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15 May 2009GM European dealers aim to invest in Opel
General Motors' European dealers said they were ready to invest up to €500m in Opel/Vauxhall over two years
read morePopularity of Camaro headache for GM
General Motors has a new – and all-too-rare – hit. But far from solving the embattled carmaker's problems, the popularity of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro muscle car highlights the dilemma confronting the Detroit manufacturers over their vehicle development plans
read moreGM will not renew 1,100 dealer contracts
General Motors plans to drop about 1,600 US dealers as it struggles to slash billions of dollars in operating costs and debt ahead of an anticipated bankruptcy filing by the end of the month
read moreVeritas set for London debut
The retro open-cockpit Veritas RSIII will get its first public airing at London’s Salon Prive show.
read moreLotus Evora review
The Norfolkbased sports car maker has come a long way since its name stood for 'Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious'.
read moreSuperb Ferraris at auction
Some of the Prancing Horse's finest go under the hammer at the Ferrari factory in Maranello.
read moreWatch your Panamera being built
Porsche has re-opened the doors of its Leipzig factory to the public, following an eight-month closure while the plant was expanded.
read moreAutocar's news round-up
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read more80 years of Ford at Dagenham
Edsel Ford cut the first sod of Ford's new British manufacturing plant in the Dagenham marshes on May 17 1929.
read more£20,000 blows out of convertible
A motorway in Germany had to be closed yesterday after more than £20,000 blew off the back seat of an Audi A3 convertible that wa sbeing test driven.
read moreScrappage scheme explained
The Government's scrappage scheme starts on Monday May 18. Here's how to go about disposing of your old car and buying a new one.
read moreScrappage scheme: an A to V of where to drive a deal
Confused by the deals offered under the Government's scrappage scheme? Here are the latest offers from volume manufacturers.
read moreBritish team set to enter F1
GP2 team iSport International has confirmed its intent to enter Formula One next year should the £40 million budget cap remain in place.
read moreThe motorists' guide to beating the downturn
More than two million people in the UK are unemployed – find out our money-saving tips to buying, selling and running a car now.
read moreSave £2,000 on your next car: complete guide
The car scrappage scheme offers buyers £2,000 towards a new car or van. Find out how it works and which cars can be scrapped.
read moreMake money by putting adverts on your car
You could earn up to £1,500 per year by displaying logos on the side of your car. Find out how to turn your car into a motorised billboard.
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read moreAdvertise your car on Auto Trader
Feeling the crunch? You could save thousands of pounds on running costs by replacing your car with a more economical one. Sell your car on Auto Trader now.
read moreAdvertise your car on Auto Trader
Feeling the crunch? You could save thousands of pounds on running costs by replacing your car with a more economical one. Sell your car on Auto Trader now.
read moreNew Vauxhall Astra breaks cover
The allnew sixth generation of the Astra takes a starring role plus news in brief.
read moreAdvertise your car on Auto Trader
Feeling the crunch? You could save thousands of pounds on running costs by replacing your car with a more economical one. Sell your car on Auto Trader now.
read moreMoney-saving tip: Get a free fuel service
Want to increase your fuel economy by up to ten per cent in ten minutes? Find out how a free service could make your car more fuel-efficient.
read moreMoney-saving tip: Get a free fuel service
Want to increase your fuel economy by up to ten per cent in ten minutes? Find out how a free service could make your car more fuel-efficient.
read moreCars to be fitted with speed limiters
The government is trialling a new scheme where cars are fitted with devices that make it impossible to break the speed limit.
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Cars to be fitted with speed limiters
The government is trialling a new scheme where cars are fitted with devices that make it impossible to break the speed limit.
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Triumph Herald buyer's guide
The first in a series of collectors' guides to some of the most accessible classic cars.
read morePixar drifts Tokyo
Disney's Cars are back in an awesome six-minute short. And this time they're in Japan...
read moreGM "close to UAW deal"
General Motors is nearing a deal with the United Auto Workers that would sees its labour costs slashed by over $1 billion (£659 million) a year.
read moreAuto Union name to be revived?
The 77-year old Auto Union brand, made famous by the success of the Silver Arrows grand prix cars of the 1930s, could be revived as the name of the soon to be merged Porsche and VW.
read moreThe motorists' guide to beating the downturn
More than two million people in the UK are unemployed – find out our money-saving tips to buying, selling and running a car now.
read moreSave £2,000 on your next car: complete guide
The car scrappage scheme offers buyers £2,000 towards a new car or van. Find out how it works and which cars can be scrapped.
read moreMake money by putting adverts on your car
You could earn up to £1,500 per year by displaying logos on the side of your car. Find out how to turn your car into a motorised billboard.
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read moreIt’s raining cash…
German man test drives cabrio, puts €23,000 in notes on the back seat. It’s going to end badly, isn’t it?
read moreHonda predicts recovery
Honda’s earnings will start to recover from now on, having already hit rock bottom, according to the car maker’s chief executive.
read moreFord expects profit in 2011
Ford will return to profit ain 2011, according to executive chairman Bill Ford.
read moreMoney-saving tip: Get a free fuel service
Want to increase your fuel economy by up to ten per cent in ten minutes? Find out how a free service could make your car more fuel-efficient.
read moreCars to be fitted with speed limiters
The government is trialling a new scheme where cars are fitted with devices that make it impossible to break the speed limit.
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Limited 308 CC GT100 sold out
Peugeot has sold all 100 “GT100 Limited Edition” 308 CCs ahead of the car’s launch.
read moreGeorge Harrison Mini unveiled
This is a one-off George Harrison inspired Mini, which will be displayed at the Mini United event at Silverstone later this month and later auctioned to raise money for the Beatle's Material World Charitable Foundation.
read moreBargain of the week
Top Gear hunts down the country’s very cheapest used cars, so you don’t have to...
read moreNew £2000 car incentive will be wiped out in just 88 days
The £2000 incentive under the Government's "cash for bangers" carscrappage scheme will be wiped out in just 88 days due to depreciation.
read moreChrysler's bankruptcy experience unsettles observers
Workers far removed from the automotive industry are wasting no time in drawing lessons from Chrysler's experience with the US bankruptcy system. At Hartmarx, an...
read moreToyota to sweep away old guard in overhaul
Toyota Motor plans to carry out one of the most drastic management overhauls in its 70-year history next month when Akio Toyoda, grandson of the Japanese car giant's...
read moreChrysler's drive to slash dealers raises tension over restructuring
Chrysler ratcheted up the tension surrounding its courtsupervised restructuring yesterday by asking for permission to walk away from contracts with almost 800 of its...
read moreNew chief promises return to traditional values
When Akio Toyoda steps up to run Toyota next month as the first member of its founding dynasty to run it in 14 years, he will face unusually high expectations. He is...
read moreCarmakers see rise in customer interest ahead of scrapping scheme
Carmakers are reporting a surge in showroom and web traffic ahead of next week's launch of the vehicle scrapping scheme, which is expected to spark higher sales of...
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