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Video: Looking back at 50 years of the Jaguar E-type

Jaguar's continuing commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the iconic E-type shined in the Big Apple last week, with a celebration of the car's 1961 premiere at the New York auto show. AutoWeek associate publisher Dutch Mandel, himself an E-type owner, attended the anniversary party and gives us some perspective on the car's importance to enthusiasts in this video montage.

Dramatic CCTV footage shows consequences of tyre failure

AS A PART of October's Tyre Safety Month initiative the Highways Agency have released dramatic footage of the consequences of tyre failure. In the clip, viewable on the Highways Agency YouTube channel, motorway cameras capture the moment a front tyre explodes on a large lorry, sending it out of control and into the central reservation in a spectacular crash. Further clips show the chaos caused when all three lanes of a motorway are closed to retrieve tyre debris, and the eye-watering £2 million cost of a lorry fire caused by tyre failure results in all six lanes of a motorway being shut for hours.

Ford names China's Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo

Chinese automaker Geely Group Holding Co. is Ford Motor Co.'s preferred bidder to purchase Volvo Car Corp. Ford said Wednesday that it will start more detailed negotiations with Geely, adding that no final decisions have been made.