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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.

Peugeot sharpens up the 308

Friday, 11 February 2011

Peugeot is introducing a comprehensive series of updates for its Golf-sized 308. The most obvious visual change is a heavily modified and more stylish nose, inspired by the frontal treatment of the company's SR1 concept car. This new look is also shared with the bigger 508 saloon, which will arrive in UK showrooms in the next couple of months.

Cowboy clampers pocket �55m a year

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Cowboy clampers take up to �55 million from drivers every year, the Home Office said.

Luxury car-makers drive the boom in German exports

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

German luxury car-makers provided clear evidence that they are driving the country's dramatic export boom yesterday after announcing record January sales figures and an across the board pay rise for 100,000 workers at all of the industry's domestic Volkswagen plants.

US investigation clears Toyota over electronic throttles

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

A 10-month inquiry by the US Department of Transportation has found there was no link between electronic throttles and unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. That result vindicated the car-maker's long-held position and lifted its shares more than 4 per cent in New York trade.