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31 October 2008The wheels come off
Carmakers: As the economic downturn prompts consumers and rental fleets to hold on to vehicles longer, the industry is suffering steep falls in demand
read moreThe wheels come off
Carmakers: As the economic downturn prompts consumers and rental fleets to hold on to vehicles longer, the industry is suffering steep falls in demand
read moreVW stock could be removed from Dax index
Volkswagen's shares are under threat of being withdrawn next week from Germany's benchmark equity index under rules published in response to days of highly volatile trading in the carmaker's stock
read moreVW stock could be removed from Dax index
Volkswagen's shares are under threat of being withdrawn next week from Germany's benchmark equity index under rules published in response to days of highly volatile trading in the carmaker's stock
read moreMan in the News: Wendelin Wiederking
The Porsche chief has made a fortune through the investments he despises
read moreMan in the News: Wendelin Wiederking
The Porsche chief has made a fortune through the investments he despises
read moreLPG car explodes as driver lights cigarette
A motorist had a miraculous escape when his LPGpowered car exploded in a fireball as he lit a cigarette.
read moreToyota to export vehicles from US
Toyota Motor is to export thousands of US-built sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks to the Middle East and Latin America to relieve a glut of unsold models at its North American dealerships
read moreTata props up rights issue shunned by investors
Tata of India was forced to intervene heavily to prop up a rights issue for the acquisition by its motor unit of Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover marques after investors shunned the offering
read moreTata props up rights issue shunned by investors
Tata of India was forced to intervene heavily to prop up a rights issue for the acquisition by its motor unit of Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover marques after investors shunned the offering
read moreTesla trims UK workforce
Tesla is laying off one fifth of the workforce at its UK hub in Hethel, where the Lotus Elise-based Roadster is built.
read moreTesla trims UK workforce
Tesla is laying off one fifth of the workforce at its UK hub in Hethel, where the Lotus Elise-based Roadster is built.
read moreNational flags to be allowed on number plates
Motorists are finally to be allowed to display the Union Flag on their number plates.
read moreGordon Brown calls for petrol price cut ahead of Gulf trip
The Prime Minister again pressed petrol giants to pass on more of the savings from lower fuel prices to customers.
read moreWin a bike book
We have two great hardback motorcycling tomes to give away
read moreRed, cross
Caterham's new R300. Slightly less lethal then the R500
read moreGarmin nüvi 550 sat-nav
Latest nüvi has a waterproof case for outdoor use.
read moreBilt-Hamber Auto-foam
Latest formula is grease lightning.
read moreCee’d MPV heads up Kia assault
Soul will donate platform for a new mini-MPV set to get Cee’d-inspired styling and due next year.
read moreLPG factbox
Facts and figures on liquefied petroleum gas
read moreNational flags to be allowed on number plates
Motorists are finally to be allowed to display the Union Flag on their number plates.
read moreCouncil criticised for 'hope to see you dead' road safety advert
A council has been criticised for launching a road safety campaign with the slogan "We hope to see you dead soon" featuring an official dressed as an undertaker and sitting in a coffin.
read moreConcept Climax is almost ready
It's the past, the present and the future all in one, and we've spied it.
read moreKizashi spied testing
Suzuki's Mondeo-rivalling family saloon is spotted on the road.
read moreShell makes record profit
Shell has posted record-breaking profits of £13.
read moreShell makes record profit
Shell has posted record-breaking profits of £13.
read moreToyota plans to export vehicles from US
Toyota Motor is to export thousands of US-built sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks to the Middle East and Latin America to relieve a glut of unsold models at its North American dealerships
read moreSpyker's £186k Cayenne rival
The lavish Spyker D12 Peking to Paris SUV will go into production next year, three years after its launch at the 2006 Geneva motor show.
read moreSpyker's £186k Cayenne rival
The lavish Spyker D12 Peking to Paris SUV will go into production next year, three years after its launch at the 2006 Geneva motor show.
read moreSmaller orders hit car-parts makers
Global automotive suppliers report hefty third quarter losses and belt-tightening measures in response to sagging orders from their carmaker customers
read moreSmaller orders hit car-parts makers
Global automotive suppliers report hefty third quarter losses and belt-tightening measures in response to sagging orders from their carmaker customers
read moreWhy Detroit is not Wall Street
There is a sense of déjà vu about Detroit. In the summer of 1979, Chrysler, having staked its business on gas-guzzling cars, was in deep trouble and angling for...
read moreVW stands by earnings forecast
Volkswagen defied a warning trend among carmakers by upholding its earnings target for this year but said that the rapidly deteriorating global car market would worsen...
read moreMazda chief insists Ford alliance is not in jeopardy
Mazda Motor sought to reassure investors yesterday that its three-decade manufacturing alliance with Ford Motor would survive an impending shake-out of the US auto...
read moreUS governors call on Fed to help troubled motor industry
Six US state governors have added their voices to calls for the federal government to come to the aid of the beleaguered Detroit motor industry, even as evidence...
read moreFrom floor coverings to Porsche's winning trade
The architect of Porsche's winning trade on Volkswagen shares is not an investment banker but a stubble-chinned manager from rural Rhineland-Palatinate whose previous...
read moreThe man behind Porsche's winning trade
Holger Härter, who is earning the German carmaker billions of euros from derivatives, is not an investment banker but a former finance director of a floor coverings company
read moreThe man behind Porsche's winning trade
Holger Härter, who is earning the German carmaker billions of euros from derivatives, is not an investment banker but a former finance director of a floor coverings company
read moreShell pumps customers for huge profit
Rocketing sales of Wii Fit and Mario Kart helped boost Nintendo’s profits by a third.
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