Coulthard fined for speeding

15 October 2009

Former racing driver David Coulthard was fined for speeding by officials during a Red Bull F1 demonstration in India.

The former McLaren driver was doing 162mph in his Red Bull racing car during an F1 demo run over the Rajiv Ghandi Sea Link bridge in Mumbai.

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Leased high CO2 cars to win on tax

07 April 2009

Fleets leasing cars above 160g/km could actually be better off under the new capital allowance regime, according to tax expert PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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LibDems’ anti-road plans leave a massive pothole i

18 March 2009

Leading industry body the Freight Transport Association has labelled the Liberal Democrats’ recent pledge to cut almost £1 billion from the government’s road budget as ‘dangerous and naïve’.

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Saab on the road to independence

18 March 2009

• Swedish court process to reorganise Saab into a fully independent business
• Three new models ready to be launched over the next year and a half
• Saab aims to bring resources back to Sweden
• Funding sought for ‘new independent Saab’

Trollhättan. As a result of GM’s strategic review of the global Saab business the Saab Board announced today that it will file for reorganisation under a self-managed Swedish court process to create a fully independent business entity that would be sustainable and suitable for investment.

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Honda Hybrid sales pass 300,000

18 March 2009

Honda’s worldwide, total hybrid sales hit the 300,000 mark earlier this month, and will soon be bolstered by the all-new Insight, which goes on sale in April as the most affordable hybrid car on the market.

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