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Asian stocks start year on a high
Robust Chinese manufacturing data helped most Asian stock markets start the year on a positive note, although Shanghai itself failed to join the party

New car VAT-beaters
Your complete guide to beating the rise in VAT.

Good fuel consumption figures from BMW 520d
Honest John acknowledges reader's report of comparatively good fuel consumption figures from BMW 520d as compared to his previous BMW 320d.

Good insurance for hire cars
Honest John thanks reader for feedback on insurance for hire cars.

Should Mercedes fault be repaired under warranty?
Reader asks Honest John's advice over whether she should have to pay for the repair to a faulty gearbox in her Mercedes C Class.

Standard names for Total petrol grades
Reader asks Honest John the difference between 'Total Premium' and 'Total Excellium' petrol.

Britain's Penalty Charge culture
Honest John sympathises with reader who was given a fixed penalty notice for 'obstructing the highway'.

Winter regulations for cars differ in Germany
Reader asks Honest John whether a UK-registered, car fully compliant with regulations here, would be recognised as such in Germany during winter.

Front indicators that don't indicate
Reader asks Honest John about why new cars have front indicators that are difficult to see.

Mecedes CLS estate planned
Mercedes-Benz is preparing a rival to the BMW 5-series GT and forthcoming Audi A7 with an estate version of the second-generation CLS.

GM sees record growth in China
General Motors’ year-on-year sales in China were up 67 per cent in China in 2009, with GM claiming 2010 will see even stronger growth.

Eight-car 'roadtrain' trials begin
Trials of 'roadtrains', where the first car in a line of up to eight vehicles controls the actions of following vehicles electronically, will begin this year.

Concept cars: the survivors
Concept cars serve a plethora of purposes. They’re pretty, clever and make our dreams of owning our very own space-age car plausible. We look at the top ten concepts to survive the jump from drawing board to tarmac. read more

Video: Pastrana’s 269-foot jump
Watch Subaru’s rally loon tackle the world’s longest ramp-to-ramp clearance

Button officially joins McLaren
Jenson Button wants to keep the number one on the front of his car for as long as possible after joining McLaren from Brawn GP.

Now that’s an art car
London architect creates gorgeous wire-frame Lambo Countach, yours for just £40k

Spyker reveals plans for Saab
Spyker has no plans to produce an entry-level Saab 9-1 should it take control of the Swedish manufacturer from General Motors - but the much delayed 9-4X SUV would finally be put into production.

Seat Ibiza Bocanegra car review: Ten Point Test
The standard chassis found under the Seat Ibiza has been substantially modified for the hot Cupra. read more

Ferrari Enzo tuned by Gemballa
This is the Gemballa-tuned Ferrari Enzo - dubbed the Gemballa MIG-U1.

We cannot afford to spurn the emerging investors
Last month China's Geely settled commercial terms to buy the Sweden-based Volvo division from Ford of the US. If this deal receives government approval, it will become...

Merc plans plug-in S-class
Mercedes-Benz will launch the next S-class with a plug-in hybrid model, and will the roll out the technology across the rest of the range.

Porsche plans low CO2 Boxster
Porsche’s next Boxster range could include a low-CO2 model using a new four-cylinder engine or even a turbocharged three-cylinder powerplant, a senior company source has confirmed.

Porsche Cayenne 'undisguised'
The new Porsche Cayenne has been spied testing virtually undisguised ahead of its launch at the Geneva show in March.

Audi A7 to match A8's quality
Audi claims the forthcoming A7 will have interior quality “equal to the A8’s” when it goes on sale late next year following an autumn show debut.

Audi S1 targets Mini Cooper S
Audi will enter the junior hot hatch ranks with the new 180bhp S1 in 2011, taking on the Mini Cooper S and Alfa Romeo’s new Mito Cloverleaf.

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