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Celebrate MINI's 50th anniversary year with this special calendar Full story...

For years, space-efficient cars have been zipping around in Japan, but manufacturers never tried to put them on a boat and send them to North America. In Canada, small cars are generally well-accepted, as compacts dominate the sales charts. In the USA, though, the Japanese minicars would have failed miserably. Full story...

For years, space-efficient cars have been zipping around in Japan, but manufacturers never tried to put them on a boat and send them to North America. In Canada, small cars are generally well-accepted, as compacts dominate the sales charts. In the USA, though, the Japanese minicars would have failed miserably. Full story...

Battle continues to rage in the supermini class, while Lotus’ Evora lights up the British Motor Show. Full story...

The White House decided to leave the question of a 'car czar' - a federal appointee to oversee aid to the Detroit Three automakers and their restructuring - to the incoming Obama administration, reports at the weekend said. The idea had been proposed in a rejected congressional bailout package. Full story...

This week, Auto123.com features the following road tests: the Toyota Yaris Hatchback, a small, nimble and fuel-efficient urban car. The new Audi A4 3.2 quattro, a full-size German cruiser that's been revamped. The Dodge Journey, an interesting blend of minivan and station wagon. Full story...

The Russian government plans to spend 83 billion rubles on its plan to bail out the auto industry, Deputy Economic Development Minister Andrei Klepach has said at an official meeting on the auto industry. Full story...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will announce an aid package for Canada's auto industry on Saturday, following the U.S. government's move to provide the U.S.-based automakers with $17.4 billion in emergency funding. Full story...

President Bush has today announced that his administration will provide US$13.4bn in short-term loans to GM and Chrysler. Full story...

President Bush has today announced that his administration will provide US$13.4bn in short-term loans to GM and Chrysler. Full story...

President Bush has announced that his administration will provide US$13.4bn in short-term loans to GM and Chrysler. The money will come from the US$700bn Troubled Asset Relief Programme (TARP), originally intended to provide financial institutions with emergency liquidity. Full story...

Detroit finally got a break at the end of a depressing week when president Bush - no doubt mindful of not leaving an automaker meltdown as part of his legacy - finally announced the administration would provide US$13.4bn in short-term loans to GM and Chrysler. Full story...

Foreign carmakers who have invested billions in local assembly plants in Russia will be eligible for state industry support measures, Interfax quoted Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as saying on Friday. Full story...

Zolfo Cooper, administrators to UK-based parts firm Wagon that entered receivership last week, has announced redundancies as part of a wind-down of the Brownhills manufacturing facility. Full story...

General Motors and Chrysler LLC could get the first installment of $17.4 billion in federal emergency loans as soon as Dec. 29, the Bush administration says. Full story...

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin will tomorrow (19 December) announce measures to help the country's ailing carmakers, a local paper said on Thursday. Full story...

Canadian auto parts maker Magna International will spend 3 billion rubles ($108.7 million) building a factory in St. Petersburg by 2011, the city administration said on Wednesday. Full story...

Chrysler LLC's decision to halt factory operations for at least a month put new pressure on the Bush administration to quickly help cash-strapped automakers. Full story...

Chrysler LLC's decision to halt factory operations for at least a month put new pressure on the Bush administration to quickly help cash-strapped automakers. Full story...

Earlier this year, I attended the North American launch of the Dodge Journey, and I must say that I was rather impressed with the company's new priced-right crossover vehicle. The Journey offers itself up as the almost perfect family transportation device and, as I have already indicated, supplies excellent value for money. In fact, I see it as pretty much the modern interpretation of the well loved family minivan. Full story...