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'There is no Plan B,' an executive says. The Big Three automakers now seek as much as $34 billion in U.S. aid. Turning to Washington for a lifeline, General Motors Corp. has asked lawmakers for up to $18 billion to stave off collapse, promising in return to slash executive pay and jettison its poorly performing brands.

Tokyo - To help drivers improve fuel efficiency, Honda is offering a new Ecological Drive Assist System in the new Insight family hybrid car which goes on sale in early 2009. The system combines three different functions. The ECON Mode controls the e...

Hamburg -Car factories from Detroit, to Tokyo and Munich are grinding to a halt as the car industry faces its biggest shake-up in decades with millions of unsold, new cars standing idle in the parking lots of dealerships and storage depots. But while...

Los Angeles - Hyundai is developing a new hybrid technology using lithium polymer batteries which the car maker claims are lighter, require less space and are 10 per cent more efficient than current hybrids which use either lithium-ion or nickel-meta...

Ford's chief executive, Alan Mulally, yesterday pledged that he will work for an annual salary of one dollar if the struggling carmaker has to take government money as part of a $25bn bail-out of the US car industry. Mulally also vowed to sell Ford's fleet of corporate jets, cancel all next year's bonuses, close more plants, trim its dealer network and speed up work on developing electric vehicles in a bid to gain support from the US congress.

Does a good night's sleep mean it's safe to get behind the wheel? SIMON USBORNE mixes a real hangover with a virtual car to find out.

Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes is mulling plans to sell its small A and B Class models in the United States, the Vice president of marketing at Mercedes-Benz in the US, Stephen Cannon, told Germany's auto-motor-sport magazine. We are feeling the tren...

Norwich, England - The British sports car manufacturer, Lotus, has pepped-up the predecessor S with the new Lotus Europa SE model and improved performance, modified the chassis and the AP four-piston, racing-brake system. The turbocharged, two-litre ...

Stuttgart, Germany -Repairing a defect in your car not only means expensive costs, but you may find that the part that needs replacement is unavailable or costs a small fortune. Motorists tend to overlook that in many cases, recycled or reconditioned...

The Big Three are going on a big road trip. One of them is driving a Ford, one a Chevy and one vaporware.