Car Market
The age of electric motoring begins in Europe
The first regular shipment of 100% electric Nissan LEAFs bound for Europe is today arriving in North East England.
Tips to make your fuel go further
With petrol and diesel prices soaring to new highs and a possible further rise in April, road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging motorists to be as fuel efficient as possible and has come up with some top tips to make your tank last longer.
Race for Life for Free
The next generation of Driver Development and Track Day Events has arrived in the form of Oxford based company ‘The Racing Line’.
Taking electric vehicle technology beyond the ‘city’ car
It has been announced that Ricardo – in collaboration with its partners in the Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project (LCVTP) – is developing a new electric vehicle (EV) technology platform to demonstrate technologies capable of delivering acceptable performance across all vehicle market segments.
Simply Ford day at Beaulieu
If you missed the first Simply Ford day in 2010, make sure you come to this year’s Simply Ford gathering on Sunday 1st May 2011. Held in the grounds of the National Motor Museum, it promises to be a great day out, with all Ford owners invited to come to Beaulieu in their vehicle and become part of the event.
Collection of Gulf Racing cars unveiled at Retromobile
This Wednesday (February 2) will see the public unveiling of a stunning new collection of racing cars. Entitled the ROFGO Gulf Collection by Duncan Hamilton, it is surely the most remarkable to be assembled for many years. It has been created by Duncan Hamilton & Co.’s Chairman, Adrian Hamilton, to satisfy the passion and vision of one of his private clients.
RM Auctions annual European sale to be held at Salon Privé
RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, has selected the Salon Privé luxury car show and Concours d’Elegance at Syon Park, as the venue for its third annual European sale.
Biggest Salon Privé yet takes shape
Salon Privé, the Luxury Supercar Event & Concours d’ Elégance returns for the 6th consecutive year in 2011 with its largest and most valuable collection of modern and classic supercars and luxury brands to date.
Elektromotive exports Elektrobays and EBConnect to China
In the latest stage of its export drive, Brighton-based Elektromotive, leading provider of recharging stations for electric vehicles (EVs), has signed an important deal with one of China’s main energy providers, CLP (China Light and Power).
Delaying car insurance renewals can cost you money
New analysis by moneysupermarket.com has found that British motorists who delayed renewing their car insurance until the last minute in 2010 cost themselves 44 pence for every day they failed to renew as prices rocketed by a massive 31 per cent last year.
Donington Historic Festival pledges ‘family-friendly’ prices
The Donington Historic Festival – now confirmed as an action-packed two-day event, featuring more than 300 iconic historic racing cars – has pledged ticket prices that will be well below the usual cost of top-quality historic motorsport weekends.
Big brother is watching East-End commuters
RoadPilot is warning motorists to take extra care when driving into London via the A13 from this morning, following the introduction of a sophisticated new average speed camera network.
Fiennes Restoration ‘Rolls’ on pioneer engineering
The oldest pre-war Rolls-Royce vehicle conservation and restoration UK specialist, Fiennes Restoration, has acquired a substantial number of original Rolls-Royce parts and bespoke tooling from American historic car restorers Vintage Garage.
Motorpoint competition hits the right note with singing student
Singer Andrew King is celebrating after beating 15,000 other people to win a car from Motorpoint last week.
Euro NCAP's best performing cars of 2010
Euro NCAP is glad to announce the five best performing cars of 2010. To be selected as safest cars of their categories, these vehicles achieved a high overall score and attained the coveted five star rating.