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17 November 2008Berlin set to give Opel €1bn guarantee
Berlin appears ready to give the carmaker a big credit guarantee after the German arm of General Motors said it could run out of cash. A final decision will be made next month
read moreBMW plugs into new market for Mini
Electric model to be launched at Los Angeles show. Over 10,000 people have so far expressed interest in the electric model on the Mini website
read moreAutocar award winners 2008
The winners of this year’s Autocar Awards have just been announced at a ceremony in the Royal Horticultural Halls in London.
read moreAutocar award winners 2008
The winners of this year’s Autocar Awards have been announced at a ceremony in the Royal Horticultural Halls in London.
read moreMerckle makes plea for government bail-out
Adolf Merckle, the German billionaire who suffered a large loss after betting on a falling Volkswagen share price, has turned to the
government for help in what could be one of the first non-banking state bail-outs in Germany since the start of the financial crisis
read morePetrol would be '15p per litre cheaper' but for collapse in Sterling
Petrol in Britain would be 15p a litre cheaper had it not been for the collapse in the value of the pound new research has revealed.
read moreUS auto sector
As it scrambles for a share of the bailout funds designated for financial firms, the US auto sector is engaging in some public relations overkill – but the lobbying effort raises the question of where Washington's gravy train should stop
read moreMothers better at driving say children
Mothers are better than fathers at driving according to a poll of the nation's children.
read moreEuro vision
Vauxhall's Insignia wins Car of the Year gong
read moreHonda burns record £147m in F1
The team has recorded the highest costs of any organisation in the sport. Last year it finished only eighth in the championship, with almost all the funding provided by the company that owns the team
read moreOn sale now: Lexus IS
Price reductions and revisions for the upmarket sports saloon
read moreHonest John: family car queries writeoff values and water ingress
Your questions answered by the dealer you can trust
read moreSchuey rides a superbike
Honda has offered seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher a ride in next year’s World Superbike Championship.
read moreInsignia wins European Car of the Year
Vauxhall family car wins prestigious award by one point.
read moreChoose A Car with Honest John: small hatchbacks
Honest John helps choose an economical diesel car with automatic transmission
read moreVW California
How does the latest in a long line of VW camper vans cope with a modern pop festival?
read moreBMW pays for itself
Car Enthusiast - BMW is developing a smart key that will pay for fuel and parking automatically.
read moreAston's gentleman racer
Aston's N24 replacement rolls out of Gayden
read moreGM in German bail-out talks
State funding of Opel moved a step closer over the weekend, when Germany's chanceller, Angela Merkel, discussed the issue with US treasury secretary Hank Paulson.
read moreGM to sell Suzuki stake for $230m
General Motors is to sell its remaining 3 per cent stake in Japan's Suzuki Motor for Y22.4bn ($230m), a move which will have a small impact on the cash-strapped carmaker's finances
read moreVauxhall/Opel Insignia wins 2009 Car of the Year
Insignia takes a surprise win by just one point from Ford's Fiesta
read moreGM sells Suzuki stake
General Motors has sold its three per cent stake in Suzuki.
read moreGM sells Suzuki stake
General Motors has sold its three per cent stake in Suzuki.
read moreHeating up the horizon
As manufacturers scramble to give us more for less the future looks hot - for those cool enough to pull it off
read moreVauxhall Insignia wins COTY
The Vauxhall insignia has won the European Car of the Year award for 2009, beating the heavily favoured Ford Fiesta by a solitary point.
read moreVauxhall Insignia wins COTY
The Vauxhall Insignia has won the European Car of the Year award for 2009, beating the heavily favoured Ford Fiesta by a solitary point.
read moreUK roads are a dump
Car Enthusiast - Incredible amounts of litter are being discarded onto Britain's roads by untidy motorists.
read moreC-charge gets a push
The government has tried to force through the controversial Manchester congestion charge by threatening to withhold £1.
read moreManchester C-charge pushed
The government has tried to force through the controversial Manchester congestion charge by threatening to withhold £1.
read moreGovernment 'bullying' Manchester into accepting road pricing
The Government has been accused of "bullying" Manchester into charging payasyoudrive road tolls after it warned the city will lose £1.5billion in public transport funding unless the city's population accepts the scheme.
read moreDave crowns DBS king`
Car Enthusiast - The Aston Martin DBS has been voted Car of the Year 2008 by viewers of Dave.
read moreEuropean optimism on €40bn rescue plan
As lawmakers in Washington ponder a bail-out for Detroit's automakers, the growing problems besetting Europe's car industry are moving up the political agenda. After...
read moreCarmakers' hopes grow for €40bn aid
As lawmakers in Washington ponder a possible bail-out for Detroit's carmakers, the growing problems besetting Europe's motor industry are moving up the political...
read moreUnion rules out concessions
The US United Auto Workers (UAW) union has ruled out concessions - at least for the time being - to help rescue the ailing Detroit-based car industry. Ron...
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