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GM to cut 14% of global salaried workforce this year

General Motors, facing a Feb. 17 deadline to show the government it's a viable company, said on Tuesday it will cut 14 percent of its salaried jobs globally by the end of the year and slash the salaries of many who remain. Salaried employment will drop to 63,000, from 73,000, the company said in a statement.

Pagani Huayra – still on the missing list

Where's the Pagani Huayra gone? Despite claims the first customer car has been delivered, the Pagani Huayra still hasn’t reached any customers, and won’t any time soon. Last year we revealed that, despite a ‘US Debut’ being planned, the Pagani Huayra would not be able to meet US regulations to be sold as a road car in the States.

Rated: self-braking cars that avoid a crash

The most recent advance in vehicle safety has to be the autonomous emergency braking system (AEB) – a sophisticated suite of sensors and electronics that monitors objects in front of your car, automatically applying the brakes for you if it senses you’re heading to hit something. Up until now these auto-brake features have not been rated, but ahead of a new 2014 test that will include AEB systems in its overall safety star scoring, Euro NCAP has put the some of the vehicles already equipped with this technology through their paces. MSN Cars has the results.