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Future Bentley glamour from the 1920s

Bentley has unveiled its fastest, most powerful production car ever, which it has tagged “the extreme Bentley”.

First loss for Toyota in 70 years

The crisis facing the world’s car industry deepened as Toyota revealed it was on course to record its first operating loss in more than 70 years.

Bleeding to death

President elect Barack Obama has only 100 days to save the US auto industry, write David Gow and Mark Milner.

Russia’s new rich spurn Zil for British luxury

The 100 000th Land Rover Freelander 2 recently rolled off the company’s production line at Halewood on Merseyside, north west England.

BHP Billiton banks on China/India growth

Earlier this week BHP Billiton played down fears that the boom, which has driven commodity prices to record levels, could turn to bust.

Fall in oil price comes with a warning

It is too soon to call an end to the oil price crisis that has engulfed global energy markets in the past year, the West’s oil watchdog has warned.

Climate change threatens Asia’s gains, says study

Global warming will send Asia’s social and economic progress into reverse unless action is taken to tackle climate change, according to a report released on Monday. Wealthy…

Indian group eyes Jaguar

Ford is expected to draw up a shortlist of preferred bidders for Jaguar and Land Rover this month, with half a dozen companies still in the race to buy two of Britain’s most…

Spanish bullfighting slowly bleeding to death

Most people cannot imagine Spain without bullfights, but there are growing signs that the country’s centuries-old fiesta nacional (national celebration) is on the decline. Not…

Mittal bullish on Arcelor takeover

Mittal Steel this week played down suggestions that it could keep a minority stake in bid target Arcelor if its hostile â,¬24-billion takeover bid fails, claiming it was…

Peugeot quits UK, angering workers

Britain’s hard-pressed manufacturing base received a new blow on Tuesday when French car-maker PSA Peugeot-Citroën said it was pulling out of the United Kingdom, closing its…

EU’s enlargement could divide Europe

If consumers in Warsaw are wary of the impact of the single market on their wallets, should Britain also be wary of the more grandiose visions of a vast trade empire of…

Global outlook brighter, but terror fears persist

The outlook for the global economy is improving, although concerns are emerging about prospects for the United States and the eurozone, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation…

New entrants join cracking EU

As the European Union prepares to open its new extension it might care to look at the cracks in the front wall. Countries across the eurozone are struggling with their public…

Opec cuts pose threat to Bush

United States President George W Bush expressed alarm on Tuesday after oil cartel Opec threatened to undermine his chances of a second term in the White House by announcing a…

Dollar woes put G7 on the rack

In the karaoke bars in downtown Tokyo they must be belting out Shirley Bassey’s Hey, Big Spender. The Bank of Japan may lack the dash of the old hit’s hero, but it does know how…

United may founder on Rock of Gibraltar

They are a club that have built their success on a twin policy of winning on the field while conquering the corporate world. But this week Manchester United, the world’s most…