The renaissance of Volvo continues apace, with the latest models bearing little apparent relation
to the rather tank-like though well-loved Volvos of old... more
Bahrain has lost another major sporting event because of political unrest after it was announced that the Volvo Golf Champions tournament will not be held there next year... more
Does TV boss Dawn Airey, who works for Luxembourg-German outfit RTL, need to vary her routine a bit? "I have lunch at The Ivy between three and five times a week. I always order salad followed by fish - the waiters don't even have to ask"... more
9-year-old daughter of millionairess watched from her playroom window as her father bundled her mother's body into the family car, a court heard... more
Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for internal market and services, pitched up to give evidence to the Treasury Select Committee, but he may not do so again in a hurry... more
An investment arm of Goldman Sachs is in talks with China's biggest privately-owned car maker Geely Automotive to buy about $250 million of the company's convertible bonds and warrants... more
An investment arm of Goldman Sachs is in talks with China’s biggest privately-owned car maker Geely Automotive to buy about $250 million (£154 million) of the company’s convertible bonds and warrants, it emerged ... more
Need to escape the recession? They've clearly forgotten the meaning of the word at one new five-star resort on the Costa del Sol, as Jo Fernández discovered... more
Engineering: A Chinese company is said to be in advanced talks with General Motors over the $100 million takeover of Hummer - the fuel-thirsty, four-wheel-drive vehicle modelled on the US military's Humvee... more
Engineering: A Chinese entrepreneur who used to be a farmer is in talks to buy the Volvo car company from Ford as the American giant battles to stem losses... more
Engineering: The board of General Motors will hold another round of crunch talks as it scrambles to complete its rescue plan to try to win a £7.8 billion government lifeline... more
The depth of the recession was revealed as truckmaker Volvo admitted demand across the Continent has crashed by 99.7% as it took orders for just 115 new lorries in the last three months... more
European sales appear to be rescuing car and lorry makers from the US market slump, with Peugeot-Citroën of france and the trucking side of Volvo reporting strong results today... more
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