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29 April 2009UAW gears up to join boards of carmakers
The United Auto Workers union is about to embark on one of the riskiest adventures in the 72 years since its winning recognition from General Motors
read moreChrysler rescue
Debt deal is new lease on life for the weakest US automaker but huge challenges remain
read moreAnalysts warn over GM talks
The US government may not be as effective at bringing General Motors' bondholders into line as it was with Chrysler's banks, according to analysts and industry advisers
read moreParrot knocked off permit worst excuses to challenge parking tickets revealed
The worst and weirdest excuses used to challenge parking tickets.
read moreVauxhall faces major overhaul
Vauxhall may have to source its cars from Korea if General Motors retains the brand after a possible sale of sister brand Opel.
read moreSaturn loss hurts GM hybrid sales
General Motors will lose up to a quarter of its hybrid sales by selling off or closing its Saturn brand by 2010, a move that it confirmed yesterday.
read moreChoose A Car with Honest John: something with space for a newborn
The dealer you can trust helps readers find the ideal car.
read moreLe Quément's regret over Alpine
The controversial Renault designer has had many successes but counts his inability to relaunch the Alpine sports car brand as a failure.
read moreConcerns over car scrappage scheme
Some importers remain angry over lack of consultation regarding who pays what.
read moreHonda suspends business travel
Honda has banned all global business trips for its employees in response to the fears over the spread of swine flu.
read moreSurvey: UK roads in "crisis"
It would take local authorities 13 years to clear the backlog in repairs due to England’s roads and cost an average of £47m per authority to repair them fully in one hit, according to a new report published today.
read moreLDV 'could be saved with state help' unions claim
Trade union say collapse of LDV would be "criminal" when £4m of shortterm funding is all that's needed.
read moreInteractive: GM's fall from grace
As General Motors fights for survival, use our interactive graphic to see the attempts the company has made over the years to reinvent itself while its share price takes a battering
read moreMercedes: 0.20 Cd in five years
Mercedes is planning to sell cars with a drag coefficient of less than 0.
read moreCitroen previews diesel hybrid
This Citroen Hypnos concept is the world’s first fully functioning diesel hybrid, and its drivetrain will find its way into a production car by 2011.
read moreChrysler: unions could take over
The United Auto Workers Union (UAW) could end up with a majority stake in Chrysler in the latest deal to save the struggling US car maker.
read moreLDV timeline: down the years
Here is a timeline detailing key events in the history of LDV Vans.
read moreMcLaren escapes race ban
McLaren has been given a suspended three-race ban for misleading stewards at the Austalian Grand Prix.
read moreHolden hunting new markets
Struggling Australian car maker Holden has confirmed it is looking for new left-hand-drive markets to replace 30,000 sales lost from the demise of Pontiac.
read moreAre you quicker than Lewis?
No, you’re not. Sorry. But you can have a shot at beating Mr Hamilton on a new websitey-type-thing…
read moreMagna, Fiat are rivals for Opel
Fiat and Austrian engineering group Magna have officially emerged as the main bidders aiming to take a major stake in Opel/Vauxhall.
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read moreThe £10m Cobra?
World Championship-winning Shelby goes under the hammer. Will it be the most expensive car ever?
read moreLDV on the brink of administration
LDV, which is owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's GAZ group will enter administration next week, the Birmingham-based vanmaker said, after failing to secure funding from a management buy-out
read moreLDV applies for administration 850 jobs under threat
The move by the troubled van maker owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska puts 850 jobs at risk.
read moreShell profits skid 58pc in first quarter
Royal Dutch Shell profits more than halved to 3.3bn £2.2bn in the first quarter of the year as the deepening recession dragged down oil prices.
read moreHonda to buy into troubled Pioneer
Honda is to buy Y2.5bn of new shares in troubled consumer electronics maker Pioneer
read moreHonda expects to stay profitable
Honda Motor yesterday predicted that it would stay profitable this year in spite of the worldwide car industry slump, as it revealed better-than-expected earnings for...
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