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President Obama’s limousine ‘The Beast’ stuck in Ireland

US President Barack Obama’s limousine is one tough Cadillac. The doors weigh as much as the cabin doors of a Boeing 757. Parts of the body are covered with military grade armour up to eight inches wide. The windows are so thick that a fluorescent l

Chrysler sale to Fiat approved by courts

The US Supreme Court has today given the green light for a government-backed sale of bankrupt manufacturer Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italy's Fiat. The losers in the ruling were Indiana pension funds and other opponents who fought to delay the de

Obama drops car czar plan for government task force

Updated 0905 with statement from GM US President Barack Obama has decided to scrap plans for an industry "car czar" to instead form a government task force to oversee the restructuring of the struggling US car manufacturing industry. There was no