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Car industry welcomes electric tax breaks
Britain's car industry welcomed the government's decision to extend the tax breaks for electric vehicles, already promised for private consumers, to commercial and fleet buyers

Top ten money-saving tips
Never want a speeding ticket ever again? Wish your sat-nav would point you in the right direction? We reveal the money-saving secrets to beat your motoring woes...

New details: Merc E-class cabrio
First details of the Mercedes E-class cabrio have been released, including how the innovative retractable wind deflector that sits at the top of the windscreen works.

Volkswagen / Suzuki
Today saw the creation of what could be the world's biggest auto group. It could also be a model for automotive alliances

Drive the Ferrari 458 for £4
Here’s an update which will be a Forza be reckoned with.

Motoring Gear Box
Top Gear in your bedroom, high-speed driving tuition and some genteel driving gloves.

Mike Hailwood print
'Mike the Bike' in action for only £50 - and you'll be helping a good cause.

SMMT: industry needs support
The Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) has called on the government to do more to support the British car industry.

Silverstone's record ticket sales
Silverstone sold more than £1 million worth of tickets for next year’s British Grand Prix within 24 hours of them going on sale.

Twingoing rallying
Renault gets its pier-jumping, sewer-bashing Twingo ready for rallying. We want

Jaguar tops JD power survey
Jaguar has been named the top luxury car maker in the US by the JD Power customer satisfaction index for the second year running.

Chinese sales continue to rise
China has produced more than 12 million vehicles in 2009 so far, making it only the third country in history to produce more than 10m units in a calendar year.

VW takes stake in Suzuki
Suzuki has become the latest brand to become part of the Volkswagen Group after VW agreed to buy a 19.

Baby BMW M car takes shape
Forget the X5 M and X6 M - THIS is what BMW should be building; a hot version of the 1 Series Coupe. Thankfully a tuner has set about doing the job themselves...

My first driving lesson... at Silverstone?
We get driven round Silverstone by a teenage non-driver and try to stay alive. Find out more about Silverstone's new 'Rookie Drive' experience.

Volkswagen in talks to buy a stake in Suzuki
Volkswagen is in talks to buy a stake in Japan's Suzuki Motor in a deal that would create the world's largest carmaking alliance

When is it time to force the chief executive to go?
Last week, General Motors ousted its second chief executive in a year when Fritz Henderson was forced out after just eight months. When is a board justified in taking...

GM looks at using cash to repay bail-out
General Motors' new chief executive said the carmaker was "looking at the possibility" of paying back its US government bail-out loans from its cash reserves. Ed...

Car sales race ahead in China and India
Passenger car sales for November in the two fastest growing emerging markets, India and China, provided a further sign that momentum in the car industry is shifting to...

GM looks to pay back bail-outs from cash reserves
General Motors' new chief executive said the carmaker was "looking at the possibility" of paying back its US government bail-out loans from its cash reserves. Ed...

Bloodhound project in pics
Latest record attempt involves the Government, schools and universities.

Hamilton backs safety scheme
Lewis Hamilton has launched a new road safety scheme aimed at teenagers.

Exclusive: Citroen DS3 ride
The Citroen DS3 is due to hit showrooms next March - and Steve Cropley hitched a lift with its designer Mark Lloyd to find out what it's like.

Q+A Honda CEO Takanobu Ito
Honda's new CEO Takanobu Ito talks to Autocar about the problems with recycled carbonfibre and why he can't sell fuel cell cars.

Schuey rumours stoked - again
Mercedes F1 competition boss Norbert Haug has again stoked speculation that the team is in talks with Michael Schumacher, by revealing the team may not announce its second driver until after Christmas.

Land Rover's 100g/km hybrid
Land Rover is engineering a Range Rover Sport hybrid that it claims will emit just 100g/km of CO2 and could offer an electric-only range of as much as 20 miles.

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