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If you can't remember the last time you polished your car, BMW's Z4 Coupé is for you. Its matt silver paintwork was the talk of the Frankfurt Motor Show! Full story...

BMW has released details of the facelifted Z4 roadster. It gets a wider, lower look as well as fresh tail-lights and an upgraded interior. There are five new colours, too. Full story...

It's the news performance car fans were waiting to hear - BMW has given its Z4 Coupé the green light! And off the starting blocks comes not only a 3.0-litre model, but an M Coupé, too. Full story...

We've seen the concept - now take a look at the real thing... BMW's new showroom-ready Z4 M Coupé. And it has more than a dash of the firm's Formula One racer about it! Full story...

Ssangyong Motor has been given the green light by Korean authorities to go into receivership to protect it from its creditors. Full story...

It's the first time BMW's all-new Z4 has ventured out on to public roads, but Auto Express's spies were there to get these shots for the album Full story...

Auto Express scoops the next generation BMW Z4. Full story...

Roadster gets choice of metal or soft-tops and diesel engine could join range for first time. Full story...

Delphi Corp has asked permission of the US Bankruptcy Court to axe health care benefits and life insurance for salaried retirees. Full story...

Kia will show a concept for its new small minivan at the Geneva auto show in March. The Korean automaker said the car will have a "unique glass roof treatment to create a cool and spacious automotive powerhouse." Full story...

Spain's automobile industry - facing a severe sales and manufacturing contraction - is demanding a new used car trade-in scheme to help it survive the country's worse recession in a decade. Full story...

Truck and diesel engine maker Isuzu Motors has reported a huge fall in its nine-month profits, leading the Japanese automaker to revise down its full year projections. Full story...

Sales of passenger cars in China fell slightly in January, compared to the same month a year ago, according to a trade association. Full story...

BMW has finally lifted the lid on the new Z4 – and replaced the fabric roof of old with a folding hard-top. Full story...

World sales by Volkswagen's premium Audi division slumped 28 per cent in annual terms to 56,000 cars in January in a fresh sign of the serious troubles of the world automotive industry, the division disclosed Friday. Full story...

Auto supplier Tenneco has reported a fall in revenues and earnings in its fourth quarter as production fell, costs rose and unfavourable foreign exchange rates took their toll. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) on Friday reported a staggering 160% year on year fall in operating profits for its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December, 2008, posting a loss of JPY360.6bn compared with a JPY601.5bn profit in Q3, fiscal 2007/8. It has also revised its full year forecasts to operating and net losses of JPY450bn and JPY350bn respectively (this reportedly will be its first operating loss in history and first net loss since 1950) and announced it would develop new vehicles better tailored to regional markets. Full story...

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen plans to cut 190 jobs at its factory in Trnava, Slovakia. The reduction follows the ramping up of production of the new Citroen C3 Picasso, PSA said. Full story...

Peugeot has replaced its importer in Latvia as part of a plan to consolidate its northern European distribution network and boost sales in the region. Full story...

Car sales in Western Europe plunged by 25.4% in January according to data issued by JD Power Automotive Forecasting. Full story...