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GM back on top

by Rick Guttridge January 31, 2012Car News

General Motors (GM) has regained its position as the world’s biggest vehicle maker in a dramatic turnaround for a firm that was facing bankruptcy just two years ago. GM said sales rose 7.6% last year to more than 9 million vehicles. GM emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 after a $52bn (£34bn) taxpayer-funded bailout. The US [...]

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Some Saab memories

by Ben Ormsby January 25, 2012Car News

 One of the mysteries of the classic car world is just why the 96, the first Saab sold in the UK, does not receive as much attention as the likes of the VW Beetle. Just like the Beetle, the Saab 96 is a quirky car in many ways: for example the four-speed column gear [...]

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Will wireless charging help electric car sales?

by Ben Ormsby January 10, 2012Car News

There has been reluctance for the British public to buy electric cars in any significant numbers. There could be a number of factors for this, price for example; the electric car at the moment is not as competitive as its petrol or diesel counterparts, in spite of a massive £5,000 subsidy from the government. Potential [...]

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A sad end for SAAB

by Ben Ormsby December 22, 2011Car News

With the filing of bankruptcy papers this week it’s all over for SAAB but the funeral. Or is it? It is true that few car makers have existed so long and so close to the precipice, or shown the uncanny ability to come back from the seeming dead.  But this week’s developments would suggest that the [...]

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How near are we to a crash proof car?

by Rick Guttridge December 12, 2011Car News

Less than 30 years ago, “clunk clicking” ourselves or fastening our seatbelts for those not old enough to remember the late Sir Jimmy Saville’s advert, at the time seemed like the cutting edge of road safety technology. Since then, we’ve seen airbags, anti-lock braking systems and crumple zones fitted as standard to all new cars. [...]

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New technology to speed up crash site examination

by Ben Ormsby October 11, 2011Car News

We all must have experienced it at some time… You’ve planned your journey carefully and left home half an hour early in case of unexpected road works. All goes well until you round a bend on the motorway and, suddenly, you’re trapped. Stationary traffic snakes into the distance where there’s a forest of flashing blue [...]

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Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show

by Rick Guttridge September 27, 2011Car News

Lots of shiny examples of new and face lifted models have been displayed at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show, and whilst some wonderful cars have been revealed, which company could be acclaimed as the star of the show? For many the luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has been the star of this year’s show, after [...]

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Jensen to be made here again

by Ben Ormsby September 27, 2011Car News

For those of a ‘certain’ age, the name of Jensen will recall a much admired car that only those with serious money could afford which was built here between 1966 and 1976. The news is that a new version of the legendary Interceptor sports car will bring manufacturing back to a former motor plant in [...]

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