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Lifetime of commuting 'costs £50,000'

A CAREER-LONG commute is likely to set a worker back an average of £50,000, according to a survey. For a Londoner starting work at 18 and finishing at 65, the cost of commuting could reach as high as £66,000, the poll by investing service Nutmeg.com found. Overall, commuters will spend an average of 10,634 hours travelling to and from work in their lifetime - the equivalent of 443 days.

Who's Where: Edgar Heinrich appointed Head of Design, BMW Motorrad

Edgar Heinrich, formally Vice President Product Design with Bajaj Auto Ltd, has been appointed Head of Design for BMW Motorrad. He fills the role left by the resignation of David Robb, reportedly following a disagreement with a co-worker. Heinrich will report directly to Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design.

‘Bring a Trailer' exclusive: 1957 Pontiac Star Chief

Our love of Pontiacs is well documented here at Autoweek. So we couldn't resist showing you this lime-green example of a 1957 Pontiac Star Chief from our friends over at Bring a Trailer. It has a buy-it-now price of $23,500 on eBay and a “make offer” price of $22,000 on Craigslist.