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15 December 2008White House to set tough terms on Detroit aid
Democrats and Republicans are trading accusations over the failure last week of talks to help the US car industry, in a dispute that could shape the future of Detroit
read moreSales plunge propels plea for bail-out
US vehicle sales continued to slide in recent weeks, adding urgency to pleas by General Motors and Chrysler for billions of dollars in emergency government loans
read moreDrive for electric gathers speed
As General Motors and Chrysler line up for a government bail-out, electric car devotees believe their time has come
read moreMAN to buy VW Brazil truck unit
MAN has agreed to buy Volkswagen's Brazilian truck and bus business to boost its global scale and mark a step in the consolidation of the industry
read moreParis gives Renault and Peugeot €779m
France became the first country to provide credit guarantees to the financing arms of its carmakers, and said further aid would follow next month to support the two companies' consumer finance divisions
read moreMerc BlueZero range revealed
Mercedes is to show a trio of environmentally friendly concepts at the Detroit motor show that will go into limited production next year.
read moreMerc BlueZero range revealed
Mercedes is to show a trio of environmentally friendly concepts at the Detroit motor show that will go into limited production next year.
read moreGeely interested in Volvo
Ford is looking towards one of China’s emerging car makers as a buyer for Volvo, as Ford desperately tries to streamline the firm’s global operations.
read moreGeely interested in Volvo
Ford is looking towards one of China’s emerging car makers as a buyer for Volvo, as Ford desperately tries to streamline the firm’s global operations.
read moreLoeb triumphs at RoC
Sebastien Loeb won his third Race of Champions title on Sunday after defeating David Coulthard in a closely contested final at Wembley Stadium.
read moreLoeb triumphs at RoC
Sebastien Loeb won his third Race of Champions title on Sunday after defeating David Coulthard in a closely contested final at Wembley Stadium.
read moreAudi bins hybrid plans
Audi’s plans for petrol-electric hybrids are on hold indefinitely following a decision to postpone the hybrid Q5.
read moreAudi bins hybrid plans
Audi’s plans for petrol-electric hybrids are on hold indefinitely following a decision to postpone the hybrid Q5.
read moreEfficiency drive cost tax payers millions
The "stupendous incompetence" of the Department for Transport saw a multimillion efficiency drive end up costing taxpayers more than £80 million a damning MPs report has found.
read moreTaxi drivers to be ordered to stay in their cars in case they make city look untidy
A council is planning to order taxi drivers to stay inside their cabs while waiting for customers in case they make the streets look untidy.
read moreSuzuki pulls out of World Rally Championship
Another Japanese car maker suspends toplevel racing activities.
read moreHonest John: car leasing advice an occasional towcar familyfriendly insurance and congestion charge payment debate
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read morePower upgrade for Aston V8 Vantage
Retrofit kit to boost older 4.3litre models
read moreBMW M-division defies downturn
BMW’s M division has recorded a 50 per cent increase in sales for the year.
read moreBMW M-division defies downturn
BMW’s M division has recorded a 50 per cent increase in sales for the year.
read moreThree’s a crowd
It’s another difficult-to-understand concept from Rinspeed. Difficult to understand why, we mean…
read moreUnder its own steam
World’s fastest kettle aims for land speed record
read moreHard to please
New BMW Z4 gets folding metal roof. Do you approve?
read moreSultan of Brunei's cars - the best bits
As a Porsche 911 Turbo previously owned by the Sultan of Brunei appears for sale on Auto Trader, Vijay Pattni looks at the Sultan's motors - or at least some of them... Read the full story now.
read moreSultan of Brunei's cars - the best bits
As a Porsche 911 Turbo previously owned by the Sultan of Brunei appears for sale on Auto Trader, Vijay Pattni looks at the Sultan's motors - or at least some of them... Read the full story now.
read moreAston stake for sale
Aston Martin owner DAR is to sell part of the iconic British marque.
read moreAston stake for sale
Aston Martin owner DAR is to sell part of the iconic British marque.
read moreCaparo faces more job cuts
Cuts in orders could cost up to another 500 jobs at Caparo, one of Britain's largest private companies and a big supplier of car parts. Angad Paul, chief executive,...
read moreRush to clear stock threatens to cause closures along supply chain
Companies are scrambling to cut inventories before the end of the year in a move that is depressing activity across many industries and could lead to some businesses...
read moreChristmas sales
Ten days till Christmas, and the evidence (Woolworths' collapse and Marks & Spencer's "20 per cent off" sales notwithstanding) is UK retail sales are grim, but not...
read moreHigh wages put Detroit union under pressure
Blue-collar workers have found themselves as much in the line of fire as their jet-setting bosses in the debate over a bail-out for Detroit's three troubled carmakers...
read moreAnnus horribilis for the star investors
Some great investors' reputations have suffered a cruel reversion to the mean this year. Kirk Kerkorian, the nonagenarian investor whose big holdings included a range...
read moreCar industry's short week catching on
A decision last week by 200 textile workers in Hawick, the Scottish border town, to accept less pay to work fewer hours was the latest deal negotiated by unions to...
read moreClyde Blowers bucks trend
Jim McColl, the Scottish engineering entrepreneur, recently bucked recessionary gloom when his Clyde Blowers group agreed a $1bn (£668m, €761m) deal to buy a...
read moreBush feels heat over auto loan
President George W. Bush was yesterday facing growing pressure from his own party to impose wage cuts and debt write-downs on the US's troubled auto industry as...
read moreBush feels heat over auto loan
President George W. Bush was yesterday facing growing pressure from his own party to impose wage cuts and debt write-downs on the US's troubled auto industry as...
read moreRush to clear stock threatens to cause closures along supply chain
Companies are scrambling to cut inventories before the end of the year in a move that is depressing activity across many industries and could lead to some businesses...
read moreGMAC's $38bn revised debt swap nears crucial deadline
GMAC faces a key deadline tomorrow on a revised debt exchange that could decide the fate of the troubled financing arm of General Motors, the US carmaker. The company...
read moreKicking the tyres
The motor industry is having a bad recession. The US government looks set to offer bridge loans to the Detroit carmakers while policymakers in Spain and Sweden are...
read moreGMAC debt swap nears deadline
A key deadline tomorrow on a revised debt exchange could decide the fate of the financing arm of US carmaker General Motors, writes Nicole Bullock. GMAC said it...
read moreGMAC debt swap nears deadline
A key deadline tomorrow on a revised debt exchange could decide the fate of the financing arm of US carmaker General Motors, writes Nicole Bullock. GMAC said it...
read moreMale aquarians are drivers most likely to make insurance claims
Aquarian men are the drivers who make the most accident claims according to new figures.
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