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Why the car industry must go green to survive

Recession is no time to sideline environmental issues. To get the support they seek, manufacturers must move to clean models

GM warns investors to stop trading its shares

As the car industry publishes encouraging sales figures, GM warns investors to stop trading in its 'worthless' shares

Small is beautiful these days

The carmaker reacts to a sharp fall in demand by moving away from its James Bond image and towards the ordinary motorist

Aston Martin developing eco-friendly city car

Cygnet is planned as an ultra-small car that will sell for about £20,000 and be built by Toyota, the Japanese carmaker

Cutback fear at loss-making Jaguar Land Rover

Tata Motors, the Indian owner of the struggling car manufacturers, says it may cut more jobs in the loss-making marques

China may block deal to buy Hummer

Authorities expected to decide that the maker of gas-gazzling vehicles is at odds with China's conservation goals

Jaguar Land Rover boss warns of more job cuts

British marques made a £281m loss for their Indian owner in the 10 months it has owned the group despite 1,750 redundancies

Ford announces third price rise this year

Company has increased cost of its cars by 12.75 per cent this year to bolster bottom line as pound weakens

Nissan's green light to electric car plans

Japanese group reveals plans to produce 100,000 electric cars a year that will compete on price with "normal cars"

Boeing Dreamliner test flight delayed again

Boeing said it would be several weeks before it could announce a new test flight

Boeing 787 Dreamliner faces fifth delay

The aircraft maker said that problems with the body of the revolutionary 787 Dreamliner had forced it to delay the test

Nissan plans to mass-produce electric cars

Japanese company plans to produce 100,000 electric cars annually at its Tennessee plant