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Ferrari Power Extended Warranty can run for 12 years

Your Ferrari can now be warrantied for up to 12 years It used to be that once your twelve months warranty on a car was done and dusted you were on your own. But things have changed massively in recent years. From Kia’s 7 year warranty to Vauxhall’s ‘Lifetime’ warranty, owning a car for an extended period is now much easier thanks to new warranties offering fixed-cost liabilities – no more nasty surprises.

GM tipped to buy Tesla in 2014 - report

Tesla Motors Tesla has made a real splash in the electric-car scene, so it should come as no surprise that its success is generating renewed interest in the fledgling start-up. New media reports in the US suggest that one of America's biggest car makers, General Motors, is considering buying Tesla in 2014. Veteran auto industry analyst Yra Harris, of Praxis Trading, told CNBC that GM may make a bid for Elon Musk's electric vehicle (EV) specialist in the coming months.

New VW Beetle gets new engines

Volkswagen has finally made the new VW Beetle available with the 2.0 litre TSI petrol and 2.0 litre turbodiesel engines. When we reported the other day that the new VW Beetle Convertible was arriving at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November we did say that VW were about to announce the arrival, finally, of the 2.0 litre TSI petrol and 2.0 litre TDI diesel for the Beetle to make it a bit more appealing. It seems VW must have been listening as they’ve now announced that you can grab a new Beetle with either the more powerful petrol or the diesel engine, which should help sales of the new Beetle.