Motoring News
08 April 2009In pictures: New York motor show
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New car prices undercut used models
A shortage of good-quality used cars combined with aggressive discounts offered on many new ones mean some new cars can be had for as much as £1,000 less than used ones
read moreChrysler sees 'ample time' to strike Fiat deal
Chrysler's president says it prefers a shorter deadline – in this case May 1 – to reach a deal with the Italian carmaker
read moreDaimler hints at more job cuts
Daimler chief's words highlight how German industry's initial attempts to thwart the downturn by reducing working hours and axing temporary workers increasingly look destined to fail
read moreGordon Brown should realise electric cars are a batterypowered nightmare
The electric car is no good friend of the consumer or the environment warns Mike Rutherford.
read moreScion's iQ Concept
Toyota's US youth brand Scion has unveiled a special concept version of the iQ supermini at the New York motor show.
read moreOfficial pics: Merc SLS supercar
Mercedes has revealed the cabin and exterior styling of its radical gullwing SLS supercar, due in 2010.
read moreDetroit's squeakers
Ford chief Alan Mulally joined his Detroit counterparts last December in convincing Congress to stave off an industry collapse, but he will take a more nuanced view now that demand has fallen more than anyone then imagined
read moreDisco closes on Range Rover
The Land Rover Discovery is set to move closer to the Range Rover than ever before.
read moreChoose A Car with Honest John: a small spacious car with a raised driving position
Honest John helps a community nurse find her ideal car that will last at least 10 years.
read moreWraps come off Acura ZDX
Honda’s BMW X6-rivalling Acura ZDX concept has finally been revealed in the metal at the New York motor show.
read more25,000 charge points for London
London is to get 25,000 electric car-charging spaces by 2015, as part of ambitious plans by mayor Boris Johnson.
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read moreNew Jeep Grand Cherokee
The new Jeep Grand Cherokee has been unveiled at the New York motor show.
read moreSuzi Perry's MotoGP preview
The BBC's MotoGP presenter interviews James Toseland as she looks forward to the opening race of this year's world championship in Qatar on Sunday.
read moreNew York motor show in full
The New York motor show is currently underway, with our reporters and photographers filing back from the show floor over the next 24 hours.
read moreScotland by Morris Minor: part two
Continuing the story of 80yearold John Coleman's Scottish tour at the wheel of his 40yearold Morris Minor.
read moreDaimler cannot rule out layoffs
The German group underscored the worsening conditions in the German labour market when its chief executive said he could not rule out layoffs in the light of a "once in a century" crisis
read moreScotland by Morris Minor
Last summer the intrepid 80yearold author of Coleman's Drive decided that he needed to see Scotland. Eschewing his famous Austin Chummy he opted for the comfort of his 40yearold Morris Minor instead...
read moreThe 35mph wheelchair
GM and Segway combine to create a revolutionary urban transportation saviour. Honest
read moreKarmann Ghia maker files for insolvency
Karmann has become the most prominent German victim of the rapid economic downturn as the automobile supplier famous for the legendary Karmann Ghia sports car files for insolvency
read moreGT-R goes GT1
Nissan’s GT racer gears up for an assault on the FIA championship
read moreGet close to hundreds of new cars this June
There's a motor show in London's business district and entry is free.
read moreGermany extends car scrapping bonus
The German government more than trebled the size of its highly popular car-scrapping bonus scheme to €5bn, yielding to pressure from carmakers and consumers ahead of a general election in September
read moreTwo down fifteen to go
It's a long way to Kuala Lumpur... especially when there's only half a race.
read moreGranTreat
Maserati reveals track-spec racer for the 'gentlemen driver'
read moreBrown's green car ambitions
Gordon Brown has revealed he wants to make Britain "a world leader" in producing and exporting electric cars, hybrid petrol-electric vehicles and lighter cars using less petrol.
read moreSmart police have fast cars
From a Ferrari to a Smart Car police forces around the world are spoiled for choice for fast cars when it comes to patrolling their patch.
read moreOff with its Zed
Nissan’s lovely 370Z goes convertible. Proper soft-top convertible, too…
read moreNew Merc S-class unveiled
Mercedes has facelifted the S-class, giving its biggest saloon a very subtle visual refresh with new headlamps and tail-lights, and an upgraded interior.
read moreGM and Segway hope Puma joint venture proves to be the cat's whiskers
General Motors and Segway yesterday unveiled a tiny two-wheeled, two-seat electric car designed to drive on its own and automatically avoid collisions. The troubled...
read moreGM and Segway wheel out Puma to change the way city-dwellers move
General Motors and Segway yesterday unveiled a tiny two-wheeled, two-seat electric car designed to drive on its own and automatically avoid collisions. The troubled...
read moreBoost for regional manufacturers
Car-scrapping incentive programmes introduced by Germany and other European Union countries are having a dramatic impact on central European car factories, and could...
read moreMotor industry wins £500m aid
The hard-pressed British motor industry received a £500m boost yesterday in the form of approved loans from the European Investment Bank, part of a €7bn...
read moreIraq's economic hopes based on fragile stability as US plans pull-out
The changing fortunes of the train station in Bayji, the industrial heartland of Iraq, might be considered a metaphor for the security situation in this fragile...
read moreGrube to step down as EADS chairman
Rüdiger Grube yesterday signalled that he would step down as chairman of EADS, the Franco-German defence group, when he takes over as chief executive of the German...
read moreRenault's large saloon steams ahead
Renault is steaming forward with plans to launch a large saloon in Europe, the company’s marketing boss Steve Norman has revealed to Autocar.
read moreElectric Cars to be mass introduced to the UK says Gordon Brown
UK to become "a world leader" in producing and exporting electric cars as part of an environmentally friendly Budget.
read moreGeneral Motors unveils twowheeled car
Four wheels good two wheels better. As it battles against possible bankruptcy General Motors has unveiled its solution to the world's urban transportation problems.
read moreHelp Britain's car buyers
The editors and publishers of Britain's biggest car magazines and websites have joined forces to urge the government to support demands to stimulate new car sales in the UK.
read moreBig revisions for Range Rover Sport
The revised Range Rover Sport gets updates to over 3000 components, despite the fact that the model is only four years old.
read moreRevised Range Rover revealed
Land Rover is targeting Bentley levels of opulence with this revised version of the third-generation Range Rover.
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