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GM considers employees' plan to rescue plant
The US carmaker says it is studying a proposal from its Belgian employees to keep its Antwerp plant open to build vehicles on contract for other carmakers

Williams F1: 2010 driver, team and car guide, analysis and statistics
Read the verdict of F1 Correspondent Tom Cary on Williams and its drivers, Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg.

Book review: Reinventing The Automobile - Personal Urban Mobility For The 21st Century
Eminent academics ponder the future of personal urban transport.

Geneva Motor Show: Ford electrification
The US giant gives a hint to its strategy for a full range of electric vehicles.

Geneva Motor Show: new AMG V8 engine
Mercedes' tuning division reveals a mighty new V8 that's capable of surpising economy given its output.

Geneva Motor Show: Seen and Heard
It's not all serious at the world's most important motor shows...

Vauxhall Meriva review
We get an early drive in the new Vauxhall Meriva and find it's more than just a set of innovative doors on wheels.

Motoring shop offers this week - w/c 010310
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Lexus revises IS range
Lexus has launched a revised IS range for 2010, including a new F Sport trim level which is inspired by the high-performance IS F model.

My driving licence seems to have expired
A form-filling phobia has led to a clerical oversight - meaning that I can't legally drive my Ferrari.

Ducati Multistrada MTS1200 S review
Expectations of the Ducati Multistrada have been unprecedented, but does it live it up to all the internet forum chatter?

High-vis potholes
Brightly coloured layer under tarmac indicates when road repairs are urgently needed.

Chevron to cut 2,000 jobs
Chevron, the US' second biggest oil company, said it will cut 2,000 positions, or 12 per cent of its refining and marketing division, as it sells refining assets in Europe, the Caribbean and parts of Central America to reduce exposure to this poorly performing segment.

BMW to go front-drive
BMW is set to introduce a new front-wheel-drive entry-level model, positioned and priced beneath the existing 1-series and using shared Mini hardware, according to the firm's chairman Norbert Reithofe.

Abandoned car collection up for auction
The abandoned exotic car collection of an eccentric millionaire is up for auction. read more

Stirling Moss: 'I bought the land for my house for £5,000. It's worth £10m now'
Sir Stirling Moss is said to be in good spirits as he recovers in hospital after falling down a lift shaft at his London home. Sir Stirling, 80, is still reckoned to be the greatest racing driver Britain has ever produced. He lives with his third wife Susie, 57.

Brabus launches V12 E-class
Brabus has a launched a 789bhp V12 version of the Mercedes E-class coupe.

Average CO2 emissions fall
Average CO2 emissions for new cars sold in the UK have fallen for the 12th consecutive year.

Moss recovery in 'six weeks'
Stirling Moss expects to make a full recovery from his injuries sustained by falling down an elevator shaft within six weeks.

Tata Motors hit by news of Daimler stake sale
Tata Motors' stock fell amid reports that Daimler was selling a 5.3 per cent stake in India's largest automaker

Great Wall will need time to build global reach
Wang Fengying peeks into the room where the video cameras are waiting for her - and then runs down the hall, trailing public relations people, in search of a place to...

Intertek buoyed by increase in product testing
Ongoing product recalls, such as those by Toyota of more than 8m cars, are likely to spur companies to outsource further testing to third parties, the chief executive...

Seoul turns to seawater as battery makers hunt for lithium
South Korea's declaration that it will commercially extract lithium from sea water by 2015 may smack of science fiction to many experts but highlights the increasing...

VW shifts gears on electric vehicles
Volkswagen, a long-time sceptic about hybrid and electric cars, has officially shifted gears. At last week's Geneva motor show - where nearly every leading carmaker...

Toyota 'could delay launches'
Toyota is prepared to delay the launch of forthcoming models should it not be completely satisfied with quality and safety standards.

Hamilton 'nearly quit' F1 in 2009
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he was close to quitting Formula One after he was accused of misleading stewards at last year’s Australian Grand Prix.

New boss at Peugeot
Peugeot has appointed a new CEO, and restructured its management, in a bid to achieve a triple whammy of goals by 2015.

Bentley Muslanne exclusive
Bentley's new Mulsanne is undergoing final testing around the world as the British marque prepares to launch its Rolls-Royce Ghost rival.

Acclaimed GM designer leaves
General Motors Europe's director of advanced design, Anthony Lo, has left the company.

BMW M5 - new spy pics
These are the latest spy pictures of the new BMW M5 in winter testing.

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