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25 March 2009HR Owen hit by drop in luxury car orders
HR Owen, the luxury vehicle retailer, said profits had halved last year after a sharp drop in orders for expensive cars
read moreJenson Button's challenge threatened by row over aerodynamics
Jenson Button is continuing to be heavily backed as Formula One gears up for what promises to be a dramatic curtainraiser in Melbourne on Sunday.
read moreJenson Button's Brawn GP car cleared to race after FIA reject diffuser row
Toyota Williams and Brawn GP cleared to race in Australian GP after FIA throw out protest made by three Formula One rivals.
read moreJenson Button's Brawn GP car subject of official protest from Ferrari
Technical row overshadowing preparations for seasonopening Australian GP has resulted in official protest from Ferrari.
read morePorsche seeks credit ratings for first time
German sports carmaker Porsche said it would seek credit ratings from the agencies for the first time, in another sign of a paradigm shift at a company that has long been wary of tapping the capital markets
read moreNew for Formula One in 2009
All the fun of the Formula One fair dodgems included.
read moreBernie Ecclestone: F1's loud noise
Whatever your view of Bernie Ecclestone you have to admire his sublime ability to create publicity for his sport.
read moreFord opens talks with Volvo suitors
Ford Motor said it has begun discussions with parties interested in Swedish carmaker Volvo, though it gave no names of suitors involved
read moreGame on
What happens when you take a virtual racing driver from the pixellated world of Gran Turismo and put him in a real car in a real race?
read moreTata Nano: first test drive
Dean Nelson takes the world's cheapest car for a ride in Pune.
read moreFootballers to get extra driving lessons
Car Enthusiast - Premiership first team and youth team players will be offered advanced driving lessons to help reduce high-powered accidents.
read moreCadillac CTS Coupe spied
These scoop pictures show a virtually undisguised Cadillac CTS Coupe undergoing testing.
read moreNext Jeep Grand Cherokee spied
This is the new Jeep Grand Cherokee, which will go into production in 2010.
read moreNext Jeep Grand Cherokee spied
This is the new Jeep Grand Cherokee, which will go into production in 2010.
read moreTata Motors downgraded amid fanfare for Nano
Standard & Poor's has downgraded Tata Motors' credit rating only days after the Indian group launched the world's cheapest car
read morePorsche's special edition Cayenne
This is the Porsche Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 special edition.
read morePorsche's special edition Cayenne
This is the Porsche Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 special edition.
read moreLamborghini Gallardo LP5604 Spyder review
Awesome is an overused word but it's the only way to describe the latest droptop to emerge from Sant' Agata.
read moreVauxhall Astra ecoFLEX review
These family hatchbacks and estate prove that lowemissions motoring need not be dull.
read moreBritish Touring Car Championship cleans up its act
British Touring Car Championship organisers want racers to produce no more CO2 than the roadgoing cars on which they are based.
read moreBuell track days announced
Improve your road riding by honing your skills on the track.
read moreHarleyDavidson VRod Muscle review
Like its brethren the latest Harley offers a visceral riding experience but its variable quality is annoying.
read moreFisker signs up 32 dealerships
Fisker Automotive has moved a step closer to bringing its plug-in hybrid Karma to market by signing 32 dealerships in the US.
read moreFisker signs up 32 dealerships
Fisker Automotive has moved a step closer to bringing its plug-in hybrid Karma to market by signing 32 dealerships in the US.
read moreNew range of Harley bike clothing
Just feel the quality...
read moreVolvo sale: Chinese are 'frontrunners'
Ford has admitted that several Chinese car companies are interested in buying Volvo – and revealed that no Western car makers are in the running to acquire the Swedish company.
read moreVolvo sale: Chinese are 'frontrunners'
Ford has admitted that several Chinese car companies are interested in buying Volvo – and revealed that no Western car makers are in the running to acquire the Swedish company.
read moreVulca S supercar goes on sale
This is the Vulca S supercar, which has just gone on sale.
read more2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed launched
Lord March unveils the lineup for his starstudded garden party this July.
read moreFocus RS to attack Nurburgring
Ford's Focus RS is being lined up for an attack on the Nurburgring hot hatch lap record.
read moreMotors on TV
The start of the Formula One season plus other motoringrelated treats on television this weekend.
read moreHyundai's plug-in hybrid revealed
This is the Hyundai Blue-Will, a plug-in hybrid concept revealed ahead of its debut at the Seoul motor show in Korea next week.
read moreTop Gear fan’s £22k phone bill
Man runs up huge mobile bill downloading Top Gear telly while on a skiing holiday
read moreG-Wiz rival goes on sale
A new electric city car, the MyCar CV.
read moreIkea's flat-pack car?
Is the Swedish furniture-and-herring manufacturer planning a green city car? Surely not…
read moreNew Mazda3 zooms in
Car Enthusiast - Mazda has unveiled details on the all-new 3 hatchback and saloon, calling the stylish newcomer a 'baby Mazda6'.
read moreEstoque: dead or alive?
Lambo confirms its four-door supercar is still under consideration. But how much consideration?
read moreAmpera's UK emissions may double
Britain's unique driving conditions could double the tailpipe emissions of the Vauxhall Ampera, the range-extended electric car, in real-world driving conditions.
read moreUK Ampera emissions 80g/km
Britain's unique driving conditions could double the tailpipe emissions of the Vauxhall Ampera, the range-extended electric car, in real-world driving conditions.
read more'Millions' at risk with illegal tyres
Car Enthusiast - New research suggests that over 3.5 million motorists are driving on illegal tyres - could you be one of them?
read moreHonda bids to avoid redundancies
Honda has asked its employees to accept pay cuts in a bid to avoid compulsory redundancies.
read moreTata Nano - your views
The Tata Nano went on sale this week, making headlines around the world - including here on autocar.
read moreFootballers get driving lessons
Professional footballers are being offered special driving lessons by their union following a spate of incidents.
read moreBMW cuts production
BMW has announced it will cut production in Germany by 80,000 units in the first five months of the year.
read moreSarkozy stokes French fury over bonuses after $4m Valeo pay-out
The backlash against bonuses for executives at troubled companies spread across Europe yesterday, as a public storm broke in France over a €3.2m ($4.3m) pay-off...
read moreNissan announces wage freeze
Pay at Nissan's Sunderland car plant is to be frozen this year for the first time in the site's 25-year history, the company said yesterday. The wage freeze for the...
read moreLess impressed than ever by Anglo-Saxon fundamentalism
From Mr. P.B.W. Rayment. Sir, Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy ("Do not let the 'cure' destroy capitalism", March 20) wheel out the old neo-liberal, market fundamentalist...
read moreValeo pay-out sparks French PM's anger at 'irresponsible' chiefs
François Fillon, France's prime minister, yesterday accused "irresponsible" executives of threatening the country's "whole social and economic system", as a public...
read moreHow Chrysler became a badge of honour for Cerberus chief
Cerberus has its roots in the sometimes thuggish, hardball world of distressed debt. But on its way out of that world, the alternative investment firm has made what...
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