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I’m an expert mechanic with 55 years experience – here’s the WORST car to buy second hand… it’ll only cause trouble

AN EXPERT mechanic has shared his golden advice on the WORST car to buy second hand – don’t be caught out. Scotty Kilmer has worked on motors for 55 years and his trusty

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Geely CEO Daniel Li joins Aston Martin board

Aston Martin has appointed Geely CEO Daniel Li to its board. The Chinese automaker is its third largest shareholder. Geely in May made a 234-million-pound ($299.4 million) investment in the British automaker, giving

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5 Ways That Buying a Car Has Drastically Changed

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Advanced tech drives the automobile’s renaissance

Passenger vehicles today are more than a mechanical means to move people from Point A to Point B. They have evolved into a new species: powerful computational devices that are truly mobile. The

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Chinese electric-car shares boosted by Volkswagen investment in Xpeng

Receive free Electric vehicles updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Electric vehicles news every morning. Shares in Chinese electric-vehicle makers rose sharply on Thursday after Volkswagen

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New-car sales expected to be up again in July, despite higher interest rates

Published: July 26, 2023 at 1:48 p.m. ET Analysts at Cox Automotive on Wednesday called for a 15.3% jump in new-car sales in July, saying it is shaping up to be another solid

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VW takes 5% stake in China EV maker Xpeng

Volkswagen Group plans to invest $700 million in Xpeng and jointly develop electric vehicles in China as the German automaker fights to halt a sales slide in its most important market. VW Group

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AutoNation Down But Far From Out

  AutoNation is using several tools, including its newly acquired captive finance company and a gradually expanding used-car networkto try and recapture “lapsed” customers – those who disappear after their new-car warranty expires

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Porsche Profit Climbs on Robust 911, Macan Combustion-Car Sales

Porsche AG posted rising earnings in the first half thanks to robust demand for lucrative combustion-engine models like the Macan sport utility vehicle and the 911 sports car. Operating profit climbed 11% to

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2024 Ford Mustang hopes to lure new sports car buyers

While Ford said the Mustang is the bestselling sports car globally over the past 10 years combined, U.S. sales have fallen each of the past seven years, according to the Automotive News Research

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