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16 November 2009Petrol prices 'on course to increase 26pc over 2009'
Petrol prices are on course to have increased 26 per cent since the start of the year figures show.
read moreNew & improved GM
Post-bankruptcy financials show a viable company but little chance of recouping bail-out investment.
read moreGerman taxpayers should not bear Opel burden
The one-off financial burden for this necessary restructuring has to remain with GM. Not with German and European taxpayers, writes Kurt Lauk
read moreGM eyes payback timeline
Three months after an unusually swift journey through the bankruptcy courts, General Motors reported financial results showing it was in better shape than many had expected
read moreMcLaren MP412C supercar video
Video shows rigorous testing programme for forthcoming MclLaren MP412C.
read moreMercedes returns to F1 via Brawn sale
Daimler AG and Aabar's acquisition of 75.1% of Brawn GP means there will be a Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix works team for the first time in Formula One since 1955
read moreNew Fiat Doblo launched
This is the all-new Fiat Doblo seven-seater, which will go on sale in the UK early next year.
read moreNew Fiat Doblo launched
This is the all-new Fiat Doblo seven-seater, which will go on sale in the UK early next year.
read moreMassa drives 2009 Ferrari F1 car
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa returned to the cockpit of the 2009-spec F60 for the first time since his serious head injury sustained in qualifying for the Hungarian grand prix in July.
read moreMassa drives 2009 Ferrari F1 car
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa returned to the cockpit of the 2009-spec F60 for the first time since his serious head injury sustained in qualifying for the Hungarian grand prix in July.
read moreGM to begin repaying government loans
General Motors reported that it had cash reserves of more than $42bn at the end of September, allowing it to start repaying loans to the US and Canadian governments next month
read moreNext C-Class to be US-built
read moreDennis: 'McLaren will thrive'
McLaren Group boss Ron Dennis has insisted its revised Formula One deal with Mercedes will make the company stronger.
read moreMercedes plans C-class coupe
Mercedes is preparing to axe the CLC to make way for a new C-class coupe in 2011, Autocar can reveal.
read moreMercedes takes over Brawn
Mercedes-Benz has bought a 75 per cent of the Brawn GP team and will rebrand it as Mercedes GP.
read moreCar driving end is nigh
Dodgy driving standards will herald the end of the car long before environmental concerns.
read moreMr Money: great deals on delivery mileage cars
Save on new cars used cars and insurance. Plus a reaction to the Government's extraordinary claims about CO2 emissions from cars.
read moreSLS on sale in Germany
The Mercedes SLS has gone on sale in Germany today priced at 177,310 euros (£159,000).
read moreVideo: that Bugatti lagoon crash
Yes, the clip of the Veyron plunging into a Texan lagoon has hit in the internet. Watch and wince…
read moreEuropean car sales rise 11.2%
European new car sales rose 11.
read moreMaserati GranCabrio from £95k
Maserati’s GranCabrio will cost from £95,630 when it goes on sale in the UK next April.
read moreJLR set for £170m loan
Jaguar Land Rover is expected to announce a unique five-year loan worth £170m, reports the Financial Times.
read moreGM to repay tax loans early
GM is to begin repaying $6.
read moreButton poised for McLaren switch
McLaren has fuelled speculation that Jenson Button could be set to shift to the team by admitting the world champion paid a visit to its Woking headquarters.
read moreMercedes C-class to be US-built
Mercedes is set to add the fourth generation C-class saloon to the list of cars it already produces at its Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama as part of a program aimed at combating sagging profitability in its second biggest market.
read moreMercedes C-class to be US-built
Mercedes is set to add the fourth generation C-class saloon to the list of cars it already produces at its Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama as part of a program aimed at combating sagging profitability in its second biggest market.
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read moreCorporate Diary
TODAY * General Motors releases its first financial results since its restructuring under US bankruptcy law last summer, writes Bernard Simon . The...
read moreTreasury eager to extend Tarp into next year
The Obama administration is leaning towards extending the troubled asset relief programme into next year, retaining part of the $700bn war chest in case of another...
read moreUK pension fund demands more transparency in Porsche takeover
One of Europe's most influential investors has strongly criticised Volkswagen's plan to take over Porsche and threatened to take further action if demands for more...
read moreCarmaker JLR secures loan of £170m
Jaguar Land Rover will announce today that it has secured a new £170m working capital facility from GE Capital, allowing it to start making money from its finished...
read moreToshiba in lithium-ion push
Toshiba expects to sign up about five car companies as customers for its new lithium-ion battery, the head of the business said in an interview with the Financial...
read moreCarmaker JLR secures loan of £170m
The working capital facility is an important step for the lossmaking company as it seeks to shore up a financial position weakened by the credit crisis and falling sales
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