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Vauxhall Meriva car review
The new Vauxhall Meriva is a five-seater family car with a difference thanks to its eye-catching rear-hinged suicide doors. read more

Best times to buy and sell cars
If you're buying or selling a car, think carefully about when to act. We explain how prices fluctuate wildly throughout the year .

Fastest Focus yet to cost at least £30,000
Run-out Focus RS RS500 now has 345bhp and matt black colour scheme.

Renault-Nissan and Daimler to cooperate on new cars
Franco-Japanese Nissan and German giants Daimler form partnership to develop new cars and share engines.

How to become a Bentley apprentice
Bentley and other car manufacturers are offering automotive apprenticeships which are thriving, and government support is strong. So how do you get on the career ladder?

Knight Rider KITT is the star
Knight Rider's steed is the TV car most people would like to own.

The KITT car's the star
Knight Rider's steed is the TV car most people would like to own.

Brit cops get new weapon!
It’s another Astra. Oh. Surely you lot can think of something better for our coppers to drive?

R8 goes RWD
German tuning house turns Audi’s four-wheel-drive supercar into supercharged drift-monster. Rear tyres scream in anguish

Petrol prices hit record high
The average price of a litre of petrol has hit an all time high, of an average of 120p per litre. read more

Late bid to save Hummer
Hummer is continuing to be shutdown, despite a late expression of interest in buying the firm from an American company.

Low emissions Lotus Elise unveiled
With its world-renowned combination of flyweight proportions and small, highly-tuned engines, it was only a matter of time before Lotus released a frugal Elise. read more

New VW Touran revealed
Volkswagen has given its seven-seat Touran MPV a subtle mid-life facelift to bring its styling in line with the latest Golf, Polo, Sharan and Touareg models.

Lotus Elise's emissions record
The facelifted Lotus Elise will emit 149g/km of CO2 - 16 per cent less than the current model.

Firm creates RWD Audi R8
Tuning firm MTM has launched a street-legal version of the Audi R8 with rear-wheel drive.

BMW to restore classic cars
BMW is expanding its network of official classic car restoration centres.

Less cars on UK roads
The number of cars on Britain's roads year-on-year has fallen for the first time in 64 years - with the recession and changes in legislation being blamed.

Hot new BMW 1-series spied
These are the first spy pictures of the hot new BMW 1-series coupe, which Autocar understands will be good for 350bhp and reach UK showrooms in 2011.

Daimler teams up with BYD
As well as teaming up with Renault on a wide range of business activities, Daimler has also entered into a co-operation with China’s BYD with the aim of designing, developing and producing a low cost plug-in electric car for the domestic Chinese market.

Bernie willing to axe F1 venues
Bernie Ecclestone is prepared to axe some of Formula One’s traditional European venues in favour of races in New York and Moscow.

MG6 first drive - exclusive
The MG6 will go on sale in the UK next year, and Autocar's chief road tester Matt Prior has had an exclusive drive of the Longbridge-developed car.

Dodge reveals Viper Final Edition
Dodge has revealed its will build just 50 units of the Viper SRT10 Final Edition, which is the run-out model for the iconic supercar.

VW Passat CC gets an extra seat
The Volkswagen Passat CC will now be sold with a middle rear seat.

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