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08 June 2009Three groups bid for Saab in spin-off
Three groups have entered bids for Saab, General Motors' insolvent Swedish car brand, and GM will choose a preferred bidder by the end of this week in a spin-off it will largely finance itself
read moreSupreme Court delays Chrysler sale
Chrysler's future hung in the balance after the US Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by three Indiana pension funds to block the sale of most of the bankrupt carmaker's assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat
read moreQatar wealth fund in talks over Porsche stake
Porsche is in discussions with Qatar over selling a significant stake in the German sports car maker in a move to ease the company's financial pain
read moreWorld's safest S-class
Mercedes has showcased futuristic safety features that could one day be commonplace on mainstream cars.
read moreTurkish GP: F1 diary photo gallery
Simon Arron presents his unique insight into the world of Formula One.
read moreMac daddies
New British bike firm shows off custom rides
read moreTurkish GP: downtoearth Button marches on
It's another faultless performance from the world championship leader.
read moreBritish GP 2009: Silverstone's F1 finale
The organisers of the British Grand Prix on June 21 promise a spectacular sendoff for the Silverstone circuit.
read moreStudents design cars of the future
Students from Coventry School of Art and Design have been showing off their car designing talents by presenting their interpretations of new or future models.
read moreBattery swap for electric Renaults
Renault-Nissan is planning to make its electric vehicles rechargable in three different ways when they first go on sale in Europe from 2011.
read moreRange Rover prices announced
Land Rover has announced pricing for the 2010 Range Rover, which will go on sale next month.
read moreNano set for 2012 US launch
Tata Motors has confirmed that it will launch the Nano in the US within three years.
read moreAtom V8 'to cost £100k'
Ariel’s Forthcoming V8-Engined Atom will cost “at least £100,000”, according to the firm’s boss, Simon Saunders.
read moreMagna team plans Vauxhall visit
A delegation from Magna International, the Canadian company due to buy control of General Motors' European operations, will tour Vauxhall's two UK plants
read moreLDV collapses with loss of 4,000 jobs
Some 4,000 jobs are expected to go after Birmingham van maker LDV entered administration after a rescue bid collapsed and the government refused requests for emergency aid
read moreAudi vows to shed weight
Audi will completely rethink the way it engineers its cars over the next few years, according to Michael Dick, the car maker’s director of technical development.
read moreLamborghini to cut CO2
Lamborghini has announced plans to cut CO2 emissions across its range by 35 per cent by 2015.
read morePenske buys Saturn
Former racing driver Roger Penske has agreed to buy Saturn from General Motors.
read moreFiat/Chrysler deal blocked
A group of Chrysler investors has made a last ditch attempt to block an alliance with Fiat, it has been reported.
read moreValuing the new GM
General Motors' new chief has turned lemons into lemonade, putting a positive spin on the stripping-down of the once mighty company into a leaner one shorn of debts, dud assets and superfluous dealers
read moreChrysler investors try to foil Fiat deal
A clutch of investors in Chrysler have made a last-ditch effort to block an alliance the troubled carmaker with Fiat. An appeals court on Friday approved the sale of...
read moreGM timebomb shows gravity of pension challenge
In the thunderous collapse of General Motors last week, one detail seems to have gone almost unnoticed. The old GM's US pension fund, with its near-$100bn (£63bn)...
read moreChinese Hummer takeover in doubt
For months, troubled western carmakers have been hoping for a Chinese white knight to take failing brands off their hands. But so far, only a small, almost unknown...
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