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UK car market slumps to 'worst since 1966'

Britain's new-car market is nosediving. Purveyors of big expensive cars – like Porsche – are experiencing that sinking feeling By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 05 September 2008 07:07 Credit crunch, spiralling oil prices, fragile consumer confidence... It's small wonder that the UK's car market is in turmoil.

Lincoln MKR concept

By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 02 January 2007 11:49 Lincoln MKR Concept: the lowdown Lincoln will slide the wraps off its answer to the Mercedes CLS at the Detroit Motor Show next week: this luxurious and wedgy MKR concept. It’s the work of ex-Volvo British designer Peter Horbury, who now heads Ford’s Amercian design division, and hints at how Lincolns will look in the years ahead: the Viking-hat grille is straddled by pencil-thin LED headlights, while the flanks of the car are notably uncluttered. Don’t expect to see the 21-inch wheels and ‘Lincoln star’ patterns in the tyre treads on production cars any time soon, though.

Mercedes-Benz E-class family gets a wagon

The redesigned Mercedes-Benz E-class family is growing with the upcoming release of the wagon body style. The E-class wagon will get its formal debut next month in Frankfurt, but Mercedes-Benz has released photos. And, there's some info for U.S.