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Report Claims Pothole Repair Blackhole Is £12bn

FIGURES from the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) have revealed the extent of the nation’s pothole crisis, with a report claiming the "catch-up" cost of getting roads back into reasonable a condition has soared to £12 billion. The total is an increase on the £10.5 billion figure reported last year, and remains high despite more than two million potholes being filled in England and Wales over the last 12 months. This was despite a 20% decrease in the shortfall in annual road maintenance budgets reported by local authorities, with the shortfall reducing from an average of £6.2 million to £5.1 million per authority in England.

Want wagons? Kill the crossover

Cadillac boss Bob Ferguson recently told Automotive News that GM is considering an ATS wagon. Autoweek contributor and GM big shot Mark Reuss is on record speaking in favor of wagons. And whether they know it or not, American car buyers need a station wagon, but not a wagon built to satisfy station-wagon fetishists.

Mitsubishi ASX compact SUV (2010) first pictures

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 19 January 2010 08:18 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will show its new ASX compact crossover at the 2010 Geneva motor show on 2 March.It's the new Euro version of the Japanese-market RVR, landing in showrooms in the east from February 2010. It's a five-seater and will arrive in Europe in late spring 2010.Another Mitsubishi SUV!Yes, they have a burgeoning range, if you're being polite. A wide and confusing one if you're feeling critical.