As expected, the UK government has today announced significant tax breaks for electric cars as part of the Chancellor's annual 'pre-Budget report'. The measures are designed to encourage company fleets to opt for more EVs.
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Being the original owner of a 2001 Ford Escape now exactly nine years old, what's it like driving it 1,259 miles in two days? My Escape, which had its purchase documented in AutoWeek in late 2000, now has only 52,000 miles on it.
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Bill Parfitt, chairman and managing director of Vauxhall, has postponed his retirement and will stay on as GMUK chairman. Parfitt will have a strategic role while rising GM Europe executive Duncan Aldred will be Vauxhall's new managing director.
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For a few minutes last week, Noel Cuellar had the ear of President Obama. Cuellar, CEO of Tier 2 auto supplier Primera Plastics Inc., had been invited to take part in the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth through the U.S.
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Jaguar has ranked top of the latest JD Power sales satisfaction index survey among luxury brands while Land Rover scored fifth.
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Brazil's federal government late in November decided to extend to 31 March, 2010 a cut in the excise tax on industrial products (IPI for short in Portuguese) which has boosted new vehicle sales this year. But there's one important change.
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House and Senate leaders agreed to a legislative proposal to give rejected General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group dealers access to third-party arbitration under criteria broader than that planned by the automakers.
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Bill Parfitt has postponed his retirement and been named chairman of General Motors UK, the automaker said on Wednesday.
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General Motors will be briefed on the search for a new chief executive by next month as a recruiting firm compiles a short list of candidates, a source 'familiar with the process' told US media.
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Data released by the Moscow-based Association of European Businesses (AEB) shows that sales of new passenger cars and LCVs in Russia decreased by 50% in the first eleven months of 2009 and by 46% year-on-year in November.
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Closer ties between purchasing and product development at General Motors may bring parts makers into the process earlier, according to analysts at SupplierBusiness.
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How far can you get on one tank of fuel? We set off in the super- economical new Volvo S80 on an epic drive to Italy to find out!
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Chunky model is set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show next March and promises to offer some off-road ability.
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Volkswagen will buy a one-fifth stake in Suzuki for $2.5 billion, giving it access to the Japanese firm's expertise in small cars and dominance in India as it seeks to become the world's top automaker. Here are some facts about Suzuki Motor:
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The total number of new cars registered through the UK's scrappage scheme was 251,629 between May and November, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported, and their CO2 emissions were 10% lower than the average of all cars bought in the period.
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New vehicle sales in Vietnam rose by 132% year-on-year to 12,259 units in November, according to data released by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
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Volkswagen AG and Suzuki Motor Corporation on Wednesday said they had agreed "to establish a close long-term strategic partnership". A framework agreement was signed by both automakers today.
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Volkswagen AG and Suzuki Motor Corporation on Wednesday said they had agreed "to establish a close long-term strategic partnership". A framework agreement was signed by both automakers today.
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