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05 November 2009Renault stays cagey on F1 future
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive: 'We will make an announcement on our participation in Formula One before the end of the year'
read moreIncentives boost carmaker's cash pile
Opel/Vauxhall is understood to have amassed more than €1bn in cash and it seems the biggest contributor is the bumper sales triggered by the scrapping incentives for old cars offered by governments across Europe
read moreGM sure on funding Opel revamp
GM's chief executive says Opel could afford to pay back the remaining €900m of the €1.5bn bridge loan the German government gave the carmaker to keep it afloat
read moreNo such thing as a Freelander lunch
Honest John explains why Land Rover can offer 2years' zero per cent interest finance on half the value of a new Freelander reader wants.
read moreFrugal our wheel drive cars for a vet
Honest John's recommendations for a horse vet looking for an economical four wheel drive car for his work.
read moreRoad humps rip tyre inner walls to shreds
Honest John details his threepoint plan to protect your car from ripping out its tyres' inner walls on metrewide chamferededge speed cushions.
read morePractical twoberth camper vans?
Reader asks Honest John for camper van advice.
read moreFew cars Honest John has owned and driven
Honest John lists cars he has owned and driven on longterm tests for reader.
read moreSpider may set off car alarm
Honest John says reader's car alarm going off might be an oversensitive volumetric sensor or a spider crawling over the sensors after he parks the car.
read moreChrysler killed off in Europe
Chrysler will disappear completely from European car markets in 2011, company bosses have confirmed.
read moreRenault's F1 future still unclear
Renault will announce a decision on its Formula One future by the end of this year, according to its CEO Carlos Ghosn.
read moreFerrari questions Toyota pull out
Ferrari has blamed Formula One’s management for Toyota’s withdrawal from the sport, dismissing the Japanese firm’s own claims that its decision was cost related.
read moreMotoGP Valencia round preview
The final race of the MotoGP World Championship 2009 is set to be a storming swansong says the BBC presenter.
read moreMercedesBenz E500 Coupé review
The MercedesBenz E500 has traded subtlety and beauty for brute force.
read moreFiat / Chrysler
Sergio Marchionne, now boss of both Fiat and Chrysler, has announced ambitious plans for a turnround
read moreShock: Toyota returns to profit
Toyota has unexpectedly returned to profit for the first time in nine months, just a day after announcing it would be pulling out of Formula One.
read morePutin hits out at GM
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has hit out at General Motor’s decision not to sell Opel/Vauxhall to Magna.
read moreBMW K 1300 GT longterm review over
The BMW K 1300 GT tourer motorbike is an excellent longdistance machine made even better by the array of standard and optional equipment.
read moreGeneral Motors retains Vauxhall and Opel
Protracted sale by General Motors of Vauxhall and Opel to Canadian and Russian consortium is officially over.
read moreTraffic misery for commuters
Traffic jams and slowmoving traffic affect almost three quarters of journeys.
read moreReturn of the M3 CSL
BMW brings back its lightweight, race-ready M3… but with a different name
read moreMagna rules out Volvo bid
Magna has ruled out making a bid to buy Volvo from Ford after its takeover of Opel/Vauxhall collapsed.
read moreSkoda to launch budget saloon
Skoda will launch a new budget saloon in 2012, designed to take on Renault’s Dacia brand.
read moreBoxster Spyder unleashed
Porsche reveals its most hardcore, lightweight Boxster ever – the car that’s faster than a 911 Carrera
read moreUK car sales up 31.6%
The UK’s year-on-year new car sales were up 31.
read moreRenault 'committed' to F1
Renault F1’s managing director Jean-Francois Caubet has denied claims the team is set to follow Toyota in quitting the sport.
read morePorsche Boxtser Spyder unveiled
Porsche’s current two-seater roadster, the ever-popular Boxster, is to get a performance makeover for the final few years of its life, when a faster, lighter and more hardcore version called the Boxster Spyder hits UK showrooms.
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Ban all cars and other weird petitions - Auto Trader UK - News and Reviews Hub
We've trawled Number 10s petitions website for some of the strangest motoring requests to Mr Brown and his cabinet.
The BMW 5 series mixes up saloon driving dynamics, a coupe profile and interior space equivalent to Beemer’s groundbreaking X5 SUV.
Featuring signature Hamann black alloy wheels, modified front and rear bumpers, a new exhaust system and bigger brakes, the Hamann-modified 5 Series GT makes an already ‘awkward’ car slightly more vulgar.
The Most Powerful Audi Ever
With two turbochargers, ten cylinders and a 0-62mph time of 4.6 seconds, there’s plenty to like about the new Audi RS 6.
Full Toyota statement on its F1 withdrawal - Auto Trader F1 powered by planet-f1.com
The Toyota Motor Corporation has released the following statement following its decision to leave Formula One. Auto Trader - Formula 1 - News
Todt keen to see French GP back on calendar - Auto Trader F1 powered by planet-f1.com
Newly elected FIA President Jean Todt admits he is keen to see the French Grand Prix back on the Formula One calendar. Auto Trader - Formula 1 - News
Schumi: Comeback decision was emotional - Auto Trader F1 powered by planet-f1.com
Michael Schumacher admits his decision to agree to make a Formula One comeback earlier this year was based on emotion rather than rationale. Auto Trader - Formula 1 - News
read moreToyota scales back loss forecast
Toyota Motor scaled back its loss forecast for the year to next March on Thursday, reflecting an aggressive cost-cutting drive and improved sales of some vehicles
read moreFears lurk behind car sector's optimism
Government-backed incentive schemes might have propped up the industry this year but it makes the prospects for next year grim, say industry observers
read moreFive-year plan to retune Chrysler
Fiat yesterday unveiled a sweeping five-year overhaul of Chrysler centred on collaboration between the Turin and Detroit carmakers on everything from car and engine...
read moreWorkforce left bewildered at turn of events
Storm clouds over Opel's sprawling headquarters in Rüsselsheim, near Frankfurt, southern Germany, gave way to sunshine just as workers switched shifts early...
read moreSlow-motion post-crisis crash faces car industry
The German government is understandably furious. For months it had been arm-twisting General Motors to agree to the salvage of its European car operations by selling...
read moreNext MX-5 to be lightweight
The next Mazda MX-5 will be smaller and lighter than the current car in an attempt to replicate the spirit of the original, according to Mazda insiders.
read moreMurray building electric car
Gordon Murray is working on an electric city car that will be based on his innovative T25 three-seater.
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