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Toyota say sorry as they pull out of F1

04.11.09
Toyota have quit Formula One and then apologised to their supporters for failing to win a race during their eight years in the sport... more

Vandals target expensive vehicles in 'envy attacks'

29.10.09
Expensive cars in the capital are being damaged by vandals envious of their owners' apparent wealth as recession widens the gap between rich and poor, new figures show... more

Launch of new UK Minis as BMW boosts investment

03.09.09
German carmaker BMW is set to launch two new models of the Mini built in Britain while at the same time investing almost a billion pounds in car production facilities in its homeland ... more

BMW's decision to quit F1 sparks race to sign Kubica

29.07.09
BMW have announced they will quit Formula One at the end of the season... more

German carmakers starting to hire again

22.07.09
Two titans of the German car industry will end part-time shifts in their factories soon because they think the recession is near its end ... more

Caught on film, car thieves who cloned electronic key

03.07.09
Gang of thieves who use an electronic bug to 'capture' the remote locking codes of cars has been filmed in the act... more

Robert Kubica desperate to get BMW back on the pace

04.06.09
Formula One: If Robert Kubica required statistical evidence of the fickle nature of Formula One, he need only compare the standings after six races last season with those going into the seventh round of the current title chase in Turkey... more

BMW-Sauber join chorus of disapproval

06.05.09
Formula One: BMW-Sauber could join Ferrari in quitting Formula One if next year's world championship is turned into a two-tier series as a result of FIA president Max Mosley's budget cap... more

Minor accident closes A4 for nine hours

20.04.09
Traffic in west London was brought to a standstill for more than nine hours after a minor traffic accident... more

Hamza’s sons stole £1m to pay for parties

09.04.09
Three sons of hook-handed preacher of hate Abu Hamza took part in a £1 million fraud stealing cars to fund a party lifestyle... more

Hamza's sons stole £1m to pay for parties

09.04.09
Three sons of hook-handed preacher of hate Abu Hamza took part in a £1 million fraud stealing cars to fund a party lifestyle, it has been revealed... more

Mini workers hurl fruit as 850 sacked

16.02.09
Engineering: Workers at the Mini carmaking plant near Oxford pelted management with apples and oranges after 850 staff were fired... more

850 jobs to go at BMW's Mini plant

16.02.09
The car industry was dealt another hammer blow today when Mini announced 850 job losses in the face of plunging sales, prompting anger from workers and fresh calls for Government action... more

Chaos on the north circular after crash

28.01.09
Motorists experienced delays of up to four hours after a BMW hit a lamp post on the three-lane North Circular Road near Hendon... more

German carmakers press Merkel for aid

22.01.09
Engineering: German carmakers hit hard by the world slump are to stage a series of weekend meetings to plot how to lean on the government for more state aid... more

Oh Bea! Unlocked BMW stolen after keys are left in ignition

08.01.09
Princess Beatrice's BMW has been stolen after she left the keys in the unlocked car's ignition while out shopping... more

Father appeals to hit-and-run driver

23.12.08
A father has made an emotional appeal for the hit-and-run driver who killed his 11-year-old son to come forward... more

Crisis brake on Daimler, BMW

27.10.08
The global financial crisis has finally hit German luxury carmakers Daimler and BMW, which have announced temporary closures of factories... more

Hospital staff under guard after doctor is kidnapped

23.10.08
Staff at a London hospital have been given personal security guards after a junior doctor was allegedly kidnapped at knifepoint and robbed during a terrifying three-hour ordeal... more

Homicidal driving is still all the rage

10.10.08
This year's Paris auto show has showcased new BMWs and Aston Martins and also some of the smallest cars known to man. There was an adorable half-size car called ForTwo and a Venturi the size of a baby buggy. I thought this downshifting might be good news for a nation prone to road rage. If people care enough about the environment to get a tiny car or an electric model, surely they'll care more about pedestrians, cyclists and their fellow drivers? ... more

Slump could see more BMW cuts

03.10.08
Engineering: BMW has warned of a global slump in the car industry for at least nine months and refused to rule out further production cutbacks... more

Gems 'seized in traffic jam'

03.09.08
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a jeweller reported the theft of nearly 300 gems from the boot of his BMW car as he was caught in a London traffic jam... more

Passenger's lucky escape as tree kills van man

14.08.08
This is the scene after a driver was killed when a tree fell on his van, narrowly missing a passenger who slumped in his seat seconds before the impact... more

Oops ... we're going to cop it from the sarge for this

08.08.08
A high-powered police car smashed through railings in Whitehall after being sent to catch a gang of pickpockets... more

School bus driver arrested after crash

27.06.08
The driver of a school bus which crashed into flats while under police escort has been held on suspicion of dangerous driving... more

Vandals leave residents of Clapham's Crescent Lane with £250,000 repair bill

14.05.08
Vandals caused nearly £250,000 damage by scratching every parked car in a street... more

Horror smash survivor Kubica now has Hamilton in his sights

24.04.08
Robert Kubica has a new belief this year after facing up to his traumas of last season. ... more
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