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Porsche merger with VW stalled by more inquiries
The long-awaited merger between Porsche and Volkswagen may not happen until next year, the sports car-maker warned yesterday, after German prosecutors widened their investigation into the embattled company.
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GM back in driving seat with profits of $4.7bn
Friday, 25 February 2011
General Motors scored its most profitable year since the Nineties in 2010, according to the first annual results since it emerged from a government-sponsored bankruptcy reorganisation.
Mini Rocketman – that's more like it
Thursday, 24 February 2011
At next week's Geneva Motor Show, BMW will unveil a new concept car, the tiny Mini Rocketman, a “3+1” (passenger) design that is just three metres in length.
BMW unveils i sub-brand for sustainable vehicles
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
BMW has unveiled a new sub-brand, i, that is to be used for the company's sustainable vehicles and mobility solutions. The first cars to which i will be applied are the i3, a development of the company's plug-in Megacity concept electric vehicle, and the i8, a plug-in hybrid based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics design study.
Volvo readies first diesel plug-in hybrid
Monday, 21 February 2011
Volvo will display a diesel plug-in hybrid version of its V60 estate at the forthcoming Geneva motor show. The car will be put into production in 2012, and the Swedish car-maker claims it will be the first in the world with such a drive-train.
Parking costs are postcode lottery claims watchdog
Monday, 21 February 2011
The cost of parking in the UK is a postcode lottery - as is the chance of getting a ticket, according to a consumer watchdog.
Rolls-Royce to electrify Geneva Motor Show
Monday, 21 February 2011
Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce, part of the BMW Group, has confirmed the development of 102EX, a one-off, fully electric-powered version of its Phantom limousine which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
UK car production rises in January
Friday, 18 February 2011
Car production accelerated in January, with 110,179 cars produced in the UK, a 8.9 per cent rise on the total in 2010, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
UK car production shifts up a gear
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Car production accelerated ahead at the start of the year, it was announced today.
For sale, one careful owner (and 720,000 miles on the clock)
Saturday, 12 February 2011
Vincent Black Prince motorcycle to be auctioned after 56 years on the road
Ford Focus is Britain's most discussed car
Friday, 11 February 2011
Ford's Focus is Britain's most discussed car, according to Auto Trader, operator of one of the UK's most heavily used motoring websites. The site, which combines classified advertising for used, nearly new and new cars with editorial content on motoring subjects, was recently opened up to users in order to allow them to provide their own reviews of different models.
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