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Shake-up at Tesla; a dozen UK orders

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 16 October 2008 11:22 Electric car start-up Tesla is restructuring its US operation and laying off around 100 staff, as the credit crunch continues to make life difficult for car companies big and small. It’s now on its fourth CEO in 12 months, as founder Elon Musk takes over from Ze’ev Drori. In an announcement on the chief exec’s blog, Tesla Motors said it would be ‘cash-flow positive’ within six to nine months – but only by increasing production and cutting operating costs.

Gallery: Formula 1 2009 cars unveiled

By the CAR Online team First Official Pictures 20 January 2009 09:00 The 2009 Formula One season starts on 29 March and already the teams are unveiling their cars. Over the next few weeks more and more of the F1 teams will release pictures and details of their new racers, so keep coming back to CAR Online to see photos of the new 2009 grand prix cars. Use our image gallery to the right to see pictures of the new F1 cars officially shown so far.

Hyundai WRC 2014: how do you build a fresh rally team?

By Ben Barry 07 February 2014 09:00 These are trying times for the new Hyundai WRC team. Both of its brand-new i20 WRC contenders were eliminated in the first stage of the 2014 season opener, the Monte Carlo rally. More teething troubles have followed in the second round of the World Rally Championship: Rally Sweden, which is taking place over the next three days.