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11 June 2009Koenigsegg set to buy Saab
The supercars producer is likely to buy General Motors' Swedish premium brand together with Norwegian investors
read moreVauxhall/Opel sale in doubt
Magna's bid to buy Vauxhall/Opel has been thrown in to doubt once again, after Germany's economy minister announced that he had reopened the auction process.
read moreBattle stepped up to protect car jobs
The fight to protect jobs in Britain's car industry was stepped up when Lord Mandelson held talks with Magna International, the frontrunner for a stake in General Motors' European operations
read moreGermany remains open to rival Opel bids
Germany said it remains open to offers for Opel while Britain's business secretary held discussions with Magna, the preferred bidder for GM's European arm, to plea for job protection in UK plants
read moreScrappage customers paying more for car finance
Motorists buying cars could be paying over the odds because manufacturers are pushing up interest rates on finance deals.
read moreA5 Sportback official image
This is the first official picture of Audi’s sleek five-door coupe, the A5 Sportback.
read moreReports: Koenigsegg to buy Saab
Reports suggest GM has signed a letter of intent to sell Saab to Swedish luxury carmaker Koenigsegg and a group of Norwegian investors.
read moreSaab could be sold this week
Saab could be sold before the end of this week, according to reports.
read moreGermany casts doubt over Magna takeover of Vauxhall and Opel
Germany said it was still talking to potential investors for Opel and Vauxhall on Thursday casting doubts over a bid from Magna the Canadian car part group.
read moreChinese firm linked to Volvo sale
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corporation is the latest Chinese car maker to be linked to purchasing Volvo from Ford.
read moreSpied: Peugeot RC Z
Peugeot engineers have been caught final testing the Audi TT-rivalling 308 RC Z, which will be fitted with a Mini Cooper JCW 1.
read moreFin for the win
American retro wagon gets us nostalgic for the drive-in. And jukeboxes. And girls called Lois
read moreNow a Fiat 500 C sells for £55k!
A Fiat 500 C adorned with artwork by Sir Peter Blake has sold for £55,000 at a charity auction.
read moreInfiniti comes closer
Nissan's luxury brand gearing up for UK launch.
read moreCatalan MotoGP preview
The BBC's MotoGP presenter looks forward to another titanic tussle at the Catalan MotoGP.
read moreCatalan MotoGP preview
The BBC's MotoGP presenter looks forward to another titanic tussle at the Catalan MotoGP.
read moreAudi Le Mans car deemed legal
The organisers of this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours have deemed the Audi R15s legal, following a protest from chief rivals Peugeot.
read moreWales Rally GB reprieved
UK World Rally Championship round to go ahead in Wales from October 22 to 25 underwritten by the Motor Sports Association.
read more1936 Bugatti Type 57C for sale
A 1936 Bugatti Type 57C that used to belong to Ettore Bugatti himself will be sold at auction this August.
read moreRolls Ghost gets air springs
The new Rolls Royce Ghost will be fitted with an “intelligent” four-corner air suspension system that will put its ride quality on a par with the Phantom.
read moreRally GB to go ahead
Britain's round of the World Rally Championship will go ahead, after its organisers agreed to underwrite the event following the withdrawal of a major sponsor.
read moreChrysler looks to its past
The restructured Chrysler Group has made its first major appointment - by retaining the failed company's former president, Jim Press.
read moreBrawn GP to sell Honda F1 cars
Formula One's championship leading team, Brawn GP, is to sell off much of its collection of old Honda F1 cars.
read moreWhat's chasing the Focus RS?
Now here's a challenge for avid autocar.
read moreReinventing the wheel
Universalfit spare wheel saves time and gets stranded motorists out of danger.
read moreThe MJCWWC50
Mini celebrates its 50th with a tarted up John Cooper Works. At least we think that’s what it’s called...
read morePrices out on FX
Infiniti announces pricing on its luxury BMW X6 rival, set to reach our shores in September
read moreUK hydrogen cars planned
A British company is planning to unveil a four-seat hydrogen-powered saloon as early as 2012, Autocar can reveal.
read moreNice face, shame about the arse
Russian supercar concept looks great… until it overtakes you
read moreMandelson's Vauxhall mission
Business secretary Lord Mandelson will meet with Magna executives in Berlin today to extract specific job commitments regarding Vauxhall.
read moreFiat and Chrysler seal deal to create sixth-largest carmaker
Fiat and Chrysler yesterday cemented a deal to create the world's sixth-largest carmaker that they said "will begin operations immediately". Sergio Marchionne, Fiat's...
read moreCreditors had no duty to be good Samaritans over Chrysler
For a net-roots-backed Democrat elected in the heat of a recession, Barack Obama has been surprisingly gentle - you might even say conservative - in his treatment of...
read moreCar parts makers plead for $8bn dollars in further aid
US car parts makers appealed to the Obama administration yesterday for at least another $8bn-$10bn in aid to stave off widespread bankruptcies. "The industry remains...
read moreChrysler faces steep climb back to health
As Chrysler prepared to finalise its alliance with Fiat yesterday morning, one person close to its 40-day journey through bankruptcy court succinctly summed up the...
read moreThe Volkswagen Golf 'as fast as a Bugatti'
A 1979 Volkswagen Golf bought for £50 is now allegedly faster than a Bugatti Veyron.
read moreTata succession likely to rock corporate India
The heads of the group's most important companies are to retire this year, setting the stage for the retirement of its chairman Ratan Tata, one of the country's influential business figures
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