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Skoda Adds Rapid Spaceback And Yeti To Motability Scheme

THE WAIT is over and Czech car maker Skoda has added its two newest models to the Motability Scheme. Both the all-new Rapid Spaceback and the facelifted Yeti crossover are accessible through the programme to individuals receiving the Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance. Key to the cars appeal will be the high levels of practicality and interior space available from both models, coupled with a nil Advance Payment on selected variants.

Daimler, Renault are set to share vehicle platforms and engines

Following a year of intensive high-level talks and secretive, behind the scenes strategy meetings, Daimler AG and Renault SA have agreed on plans that will see their car-making divisions--Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Renault and Nissan--share resources on a wide range of products. The move signals more consolidation within the European automotive industry. Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche and Renault president Carlos Ghosn have set out three primary areas of cooperation that will see the carmakers share small-car and light-commercial-vehicle platforms, small gasoline and diesel engines, and electric drive systems.

Watch sinkhole form at National Corvette Museum

The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. has released security-camera footage showing the formation of the sinkhole that swallowed eight rare cars yesterday. The 40-foot-wide sinkhole, which could be between 25 and 30 feet deep, opened at roughly 5:44 a.m.