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Fiat makes bid to buy Opel

The proposed partnership between Fiat and Chrysler has been thrown into a tailspin with revelations that the Italian carmaker has made a secret offer to purchase a majority stake in Opel. Klaus Franz, chairman of Opel's works council, on Thursday confirmed Fiat's interest in a takeover of General Motors' European subsidiary, suggesting that officials have cleared the way for the signing of a letter of intent as early as April 28. Opel has been in talks with parts supplier Magna International on a possible partnership over the past month.

New Car Sales 2012: Big winners – and big losers

Car sales in the UK hit a four year high in 2012 with over 2 million registrations. But which were the big winners and losers? Despite the Eurozone being on the verge of imploding – and the economic outlook on the gloomy side just about everywhere – 2012 has turned in to the best year for new car registrations in the UK since 2008.

Audi teases its future sporty RS models for 2013

At the launch of Audi's new 444bhp RS5 Cabriolet, CAR's eagle-eyed road test editor Ben Pulman spotted an image of the future of Audi's RS brand. Four new RS models due to go on sale in 2013, joining the current crop of TT RS, RS4 Avant and RS5 coupe models. What's next for Audi RS in 2013, then?