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Russian Car Market In Massive Sales Slump

11/02/2010 Motor traders and manufacturers concerned about declining UK car sales should be relieved that market activity has not sunk to levels experienced in Russia.

Stronger Radiation From The Sun 'will Cause Sat-navs To Fail', Scientists Warn

10/02/2010 Britain’s satellite navigation networks could soon experience problems and disruptions caused by higher levels of radiation coming from the Sun, scientists warn.

Carbon Prices Are Going The Wrong Way

09/02/2010 The Confederation of British Industry says it is not convinced that a minimum price for carbon in the European Union Emissions Trading System would necessarily encourage greater investment in low carbon energy. Perhaps it needs to talk to more of its members from within the energy industry, which insists that the low price of carbon is one of the biggest issues it faces as it ponders whether to invest in low carbon electricity generation facilities.

Europe Faces Challenges To Electric Car Industry

09/02/2010 The European Union faces challenges of safety, cost, competitiveness and technological harmonization in its plan to successfully develop its electric car industry, EU presidency holder Spain said on Tuesday.

Exit Phase For Scrappage Scheme Will Run To End Of March

07/02/2010 An extra month has been added to the deadline for the Government Scrappage Scheme today, allowing manufacturers and dealers more time to prepare for and operate the exit phase of the Scheme. This change was announced by Government following requests from car manufacturers for more time to prepare dealers and inform consumers.

New Car Sales Rise For Seventh Month

04/02/2010 New car sales increased by almost a third in January to 145,500 compared with the same month last year, despite the disruption caused by the heavy snow and VAT rise.

Toyota: 180,000 British Cars Recalled Over Safety Fears

04/02/2010 More than 180,000 British-registered Toyotas have been recalled as part of a global recall of eight million vehicles, mostly in America.

'cash For Bangers' Car Scrappage Scheme Extended For One Month

04/02/2010 The "cash for bangers" scheme in which motorists are given a £2,000 subsidy if they trade in a 10-year-old car for a new model is to be extended for another month.

Motorists Hit With Ghost Tickets

12/01/2010 Motorists across the country are being hit with "ghost" parking tickets as an increasing number of councils are using CCTV to catch offenders.

Toyota To Withdraw From F1

04/11/2009 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it plans to withdraw from the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1) at the end of the 2009 season.

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