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Infiniti 'plans its own M division'
Infiniti is poised to announce a new performance division to rival BMW’s M department and Mercedes’ AMG unit.

Car lover amasses £500k fleet of film cars
A car enthusiast has built up a £500,000 fleet of cars from classic films and TV shows, including Starsky and Hutch's Ford Torino and Del Boy's Reliant Regal van.

Labour dispute shuts Honda plants in China
The Japanese carmaker says it has no timetable to resume production at its four vehicle manufacturing plants in the country, which were closed after a strike at one of its parts factories

Wilting West watches as China laps up luxury goods
Everyone knows China will eventually become the world's largest market for luxury goods. But as it did with cars, China is redefining the word "eventually". Last year,...

Companies rush to hedge materials
The sharp drop in commodities prices this month has prompted companies to rush to hedge their exposure to raw materials at cheaper levels, in what bankers see as a...

Peugeot moves senior executive to China to extend range
PSA Peugeot Citroën announced a shake-up yesterday of its senior management that will see the French carmaker base an executive board-level official in China for...

Seoul rises after bargain hunters step in
Asian stock markets staged a modest bounce yesterday from the 10-month lows hit in the previous session, although the underlying mood was cautious as investors...

GM set to develop electric car for south Asia on its own
General Motors looks set to go it alone in developing a battery-powered car for south Asia based on its best-selling mini-car, the Spark, after its partner, Reva...

Electric car sets 624-mile record
An electric car fitted with a special lithium ion battery created by Japanese company Sanyo has travelled 624 miles on a single charge.

Honda: 'Electric cars not viable'
Honda's chief executive Takanobu Ito has conceded the car industry still needs a breakthrough in battery technology in order to make electric cars viable.

Toyota death toll estimate raised
US road safety bosses are now alleging that 89 people have died in sudden acceleration crashes involving Toyotas, rather than the 52 previously reported.

Illegal immigrants on Bernie's bus
Five illegal immigrants have been caught trying to enter the UK on trucks operated by Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Management company.

Fiat's radical platform plan
Fiat is planning to rely heavily on a range of new, modular platforms to support a range revamp that could take total group production to 800,000 units per year by 2014.

Alfa's range - the next five years
The 159-replacing Giulia will give Alfa another five years to prove it can finally establish itself as a self-supporting car maker.

How Fiat's modular tech works
The new Compact Global Modular Architecture - used for the Giulietta and ‘grown’ to form the platform for the Giulia - is key to Fiat, Lancia, Alfa and Chrysler being taken seriously in all market segments above the Fiesta class.

New Giulia key to Alfa's future
Alfa Romeo is close to signing off the final shape of the Giulia, its all-new 3-series challenger, which is little more than 17 months from the showroom.

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