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Ford CEO Mulally launches new model blitz at Go Further event in Amsterdam

07 September 2012 03:00 PM

Ford CEO Alan Mulally hosted a new model extravaganza in Amsterdam for thousands of dealers and journalists at which he outlined how the implementation of the company’s “One Ford” programme would be accelerated in Europe.

Ford and Jaguar gear up as UK car sales wane

07 September 2012 12:00 AM

Ford launched a fresh assault on the European market and Jaguar Land Rover launched its latest Range Rover yesterday – just as figures showed waning demand for new cars among British buyers.

The new fourth-generation Range Rover

Radical new Range Rover revealed

06 September 2012 08:45 PM

Aluminium structure, lighter components and smaller base engine option cuts 420kg from weight

Ford Mondeo - set for 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine

Ford fits 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine to the next Mondeo

06 September 2012 12:01 AM

Maker breaks new ground in engine downsizing

Volkswagen shows the first pictures of the new Golf

05 September 2012 10:58 AM

It boasts a weight saving of 100kg compared with the old model

Updated - the really big changes take place under the skin of the new Fiesta

Ford reveals updated Fiesta

05 September 2012 10:42 AM

The really big changes take place under the skin

Ford Transit Custom

Ford Transit Custom - First Drive

31 August 2012 11:34 AM

Ford has worked the very latest in-car technology and creature comforts into the Transit Custom from the beginning

Parking fines just the ticket for cash-strapped councils

31 August 2012 08:50 AM

More than half of drivers say parking in their nearest town or city is more difficult now than in 2008

Traffic levels drop by 1% during spring

30 August 2012 11:07 AM

Traffic levels on the roads fell this spring, with the wet weather and high petrol prices possible factors.

Bentley Continental GT Speed

Bentley shows off Continental GT Speed in Moscow

30 August 2012 09:48 AM

As the car industry gears up for the usual blizzard of new model announcements to be made at the Paris Motor Show in late September, a small but growing number of manufacturers are using another forum to show off their latest wares – this week's Moscow International Auto Show. At Moscow, there's more chance of being noticed in a less crowded launch timetable, and also, of course, the chance to appeal directly to Russia's growing and increasingly wealthy army of car buyers.

The dire state of Britain's roads have led to 54,000 compensation claims since 2010

Councils in a pothole panic over £5m bill for car damage

24 August 2012 12:00 AM

Bad weather and decrepit roads have forced councils to pay nearly £5m in compensation to drivers whose cars have been damaged by potholes.

Prices will start at £49,360 and rise to £83,030 for the CLS 63 AMG version

Mercedes announces prices for the new CLS Shooting Brake

23 August 2012 11:01 AM

Mercedes has announced specifications for the Shooting Brake estate version of its four-door coupé, the CLS.

The new fourth-generation Range Rover

Revealed: First official pictures of the new Range Rover

15 August 2012 11:22 AM

Land Rover has released the first official pictures of the new fourth-generation Range Rover in undisguised form.

One award was for Hyundai's i-oniq concept car displayed at the Geneva Motor Show

Hyundai wins three German design awards

10 August 2012 03:46 PM

Hyundai has won three awards from the German Design Council (Rat für Formgebung). Two of the awards were for the interior and exterior design of the new second-generation Golf-sized i30, while the third was for the company's i-oniq concept car displayed at the Geneva Motor Show.

Petrol pumps supplying more fuel than counter indicates, says AA

09 August 2012 08:19 AM

Some drivers have been getting a “lucky dip” when filling up with petrol, with some pumps supplying more fuel than the counter indicates, the AA has said.

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