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Mandelson to announce help for car makers

Lord Mandelson is the man charged with finding ways to fund UK Car purchases (yes, he of the dodgy mortgage debacle – at least he should know a few tricks!) as the credit crunch has dried up funding, leading to an unprecedented drop in new car sales in the UK. Mandelson is due to make a statement in the Lords just after 3pm today, outlining the help the government is going to offer to ailing car makers. Central to this package is expected to be a funding channel directly from the Bank of England to inject liquidity in to the car financing sector.

BMW M3 Coupé Frozen Silver Edition

BMW M3 Coupé Frozen Silver Edition BMW has announced a limited Edition of the M3 Coupe – the Frozen Silver Edition – with just 100 examples for the UK. Costs £58,720. The BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Silver Edition is the latest limited edition model from BMW which, say BMW, adds £9,000 worth of goodies to the regular M3 for a £4k premium (the Frozen Silver Edition costs £58,720).

Nissan Patrol breaks obscure Guinness World Record

The Nissan Patrol, a cooler-looking version of the Infiniti QX80 with a Nissan front end, broke a Guinness World Record on Thursday at Sharjah International Airport in the UAE. The nearly 3-ton truck pulled a 170.9-ton cargo plane for more than 164 feet (50 meters), breaking the previous record for “Heaviest aircraft pulled by any production vehicle” by 15 tons. The previous record was attributed to the Volkswagen Touareg that pulled a Boeing 747 at 155 tons.