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24 February 2009French wealth fund to invest in Valeo
State strategic investment fund
will take a stake in the country's biggest car equipment supplier, which is under pressure from a US activist investor
read moreGermany's car parts industry under threat
Several medium-sized suppliers have filed for insolvency in recent months. Industry executives and consultants warn that a second, much larger wave of bankruptcies will soon follow
read moreCar parts makers face a 2009 of bankruptcies
Many small North American car parts makers have collapsed in recent months and more are set to follow, Don Walker, joint chief executive of Magna International, the Toronto-based supplier, warned
read moreLordstown prays for US state intervention
Wall Street crashed, gas prices fell and US car sales collapsed, taking the fortunes of Lordstown's GM plant – and the town of less than 4,000 people where it sits – with it
read moreGM and Chrysler to meet federal officials
Executives from General Motors and Chrysler will start talks with Obama administration officials this week as the government ponders granting billions of dollars more aid
read moreBBC Formula One coverage to bring back Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain'
BBC bring back Fleetwood Mac's The Chain as part of their F1 coverage.
read moreBentley shows environmental awareness
The Continental Supersports is the company's fastest car yet but is also runs on bioethanol.
read moreBentley shows environmental awareness
The Continental Supersports is the company's fastest car yet but is also runs on bioethanol.
read moreThommo’s BTCC bid
British tin-top ace James Thompson is continuing his search for a race seat in this season’s British Touring Car Championship, which blasts back into action in April.
read moreF1 safety car pit ban is lifted
There will be new safety car regulations this year, too. Under current rules, the pitlane is closed once the silver Mercedes SL is on the track, and drivers entering for refuelling during this period are hit with a penalty.
read moreF1: It’s all change ahead of best GP season ever!
Biggest shake-up for 10 years brings reduction in downforce, return of slick tyres and use of eco-friendly energy system.
read moreBrits at double for Audi in DTM
Katherine Legge will drive 2008 A4 racer.
read moreThe crash test clampdown - New safety shake-up
Euro NCAP’s star rating system has just got a lot tougher. We investigate the changes.
read moreHonest John: getting data from the DVLA and the correlation between speed and accidnets
The dealer you can trust answers a reader's queries on why the DVLA is unable to supply car manufacture data without charging the earth while another ponders the relationship between excessive speed and road accidents.
read moreHonest John: getting data from the DVLA and the correlation between speed and accidents
The dealer you can trust answers a reader's queries on why the DVLA is unable to supply car manufacture data without charging the earth while another ponders the relationship between excessive speed and road accidents.
read moreT25 prototype 'weeks away'
Gordon Murray’s ‘new age’ T25 city car project, the rule-changing drive towards super-efficient transport that has been the former F1 designer’s obsession for 15 years, has been officially offered to franchisees for the first time this week.
read moreHonda puts affordability first
New Insight pricing is aimed to make hybrid technology more accessible.
read moreShow promotes low and zeroemission vehicles
Environmentally friendly cars star at the UK's leading 'green' consumer show.
read moreF1 to go interactive on BBC
The BBC is aiming to ramp up Formula One's profile by giving the sport primetime slots on BBC One, interactive multiscreen coverage and increased online content for the forthcoming season.
read moreF1 to go interactive on BBC
The BBC is aiming to ramp up Formula One's profile by giving the sport primetime slots on BBC One, interactive multiscreen coverage and increased online content for the forthcoming season.
read moreGronholm in shock rally return
Double world rally champion Marcus Gronholm is to make a shock return to the sport in a Subaru Impreza.
read moreGronholm in shock rally return
Double world rally champion Marcus Gronholm is to make a shock return to the sport in a Subaru Impreza.
read moreMaserati GranTurismo S gets auto 'box
Six-speed ZF 'box from Quattroporte Sport GT S now offered on coupe
read moreRS out
Here’s the new double-hot Audi TT in all its glory. Want one muchly…
read moreYou should have seen the first two…
Kia readies small car concept for Geneva. It is called the No 3. Which rather begs the question…
read moreGranTurismo S gets auto 'box
Maserati is to offer its more powerful 4.
read moreGranTurismo S gets automatic 'box
Maserati is to offer its more powerful 4.
read moreJobs deal at Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover staff have been offered a guarantee of no compulsory job losses for the next two years - if they agree to a pay freeze and a four-day week.
read moreJobs deal at Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover staff have been offered a guarantee of no compulsory job losses for the next two years - if they agree to a pay freeze and a four-day week.
read moreVolvo S80 gets 1.6 turbodiesel
Volvo is expanding its environmentally friendly DRIVe range by fitting a 1.
read moreBig Volvos get small diesels
Volvo is expanding its environmentally friendly DRIVe range by adding eco versions of the V70, S80, XC60 and XC70.
read moreNew Fabia toughens up
Skoda unveils Scout version of supermini-based estate, with body cladding and big alloys providing a muscular look
read moreGovernment refuses LDV loan
Van maker LDV has failed to secure an emergency loan from the UK government.
read moreGovernment refuses LDV loan
Van maker LDV has failed to secure an emergency loan from the UK government.
read moreMothers use car journeys to catchup with their children
Mothers use car journeys such as the schoolrun to converse with their children as they have so little time to talk at home according to a poll.
read moreNew Kia Mini MPV is a glass act! - Kia No 3 concept
Stunning concept shows off new family face for Kia.
read moreTo ditch a car subsidiary is new vogue
Worldwide, people defaulting on mortgages are leaving homes behind. In the car industry, manufacturers are cutting their losses and ditching subsidiaries...
read moreTank full of Gaz
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's man in Birmingham, the 38-year-old Stockholm-born Erik Eberhardson , has been behind the international expansion of his car...
read moreChapter 11 is option for GM and Chrysler
Law firms advising the US Treasury are preparing for possible bankruptcy protection for General Motors and Chrysler, US officials acknowledged yesterday. They said the...
read moreTreasury draws up contingency plan for Chrysler and GM
Law firms advising the US Treasury are preparing for possible bankruptcy protection for General Motors and Chrysler, US officials acknowledged yesterday. They say the...
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