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Vehicle crime unit gets £300k
The government has agreed to provide £300,000 of funding to fight car fraud and theft over the next year.

Autocar round-up: 20/07/009
A round-up of the news and blogs from today.

Ferrari's breakdown scheme
Ferrari has launched a free With You roadside assistance service for all of its cars not covered by a four-year factory warranty.

No Lexus HS250h for UK
Lexus has ruled out bringing the HS 250h to the UK because it will clash with an upcoming IS hybrid model.

Rolls-Royce Ghost: deceptively quick
We’ve got all the numbers on the new ‘baby Rolls’, and it’s bloody fast

Brooklands in Scalextric
It's time to rekindle the atmosphere of the famous motorracing circuit in miniature. Just make sure the risks are acceptable

New diesel for Audi A3
Audi has added a 1.

New Audi A8 teaser pictures
These are the first teaser pictures of the Audi A8, which is set to be unveiled later this year.

Mr Money: new car prices slashed by £20000
Mr Money's advice on snapping up a bargain on a new prestige car.

Honda heads reliability survey
Japanese cars are the most reliable used buys although European cars are cheaper to mend.

Caterham Roadsport 175 review
A great addition to the range but is it worth saving £3000 by building your own?

How and how not to build a kit car
As easy as onetwothree or more fiendishly complicated than a Rubik's cube?

Caterham 175 Roadsport the facts

Devon GTX supercar spied
This is American company Devon Motor Works’ forthcoming GTX supercar, which is aiming to break the production car lap record of the Nurburgring.

Motoring Gear Box
Great gadgets to keep up with F1 charge you iPhone and reading material for your holiday.

Nun on the run
Sister caught speeding at 112mph on way to see injured Pope

Supercars galore in south-west London
As the amazing Salon Prive show returns this week, we look at the automotive exotica which wowed the crowds last year – including three Bugatti Veyrons.

Acura ZDX confirmed
Honda brand Acura has confirmed that its ZDX coupe/SUV crossover will go on sale in the US later this year.

Massive 259-car motorway pile-up
A motorway pile up involving 259 cars, leaving 60 people injured. The series of accidents in northern Germany happened after several motorists lost control in heavy rain.

Hyundai i10 orders top 10,000
Hyundai has received more than 10,000 orders for its i10 city car since the UK’s scrappage incentive scheme started.

Alfa GTA's future "undecided"
Alfa Romeo is playing down reports that the Mito GTA has been canned, saying no decision has been made on its future.

Mercedes extends E-class range
Mercedes has added two four-cylinder engines to its E-class range.

Lambo LP560 racer launched
The new Reiter Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 racer has tested in public for the first time.

Fiat 500C Abarth planned
Fiat is working on a hot Abarth version of the new 500 convertible, Autocar can reveal.

Jag Le Mans winner hits Bradford
The 1988 Le Mans-winning Jaguar XJR-9LM took to the streets of Bradford last weekend.

Nissan Pixo Ten Point Test
The Nissan Pixo is aimed squarely at Aygo, 107 and C1 buyers. Does it excel in town, and can it cope with a motorway blast?

Blow-up factory threat on hold
French workers at a parts supply factory have postponed their threat to blow it up after their union agreed to talks with the French industry ministry.

Four in a row for Monster
Nobuhiro takes fourth consecutive Pikes Peak victory for Suzuki, Gronholm’s Fiesta crosses the line on fire…

Three bidders for Vauxhall/Opel
GM has confirmed it has received three offers for Vauxhall/Opel.

Aston Lagona project put on hold
Aston Martin has put the launch of its Lagonda brand on indefinite hold.

Smart car diary: odd reaction
Why are drivers of prestige cars intimidated by a batterypowered car?

£10 million rare Jag on display
The world's rarest and most beautiful Jaguar, a James Bond extra complete with rockets and the gaffer's very own XJ - the Jaguar Museum is open for business. read more

Nissan plans wireless charging
Nissan is developing wireless charging technology to make charging electric cars easier and faster.

Rolls confirms Ghost spec
Rolls-Royce has confirmed that its upcoming Ghost will be powered by an all-new turbocharged 6.

Volvo sees truck orders tumble
Truckmaker Volvo has posted a larger-than-expected second-quarter operating loss and a fall in second-quarter bookings of 51 per cent

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Nissan to build plants in UK and Portugal
Nissan is to build plants in the UK and Portugal to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles in one of the biggest investments by a carmaker since the industry...

Cost cuts pay off for Continental
Continental climbed 13 per cent to €27.31, after Europe's second-biggest car parts maker, posted better- than-expected earnings. The German group recorded...

Nissan battery plant boosts north-east
Nissan is to build a plant in the UK to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles in one of the biggest new investments by a carmaker since the industry entered...

Nissan to build car battery plants
Nissan is to build plants in the UK and Portugal to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles in one of the biggest new investments by a carmaker since the...

Struggling Continental eyes €1bn increase in capital
Continental's management is eyeing a €1bn ($1.4bn) capital increase, as the German car parts suppliers' merger plans with its main shareholder Schaeffler have...

Ssangyong factory still beseiged
A Ssangyong factory in south Korea continues to be occupied by redundant workers after police didn't carry out a threat to re-occupy it.

Germany steps in to Opel sale
Germany's economics minister has ruled out allowing GM to include a buy-back clause in its sale of Vauxhall/Opel, seemingly undermining one of the three bidders' chances of success.

VW/Porsche deal in jeopardy
VW's takeover of Porsche would be scuppered by tax liabilities, according to a German newspaper.

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