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Catalan MotoGP: Rossi demonstrates a champion's masterclass
With three riders each on 106 points after last weekend's thrilling race the MotoGP championship couldn't be tighter.

Spain gets scrappage boost
Spain’s scrappage scheme has given a huge boost to a previously struggling market.

Child safety takes a back seat
Parents 'confused' by laws governing the use of child seats in cars watchdog warns.

Lexus IS 250C prices announced
Lexus has confirmed pricing for the upcoming IS 250C, which goes on sale in the UK next month.

S-Class AMGs break free
Merc gives us a first look at the S63 and S65 AMG. They’re still madly fast and madly expensive…

ECC ev'ie review
We drive the ECC ev'ie an electric city car with space for four people.

Jaguar XJ - new teaser photo
Jaguar's XJ has been shown in yet another teaser picture.

Road deaths fall to record low amid recession and high petrol prices
Road deaths fall faster last year than any time since the war amid spiralling petrol prices and a reported drop in car use.

Half UK A-roads 'unsafe'
More than half of the UK's A-roads are unsafe, according to a study covering 28,000 motorways and roads.

Nissan production/sales down
Nissan’s year-on-year global sales were down 21.

How to profit from scrappage scheme
Selling a scrappagefunded new car could mean a windfall for buyers of certain popular models.

Labour scraps road-pricing plans
Labour will “definitely not” proceed with its national road-pricing scheme should it win the next election, according to new transport minister Lord Adonis.

Audi A5 Sportback spied
Audi's A5 Sportback has been spied testing at the University of California San Diego.

GM tests first Chevrolet Volt
GM has tested the first pre-production Chevrolet Volt for the first time on US roads, almost two weeks ahead of schedule.

Electric Smart car comes to Britain
New batteries provide improved range and performance for latest version of the twoseater urban car.

Toyota boss: 'Tough times ahead'
Toyota’s new president Akio Toyoda is predicting “two more difficult years” before the world’s largest car manufacturer recovers.

Three fall
Cleanest, most frugal 3-Series ever can do 800 miles between refills, says BMW

Qatar may now take VW stake
Porsche is set to sell part of its stake in Volkswagen to Qatar in a bid to secure its financial future, according to sources involved in the deal.

Toyota chief promises nimbler carmaker
Akio Toyoda, the newly installed chief executive of Toyota Motor, pledged to bring a looser, more nimble management style to the giant Japanese automaker, which is facing its biggest crisis since his grandfather and Toyota's founder ran the company six decades ago

New Mercedes ML spied
These are the first spy photos of the next generation Mercedes ML, which is due to go on sale in late 2011.

Tanfield to move into passenger vehicles
Tanfield, the electric vehicle maker, is moving into passenger vehicles and taking part in a government initiative to encourage public sector bodies to use electric vans

GM opens door for improved Opel offers
General Motors has invited several investors to hand in improved offers for its European operations, it emerged yesterday, as the US carmaker tried to put the screws...

Inchcape buoyed by profit recovery
Shares in Inchcape gained 12 per cent yesterday as the international car dealer pointed to a recovery in quarterly profits in spite of the global collapse in sales of...

Hedge funds protest against Delphi sale plan
Hedge fund lenders to Delphi, the car parts maker with close links to General Motors, are seeking to throw a wrench into the two bankrupt companies' restructuring...

Qatar talks fuel VW and Porsche
Volkswagen and Porsche shares surged in late afternoon trading yesterday amid market rumours that Porsche was nearing a deal with Qatar to give the Gulf state...

Hyundai's 'sales shockwaves'
Hyundai has predicted its June sales figures will "send shockwaves through the industry".

The cleanest BMW 3 Series ever
BMW has launched the most fuel efficient and cleanest BMW 3 Series the marque has ever produced.

Tata Nano lottery results
Tata's Nano lottery results for who will receive the first cars have been announced, and the first 100,000 successful applicants should all receive their car by the end of 2010.

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