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Ex Ford chairman, Joe Greenwell, to lead investment push

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Up to £3m is to be spent trying to attract investment into the UK automotive industry, the Government will announce today. An Automotive Investment Organisation is to be set up, led by the former Ford chairman Joe Greenwell.

Motoring review: Citroën DS3 Cabrio

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Price: from £15,045 (£19,680 as tested) Engine capacity: 1.6-litre petrol
Power output (bhp @ rpm): 155 @ 6,000
Top speed (mph): 132
0-62 mph (seconds): 8.2
Fuel economy (mpg): 47.9 CO2 emissions (g/km): 137

Lotus ready for pole position

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Asense of crisis has enveloped the Lotus Formula One team. If it isn't one of motorsport's biggest-ever financial losses – £56.8m, post-tax, in 2012 – then it's losing two finance directors, Phil Thompson and Nigel Newton, in the space a couple of months.

Spot fines and safety on the roads: Confessions of a chastened petrol head

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:27:33 GMT

In the passenger seat to my left is Steve George, an examiner from the Institute of Advanced Motorists. He has a clipboard in hand and is watching my every mirror, signal and manoeuvre.

Spot fines and safety on the roads: confessions of a chastened petrol head

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:27:33 GMT

In the passenger seat to my left is Steve George, an examiner from the Institute of Advanced Motorists. He has a clipboard in hand and is watching my every mirror, signal and manoeuvre.

Speed cameras slash road deaths by more than a quarter, study finds

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:27:25 GMT

Speed cameras reduce the number of fatal and serious collisions in the areas they are installed by more than a quarter, a study found.

Speed cameras slash road deaths by more than a quarter, study finds

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:27:25 GMT

Speed cameras reduce the number of fatal and serious collisions in the areas they are installed by more than a quarter, a study found.

Easy financing helps car sales return to 2007 levels

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Car sales returned to pre-recession levels last month as consumers took advantage of special offers and shifted increasingly to more energy-efficient vehicles.

Motoring review: Skoda Octavia

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:00:00 GMT

Price: from £15,990 (£20,240 as tested)
Engine capacity: 1.4-litre turbo petrol
Power output (bhp @ rpm): 138 @ 4,500-6,000
Top speed (mph): 134
0-62 mph (seconds): 8.1
Fuel economy (mpg): 53.3
CO2 emissions (g/km): 121

Highway safety drive – or just the latest ministerial car crash?

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:41:13 GMT

Driving in Britain is safer than at any time since 1950. But that is of little consolation to the families of the five people killed or the dozens seriously injured every day in collisions on UK roads.

Woefully inadequate! Campaigners deride Government's latest safety measures on the roads

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:41:13 GMT

Middle lane 'hoggers' and careless drivers to face on-the-spot £100 police fines

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:42:13 GMT

Drivers who hog the middle lane of the motorway or tailgate other drivers could face on-the-spot fines of £100 and three points on their licences under new measures announced by the government.

Motorway middle lane 'hoggers' and careless drivers to face on-the-spot £100 police fines

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:42:13 GMT

Drivers who hog the middle lane of the motorway or tailgate other drivers could face on-the-spot fines of £100 and three points on their licences under new measures announced by the government.

Middle lane 'hogs' and careless drivers to face on-the-spot £100 fines

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:00:13 GMT

Drivers who hog the middle lane or tailgate other cars face on-the-spot fines of £100 and three points on their licence under plans unveiled today.

Motoring review: Ford Fiesta ST

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Price: From £16,995
Engine capacity: 1.6-litre Ecoboost turbo petrol
Power output (bhp @ rpm): 179 @ 5,700
Max torque (Nm @ rpm): 214lb ft @ 1,500-5,000
Top speed (mph): 139
0-62 mph (seconds): 6.9
Fuel economy (mpg): 47.9
CO2 emissions (g/km): 138

Motoring: Sir Alan Sugar says he’s still Rolls-ing in it after downsizing

Wed, 29 May 2013 17:42:46 GMT

Keen viewers of the latest series of The Apprentice could be forgiven for thinking that Sir Alan Sugar’s fortune is shrinking. The tycoon, who made his pile from Amstrad but is arguably more of a TV celebrity than high-flying businessman today, seems to have traded his £300,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom in for a cheaper model.

Fiat driven by Chrysler speculation

Mon, 27 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Speculation that Fiat was close to a long-awaited deal to buy the remainder of America's Chysler drove up the Italian car manufacturer's shares yesterday, as traders looked forward to a potential public offering in the US by the combined business.

Plea to Fiat not to abandon Italy

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

The Italian Industry Minister, Flavio Zanonato, has asked Fiat to stay in Italy following its planned merger with Chrysler, which has led labour unions to fear that the car maker plans to move its headquarters to the United States.

Motoring review: Bentley Flying Spur

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:52 GMT

Price: £140,900

Engine capacity: 6-litre W12

Power output (bhp @ rpm): 616 @ 6,000

Top speed (mph): 200

0-60mph (seconds): 4.3

Fuel economy (mpg): 19.2

CO2 emissions (g/km): 343

One for the Road: A car that'll take care of itself

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Samuel Ball wants an economical replacement for his ageing Volvo S60 automatic. He has around £12,000 to spend.

Motoring review: Jaguar F-Type V6 S

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Price: £67,500
Engine: 2,995cc, V6 cylinders, 24 valves, supercharged, 380bhp
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic, rear-wheel drive
Performance: 171mph, 0-62 in 4.9 seconds, 31.0mpg, CO2 213g/km

Sir Torquil Norman has designed a flat-pack OX truck for the developing world

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

He can't remember for sure but Sir Torquil Norman says it's quite likely he came up with his latest invention in the bath, the crucible of many of his best ideas. It was there, while part-submerged, that he decided to buy the Roundhouse, for example. The venue, round the corner from his home in Camden in North London, was shut when Norman bought it on a whim in 1996, rescuing it from likely ruin.

Sir Torquil Norman designs flat-pack OX truck for the developing world

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Motoring review: Vauxhall Cascada SE 1.4 Turbo

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Price: £23,995
Engine capacity: 1.4-litre turbo diesel
Power Output (PS @ rpm): 140 @ 6000
Top Speed (mph): 129
0-60 mph (seconds): 10.2
Fuel economy (mpg): 44.8
CO2 emissions (g/km): 148

The flat-pack truck with big ambitions

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

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