is a modern interpretation of perhaps the most famous car to wear the three pointed star – the 300SL Gullwing.
read moreElectric cars: the silent danger
The new breed of quiet batterypowered quiet cars raises safety concerns for pedestrians and cyclists.
read moreMr Money: the best car dealers in Britain revealed
Car insurance and breakdown services also rated buy the biggest selling weekly motoring magazine.
read moreCool cars dad never bought
Stuart Birch longed for his father to drive something cool. Fifty years later he reports on what it feels like finally to drive a Vauxhall Velox and Wyvern Jaguar Mk II and Ford Zodiac.
read moreKia launches limited edition Soul
Kia has launched a new special edition of the Soul, the Tempest.
read moreFerrari sales boost in China
Ferrari expects China to become one of its top five global markets within five years, according to a senior official at the car maker.
read moreMercedes SLS on location pics
Autocar has driven the Mercedes SLS AMG supercar on public roads for the time and the drive provided some spectacular photography of the new Gullwing, which you can see
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