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Currently, the Spyder...

Currently, the Spyder is planned only for the US. But Britain"s appetite for convertibles means the Japanese firm"s UK arm is considering officially importing the exciting new model here.



Buoyed by winning the...

Buoyed by winning the Car of the Year title with the Panda, Fiat is hoping its Idea mini-MPV will create as much excitement when it goes on sale this week. Offered in five guises, the base 1.4-litre Active will cost í‚á£9,995 while the range-topping 1.4 Eleganza is í‚á£12,495. A 1.3 Multijet is also offered, from í‚á£10,895.


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And - surprise, surprise...

And - surprise, surprise - I took the opposite view, believing that some motorways should be widened... especially if they were deliberately built too narrow in the first place, as the London orbital was. After all, around 99.9 per cent of Britain is not M-way!

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Designed by its advisor...

Designed by its advisor, automotive engineering specialist ARUP, the cars could be built in the UK in the next five years. Nanjing is in competition with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), which has teamed up with ex-Ford Europe boss Martin Leach"s Magma consortium, while businessman David James, saviour of the Millennium Dome, is also in the running to take over the firm.

The SAIC-Magma plan wants to see manufacturing return to Longbridge and the creation of a new research centre. Nanjing"s proposal, meanwhile, is more likely to shift production of mainstream models to China, although the sports car division would remain in Britain. The David James bid, which needs a Government loan guarantee, plans to make the MG TF in the Midlands.




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