Car Market

DIY car maintenance: Like frying an egg, says Haynes

The most advanced bicycle is now offered for sale at leading London department store Harrods. Created and built by motorsport specialists, BERU f1systems, the Factor 001 bicycle is a ground-breaking training tool combining innovative design and advanced electronics to provide real time human performance data.

Flux calls time on high cost of insuring young drivers

Young drivers spend an average of £2,455 on car insurance, according to the latest research from gocompare.com. But there's absolutely no need for them to be spending that much, says leading car insurance broker Flux.

Michelin I-Spy books are back

Do you remember the popular Michelin I-Spy books? If you were a child in the 1950s and 60s the answer will probably be yes.

THINK in Copenhagen with largest fleet of zero-emissions EVs

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, and its largest fleet customer, Move About, the Norwegian car-share fleet operator, are providing 15 THINK City courtesy vehicles to the COP 15 Copenhagen United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009.

Honda sponsors COP15 Climate Change Conference

Honda has become one of only four car sponsors of the COP15 Climate Conference, which takes place in Copenhagen from 7-18 December, 2009.

Copenhagen delegates drive 60 British Electric cars

British company, The Electric Car Corporation (ECC), has supplied 60 Citroen C1 ev’ie electric cars to be available for delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this week.

New Car Code celebrates five-year anniversary

Today (7 December 2009) marks the fifth anniversary of the New Car Code that regulates the sale of new cars in the UK. The highly successful Code has boosted consumer protection in the market and in the past three years alone has seen the number of people it helps increase by more than four-times.

Sustained government support necessary to safeguard motor industry

Government must deliver on its current support measures and not increase the fiscal or regulatory burden on businesses if the UK motor industry is to sustain recovery.

Nearly £20 billion to be spent on second-hand cars

Around 3.7 million people, 8% of the adults in Great Britain, plan to buy second-hand cars in the six months leading up to the end of February 2010, according to new research from Sainsbury's Finance.

Recession driving car buying online

New car sales surged last month, with a 57.6% increase over November 2008, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) – yet, while national new car sales in January to November 2009 are still down 8.8% on the same period last year, Auto eBid new car sales increased a whopping 99.6%.

Project Runningblade unveiled at Beaulieu

The beautiful Beaulieu Estate, situated in the heart of the New Forest, is most widely known for being the home to the National Motor Museum. Housing over 250 historic vehicles, pride of place in the collection goes to the four Land Speed Record cars permanently on display there.