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11 December 2008The workplace parking levy is simple and cheap but nasty
A workplace parking tax is unfair and will hit shift workers hardest says David Millward.
read moreCommuters who drive to work 'face workplace parking levy'
Commuters who drive to work could be charged hundreds of pounds a year for company parking spaces under new Government plans.
read moreStalled cars
Nancy Pelosi described the $14bn lifeline to the US auto industry as 'tough love'. It may not be tough enough to satisfy some opponents
read moreRoad sign sends drivers to town 160 miles in wrong direction
Council workers mistakenly erected a road sign sending motorists to Hereford instead of Hertford.
read moreMcConnell holds key to auto aid package
The fight over US government aid to the car industry was focused on Mitch McConnell, the leader of Republican forces in the Senate, who defied the Bush administration by rejecting a deal to extend a $14bn loan to Detroit
read morePrice of survival for the big three US groups
The bail-out bill for General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor will set a new high water mark for US government involvement in the car industry
read moreDetroit's engine roar no longer loudest
Americans now buy fewer than half their vehicles from GM, Ford Motor and Chrysler – 47.7 per cent in November – helping to explain why Detroit has struggled to persuade many members of Congress to approve its request for a $34bn government bail-out
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read moreLand Rover Freelander TD4_e Stop/Start review
The offroad manufacturer launches the first of its lowemissions initiatives.
read moreHonest John: selling a car as soon as possible to raise cash and another wrecked radiator
Your questions answered by the dealer you can trust.
read moreHonest John: VAT on fuel debate and an accountant's nightmare
Your questions answered by the dealer you can trust.
read morePresents for bikers from £100 to £400
More festive treats for the twowheeler fan in your life.
read moreMercedes S-class gets Splitview
The facelifted Mercedes S-class has been fitted with world-first technology that allows both driver and passenger to view different things on the same screen, at the same time.
read moreMercedes S-class gets Splitview
The facelifted Mercedes S-class has been fitted with world-first technology that allows both driver and passenger to view different things on the same screen, at the same time.
read moreTesla asks for cash
Tesla Motors will not be able to bring the Model S electric saloon to the market unless it gets government funding, CEO Elon Musk has admitted.
read moreTesla asks for cash
Tesla Motors will not be able to bring the Model S electric saloon to the market unless it gets government funding, CEO Elon Musk has admitted.
read morePeugeot teams up with Bosch
Peugeot’s diesel hybrid concept, the Prologue, came a step closer to production today when the French firm signed a component supply deal with Bosch.
read morePeugeot teams up with Bosch
Peugeot’s diesel hybrid concept, the Prologue, came a step closer to production today when the French firm signed a component supply deal with Bosch.
read moreUpdate: Lightning GT
Work on the battery-powered Lightning GT sports car is now focused on the production of two development mules by April 2009, the four-man team behind the car has announced.
read moreUpdate: Lightning GT
Work on the battery-powered Lightning GT sports car is now focused on the production of two development mules by April 2009, the four-man team behind the car has announced.
read moreFord spurns government cash
Ford has distanced itself from its Detroit neighbours, GM and Chrysler, by turning down US government money.
read moreFord spurns government cash
Ford has distanced itself from its Detroit neighbours, GM and Chrysler, by turning down US government money.
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Maybach 62 too petite for you? Try the custom-built 72, then…
read moreLight-headed
All we want for Christmas is… this never-going-to-be-made Atom-style lightweight
read moreManchester congestion charge Why I am voting yes
I have lived and worked in Greater Manchester for over 35 years during which it has become firmly estalished as the UK's second city.
read moreManchester congestion charge Why people should vote NO
The people of Manchester should vote NO to proposals for Transport Innovation Funding because it is not the right scheme for the city.
read moreFuture of road pricing hangs in the balance as Manchester votes on congestion charging
The fate of the Government's road pricing strategy is the balance as the results of Manchester's congestion charge referendum are awaited.
read moreUS bailout gets halfway
The $14bn rescue package for the US car industry took its first legislative steps towards reality last night.
read moreUS bailout gets halfway
The $14bn rescue package for the US car industry took its first legislative steps towards reality last night.
read moreGM and Chrysler rescue faces fight in US Senate
The US House of Representatives has approved the 14bn £9.4bn rescue package for the country's car industry but its passage through the Senate is far from certain.
read moreUS House approves 14 billion auto bailout plan
The US House of Representatives has approved bailout legislation that would force car makers to restructure their businesses or face failure.
read moreRisk aversion still high despite carmaker hopes
Optimism about a bail-out deal for the US car industry offered support to global equities yesterday although the underlying mood in financial markets remained...
read moreMandy panders to retail gloom
Peter Mandelson has been calling in various groups, from banks to credit card companies and carmakers, to try to get the economy moving. Now he is ready for the...
read moreIndian car sales suffer biggest fall in eight years
Indian car sales last month recorded their biggest fall in eight years as tight liquidity and high interest rates hit one of the world's fastest-growing automotive...
read moreChrysler's 1979 deal provides lessons for tsar
The "car tsar" expected to oversee Washington's emergency loans to General Motors and Chrysler could draw some lessons from the oversight board that monitored the...
read moreBridge grows steeper for big three
Detroit's three carmakers went to Washington last week hoping to get $34bn of bridge financing to see them through 2009 as they undertook restructuring plans. What...
read moreNissan workers sent home in face of car sales plunge
More than 3,500 workers at Nissan's Sunderland factory have been sent home for the week as car sales plunge.
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