Motoring News
28 April 2009Learner drivers who cannot speak English up by half in three years
The number of learner drivers taking their test without being able to speak English has increased by almost half in just three years figures show.
read moreFord chairman calls for petrol tax
Higher taxes to push the price of petrol up by more than 70 per cent are needed to change Americans' car-buying habits and usher in a new generation of fuel-efficient vehicles, says Bill Ford, chairman of Ford Motor
read moreCull of motor dealers felt beyond showroom
More than 130,000 employees at General Motors' US dealerships are set to lose their jobs over the next 18 months as the beleaguered carmaker implements plans to shrink its distribution network
read moreUnion poised to own 55% of Chrysler
The UAW will own 55% of Chrysler and Fiat will eventually own 35% of the carmaker after a restructuring, with remaining stock split between secured lenders and the US government, according to a UAW document
read moreBerlin hails Magna's GM plan
Magna appeared to move into pole position to buy a large stake in General Motors' European operations after the German economics minister praised a takeover plan by the Canadian car parts supplier
read moreAudi RS5 spied testing
The forthcoming Audi RS5 will use an updated version of the last RS4’s 4.
read moreSAIC forecasts flat market in China
SAIC Motor, China's largest carmaker, said quarterly earnings had dropped nearly 50 per cent, and forecast a flat vehicle market in China for 2009
read moreCredit crunch hikes insurance
The credit crunch could drive up insurance premiums by double figures over the next twelve months, it is feared.
read moreHonda Motor
Japanese automakers' reporting season kicked off on Tuesday with the best in class. Some optimism is justified, but do not get too carried away
read moreStudents design the cars of 2049
Students from the UK's foremost vehicle design course at the Royal College of Art in London have taken the wraps off their impressions of the cars of the future.
read moreUnion set to own 55% of Chrysler
The UAW will own 55% of Chrysler and Fiat will eventually own 35% of the carmaker after a restructuring, with remaining stock split between secured lenders and the US government, according to a UAW document
read moreNationalising carmakers
Before it agrees to nationalise GM, Washington should recall a cautionary tale: British Leyland
read moreRussia's 60 per cent sales drop
Luxury manufacturers are bracing themselves for a predicted 60 per cent drop in Russian car sales.
read moreCredit crunch hits learner drivers
Cost of professional instruction forces novices to take fewer formal lessons.
read moreWorry over car repair bills as recession bites
More than half of drivers admit that they would struggle to pay repair bills.
read moreHonest John: how to query an MoT test fail and erratic radio reception
The dealer you can trust answers your questions on verifying faults found during an MoT test and why one reader finds it difficult to listen to the cricket in VW group cars.
read moreVauxhall is safe, says GM
General Motors is not thinking of selling Vauxhall, because the UK is the company’s biggest European market, according to GM’s new CEO Fritz Henderson.
read moreWheels On Film: Shopping
A vacuous if stylish paean to the joys of bad behaviour.
read moreDaimler gives up Chrysler stake
Daimler has given up its 19.
read moreCar insurance premiums face 'steep' rise
Annual premium increases are 11pc and rising according to the AA.
read moreBonnet airbag developed
A bonnet airbag that could greatly reduce road deaths has been developed by a UK-led team.
read moreConnect four
Bugatti brings a quartet of shiny Veyrons – and shiny old racers – to the Ville d’Este meet in Como
read moreHonda profits plunge
Honda’s annual profits have plummeted by 77 per cent after a decline in car sales.
read moreBahrain GP: sandy sure
Travel broadens the mind. Except when it doesn't and you almost can't remember what your house looks like.
read moreSMMT wants scrappage answers
The Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has met with government representatives to thrash out the finer details of the scrappage scheme.
read moreDaimler plunges to a €1.4bn loss
The German carmaker slumped to a loss of more than €1.4bn in the first three months of the year as the recession hit demand for luxury cars like Mercedes Benz
read moreDouble X
Ferrari gives us a bunch more photos and info on its jaw-dropping 599XX racer. Prepare to be astonished
read moreMore pics: Veyron Centenaire
Bugatti may create one of the world’s most exotic cars - but that hasn’t stopped it creating a few limited editions towards the end of the Veyron’s life.
read moreEU calls for greener air-con
Car makers will have to fit more environmentally friendly air conditioning systems to all new cars by 2011, the EU has said.
read moreDaimler reports loss as MercedesBenz sales slide
Daimler the world's secondlargest maker of luxury cars posted its first backtoback quarterly losses in at least 10 years as the recession led to a drop in sales of MercedesBenz cars and trucks.
read moreGM: ‘bankruptcy now probable’
General Motors is closer than ever to bankruptcy after it yesterday revealed its last-ditch plan to avoid having to restructure with court protection.
read moreHonda counts on cost cuts to stay profitable
Honda lost a smaller-than-expected $2.9bn in the latest quarter but said it expects to stay in the black in the current year, counting on cost cuts to help it weather the stronger yen and plunging car sales worldwide
read moreUnions could own 55pc of Chrysler
United Auto Workers union to get a majority stake in the carmaker if members approve concessions.
read moreDaimler gives up 19.9pc stake in Chrysler
Dailmer the German carmaker said it would give up 19.9pc stake in its former US unit Chrysler and forgive outstanding loans from the struggling Detroit firm.
read moreFirst-quarter profits at SAIC fall by 50%
Earnings at China's largest automaker plunge as a slowing economy continued to weigh on the country's automobile industry
read moreCautious optimism for Omnicom
Stimulus spending by governments around the world could start to rebuild battered advertising budgets by the end of this year, Omnicom said yesterday as it reported...
read moreMitsubishi Motors learns to roll with the punches
The beating that does not kill you makes you stronger - or at least less likely to crumple the next time you're punched. That is an apt summary of Mitsubishi Motors'...
read moreUS to take majority GM stake in revamp
US taxpayers would take a majority shareholding in General Motors in a sweeping debt-for-equity restructuring proposal that the carmaker revealed yesterday in an...
read moreUS to take majority GM stake in revamp
US taxpayers would take a majority shareholding in General Motors under a sweeping debt-for-equity restructuring proposal that the carmaker revealed yesterday in a bid...
read moreMotorist blogs about 'farcical' traffic lights
A motorist has set up an internet blog to vent his frustration at "farcical" traffic lights in his home town.
read moreDaimler ends affair with Chrysler
German group draws a line under its tumultuous 11-year relationship with beleaguered Detroit carmaker and agrees to forgive repayment of $1.9bn in loans
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