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Footsie edges upwards as results arrive thick and fast

10.11.09
Leading shares continued to make headway in another day of thin trading as City investors tackled a clutch of trading updates ... more

Footsie edging upwards as results arrive thick and fast

10.11.09
Leading shares posted their fifth consecutive day of gains in another thin trading session as City investors tackled a clutch of results from blue-chip companies ... more

Porsche arrests ‘expected’

21.08.09
The full extent of the corruption probe at sports car maker Porsche will be learned following a raid on the company’s headquarters that saw documents seized as part of a probe into alleged insider trading ... more

Volkswagen mulling £3.5bn raiser to fund Porsche deal

27.07.09
Carmaker Volkswagen was looking at raising €4 billion (£3.5 billion) of new funds as part of its plan to buy Porsche ... more

£3bn tax bill may sink VW’s bid for Porsche

21.07.09
A tax bill of almost £3 billion could scupper Volkswagen’s bid to take over Porsche ... more

Crunch time nears in Volkswagen bid to seize control of Porsche

20.07.09
The titanic power struggle between Porsche and VW will come to a climax this week ... more

Parents at Boris school on alert after man tries to snatch girl

09.07.09
Parents at the north London primary where Boris Johnson sends one of his children have been put on alert after a man tried to abduct a child near the school... more

Volkswagen mulls an ultra-small car tie-up with Suzuki

26.06.09
Volkswagen is considering a link with Suzuki to boost its presence in ultra-small cars... more

Porsche dealers feel the pain as sales dive

19.06.09
With City traders out of work and looking flash regarded as out of place, Porsche is struggling to stay ahead... more

Widow's tribute to biker Pc killed in hit and run

29.04.09
The widow of an off-duty policeman who died after a hit-and-run crash on his way home from work has spoken of her devastation... more

Three held after policeman on motorbike dies in hit-and-run

23.04.09
A policeman was knocked off his motorcycle and killed in a hit-and-run crash on his way home from work... more

Porsche buy of VW threatened by crunch

22.04.09
Experts say the credit crunch has jeopardised Porsche's takeover of Volkswagen... more

Volkswagen denies report to buy Porsche assets

06.04.09
Volkswagen does not plan to purchase assets from its majority shareholder Porsche to help fund the latter's intended acquisition of a 75% stake in Europe's largest carmaker... more

Volkswagen workers stage hunger strike

01.04.09
One man is in hospital and several more are said to be ill as a result of a hunger strike at the gates of a Volkswagen plant in Germany... more

Peugeot shares tumble after boardroom shakeup

30.03.09
Shares in PSA Peugeot-Citroen tumbled more than 6% after the loss-making French car maker abruptly ousted its CEO and named a long-time steel industry executive to replace him... more

Slump runs London Motor Show off road

19.03.09
The 2010 International Motor Show in Docklands was cancelled as the recession claimed its latest high-profile victim... more

‘Scrapping bonus’ is a boost for car sales

27.02.09
Engineering: The German government’s “scrapping bonus” where people are offered 2500 euros (£2231.9) to junk cars nine years old or more if they buy a new vehicle, seems to be working... more

Off the record

09.01.09
More creativity is needed if modern album covers are to match up to the icons of the past, says David Smyth.... more

Commentary: Industry still giving jobs a lift

22.12.08
The phrase "bailing out the British motor industry" has stuck in the craw of many in recent days as the Government is asked for cash to save Jaguar-Land Rover. What British motor industry, they say... more

£930 million Volkswagen bet loser refused lifeline by RBS

19.12.08
Bank is refusing to extend a bridging loan of £375 million to German billionaire Adolf Merckle, further threatening his business empire... more

Volkswagen ruling may spur EU battle

27.11.08
Engineering: A German court may put the country back on a collision course with the EU after refusing to dismantle protectionist rules shielding Volkswagen from takeovers... more

Clash of storylines as Barclays faces acid test

20.11.08
A sticky weekend looms for the directors of Barclays ... more

Shares dive ends VW's short reign as world's biggest firm

29.10.08
Volkswagen shares almost halve in value, bringing the carmaker's brief spell as the world's biggest company to an abrupt end... more

Porsche cleared to swallow VW

24.07.08
The EU Commission has given the green light for the world's most profitable carmaker to take over Europe's biggest one... more

VW on the road back to the US

17.07.08
Just as General Motors is shedding staff in the US and restructuring its business there, Volkswagen is returning to the country for the first time in 20 years... more

Street cred on camera

27.05.08
Street & Studio represents the contradictions within photography, where even a lavatory is a studio and we are all photographers and models.... more

VW ad with the shivering Jack Russell pulled

06.04.08
The trainer of the 'singing dog' in the Volkswagen commercial tells the MoS: 'Don’t worry he’s not frightened, he’s just standing on a vibrating plate' ... more

Boy George: 'I didn't chain a male escort to a wall'

28.02.08
Flamboyant singer Boy George has said that he didn't chain a male escort to a wall at his plush London home, a court heart today... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 gigs

02.02.07
CSS return with more sassy electrofunk, The Good, the Bad and the Queen perform live in a boxing ring and De La Soul take over the Jazz Café.... more

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