Car Market
Key to preventing car theft begins at home
Figures announced in a parliamentary answer given by the Rt. Hon Alan Johnson MP, Home Secretary last month, show that in 2008/09 over 19,400 cars were stolen in this way, more than 1,600 per month: a 19 per cent increase over similar figures announced last year.
Ketchup: A Volkswagen model that sells over 425,000 units a year?!
Asked to name a Volkswagen model that sells in excess of 425,000 units a year and most people would choose the Golf. Of course they’d be right. But if they guessed ketchup? They’d still be spot on.
2010 smart festival
This year’s annual smart festival takes place on Saturday 4th September at Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, and is a date for the diary for smart owners and motoring enthusiasts alike.
Santa Pod get fuelled up by VP Racing Fuels
Santa Pod Raceway, the home of European drag racing, has signed an exclusive deal with VP Racing Fuels to have them as their official fuel supplier for the entire 2010 season. The deal sees the respected fuel manufacturer supplying its diverse range of race fuels to racers and teams throughout the year.
British Car Auctions launches buyer training initiative
BCA’s Dealer Training Division has launched a new training course on how to buy profitably at auction. Aimed at all levels of dealer staff involved in stock procurement, the BCA course gives a thorough grounding in the principles of physical and remote auction buying, stock location, appraisal and valuation.
Cost of motoring rises 8.6%
Sainsbury's Finance estimates that the annual cost of running a car has increased by up to 8.6% in just five months following steep increases in fuel and insurance costs.
Affordable solutions for purchase, lease of Nissan Leaf
Nissan North America has announced U.S. pricing for the 2011 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle, which becomes available for purchase or lease at Nissan dealers in select markets in December and nationwide in 2011.
Increase in people planning to buy cars
The latest figures from the Sainsbury's Finance Car Buying Index, which tracks the number of people planning to buy a car on a six-monthly basis, reveal a sharp increase in the number of people planning to buy a car in the six months to August this year.
Bentley Drivers Club Silverstone Race Meeting 2010
The Bentley Drivers Club will return to Silverstone for its 61st Annual Race Meeting on 7th August 2010, continuing its unbroken run of annual BDC events at the circuit, from 1949 right through to the present day. In 2010, however, the Bentley Drivers Club will be celebrating a very special anniversary - 30 years of the mighty Bentley Mulsanne.
Car safety for kids
In the run up to the Easter holidays, the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has issued advice to parents on how to keep their children safe on the road, both in the car and on the pavement.
Top up your oil knowledge or risk topping your car
Nearly one in ten UK motorists never check their oil while almost two in three don’t know the correct type of oil to use, leaving millions of vehicles vulnerable to expensive repair bills and increased fuel costs.
Buying a new car? Check your new car replacement cover
With the end of the Car Scrappage Scheme at the end of this month and the release of the new "10" registrations, we could see a rush of new car sales in the final weeks of March.
Swapping is the new scrapping
Following the success of the Government’s car scrappage scheme which ended in February 2010, Skoda UK has introduced its own ‘Happy Swapping’ initiative.
Drivers taking dangerous risks with part worn tyres
The number of tyre related deaths and accidents on the UK’s roads could be set to rise after new research has revealed that more than one in ten drivers is more likely to buy part worn tyres compared with 12 months ago.
Renaultsport announces 2010 trackday calendar
Renault has an award-winning, enviable reputation for building the best hot hatches with the new Megane Renaultsport 250, Clio Renaultsport 200 and Twingo Renaultsport 133. Now owners can explore the limits of their track-bred pocket rockets in safety with Renaultsport’s exclusive 2010 trackday calendar.