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Ford plans big drive in China

25.09.09
Mondeo maker Ford today said it expects to return to the black on a full-year basis in 2011. The carmaking giant also announced plans to expand into the fast-growing China market by building a new factory there ... more

Goldman to back China carmaker with £154m

21.09.09
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

Goldman to back China carmaker with £154m

21.09.09
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

Ford has any colour so long as it’s red

23.07.09
Carmaker Ford today underlined the crisis facing the motor industry when it racked up second-quarter losses of $638 million (£386 million) ... more

Senior London partners ousted in Cerberus cull

08.06.09
Cerberus Capital Management, the private-equity house regarded as one of the most aggressive operators in the industry, is on the retreat... more

‘Cash for bangers’ under threat as firms pull out over VAT row

18.05.09
The Government’s “cash for bangers” car scrappage plan suffered a blow when three big manufacturers suspended the scheme... more

New prison to house 1,500 on old Ford site

27.04.09
A new prison is to be built in Barking and Dagenham under government plans announced to expand the number of cell spaces for London convicts... more

Tom Chilton is aiming to start where he left off

02.04.09
Motor sport: Britain's Tom Chilton has thrown down the gauntlet to Italian veteran Fabrizio Giovanardi, who begins his defence of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch... more

'Living roofs' to help endangered species

04.03.09
Roof-top nature reserves are to be set up on some of London's biggest buildings in a bid to save endangered species... more

Worst loss at Ford, but no tow needed

29.01.09
Transport: Carmaker Ford have posted the worst annual loss in its 105-year history, but insisted it did not need to turn to the US government for funds... more

GM finance unit is given $6bn lifeline by US Treasury

30.12.08
Engineering: The US Treasury unveiled the scale of its latest Detroit rescue package, agreeing to pump $6 billion into General Motors' finance company GMAC... more

Is chrome the key to recovery?

18.12.08
Bad times inevitably provoke economic nationalism and this may just help rekindle the American public's love of the automobile... more

US carmakers steer closer to bailout deal

16.12.08
Engineering: Hopes are growing that the Bush administration could act early to approve a Detroit bailout from its bank rescue fund... more

Woolies culls 1,000 in London as markets fall

12.12.08
The collapse of Woolworths claimed 1,000 London jobs less than a fortnight before Christmas... more

US car industry collapse rocks the City

12.12.08
Turmoil returned to the City after the collapse of a bail-out plan for America's near-bankrupt car industry... more

US carmakers' rescue set to be steered through Congress

10.12.08
Engineering Congress is expected to vote through a $15 billion rescue plan for America's struggling carmakers... more

Bankruptcy looks better than bailout for US car industry in meltdown

08.12.08
U.S politicians trying to understand the collapse of the "Big Three" automakers could do worse than take a drive along the freeway in New Jersey... more

US car giants locked in bailout talks

08.12.08
Industry: US carmakers are in talks for a fifth day with politicians in Washington over a multi-billion dollar rescue package... more

Ford seeks a Volvo buyer to bolster bailout chances

04.12.08
Engineering: Struggling carmaker Ford is said to be looking for a buyer for its Volvo business with a price tag of around $6 billion... more

Stricken US carmakers looking close to a bailout

04.12.08
A bailout by American taxpayers of Detroit's crippled carmakers looked ever more likely as key politicians voice their approval of a £23 billion aid request... more

Troubled GM warns it is running on empty

03.12.08
Engineering: Failing US carmaker General Motors says it will run out of cash this month unless the taxpayer comes up with $4 billion immediately... more

GM rushes to file plea for lifeline

01.12.08
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

Market report: Life assurers feel pain after 'irrational' sell-off

21.11.08
The big life assurers were licking their wounds today in the wake of yesterday's panic selling of their shares... more

Nissan in warning of a profits dive to zero

19.11.08
Engineering Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has warned that the company's second-half profit will probably fall to "zero" as the global motor industry crisis intensifies... more

Ford trims back stake in Mazda

18.11.08
Engineering: Ford will sell down its stake in Japanese carmaker Mazda, according to reports in Tokyo... more

Crunch time for US motor industry's bailout hopes

17.11.08
Motor Industry: The US motor industry faces a showdown over whether Congress will approve a multi-billion-dollar bailout for the industry its detractors brand "a dinosaur"... more

US carmakers double cash plea

07.11.08
Detroit motor companies are looking for $50 billion from the US taxpayer - twice the size of the bailout first expected.... more

007's next mission... to battle bad reviews

30.10.08
The new James Bond film faces its most serious test when it opens to the public after poor reviews.... more

GM in a drive to borrow from Fed

13.10.08
Engineering: US carmaking giant General Motors, in talks with rival Chrysler over a possible merger, is also expected to seek loans from the Federal Reserve as it struggles for survival... more

GM, Ford and Chrysler 'could go bankrupt'

10.10.08
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler could go bankrupt, Standard & Poor's warned. ... more

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