Car News
Ford shows Prince of Wales its 'green' vehicles for the next 40 years
Ford Dunton's 40th birthday celebrations have begun with an official Royal visit, which gave HRH The Prince of Wales a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Ford's future green products.
Get to Brighton without a charge
A damp July Sunday in 2007 may well go down in history as the day the practical electric car finally came of age. From a start point just South of Clapham Common, London, an Elettrica two-seater made the 50 mile-odd run all the way to Brighton sea front on a single charge, with battery capacity to spare.
Used car prices: Summer slide more severe this year
Prices for the majority of mass market three-year-old cars have been falling at an above average rate in recent months, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
Sixth success for Kia cee’d
The Kia cee’d has beaten off the competition yet again to receive its latest accolade – Special Honour at the 2007 Auto Express New Car Honours.
Motorists need to be more aware of active safety systems
The awareness of active safety systems has improved in the past few years, according to research released by Robert Bosch, the world’s largest supplier of components and systems to the global motor industry.
Used car sales continue to fall
One to three-year-old cars experienced their biggest fall in sales in ten years during the first quarter of 2007, according to Experian, the global information solutions company.
Ford Mondeo is Auto Express Car of the Year
Ford's new Mondeo is the Auto Express overall champion of 2007; the car rated as the number one by the highest selling motoring weekly in the UK.
The sun shines on Mazda in convertible reliability study
UK convertible car owners may not be getting their money’s worth this summer, but Mazda MX-5 drivers can raise a smile, as they stormed to the top of a study of convertible car reliability.
380 lives lost unnecessarily on UK roads
New research published by the Department for Transport shows vehicles equipped with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) are 25% less likely to be involved in fatal accidents.
Hybrids: Environmentally concerned and safe?
Euro NCAP has released the results of two cars in the small family class, the Honda Civic Hybrid and the Skoda Fabia. Neither car received the maximum five-star rating expected in adult occupant protection.
Classics come to Bridgwater
A fine 1920s Tourer is one of the star attractions at BCA’s next Classic & Historic sale at the Bridgwater auction centre on Tuesday 31st July 2007. Around fifty classics will be on offer, representing nearly 80 years of motoring history alongside a large selection of automobilia and motoring memorabilia.
Double win for Land Rover in Auto Express New Car Honours 2007
Land Rover has won two prestigious awards in the Auto Express New Car Honours 2007, beating tough competition to win Best 4x4 Recreational and Best 4x4 Off Roader.
Note gets more than an award
Nissan has announced that from 1 September 2007 the NOTE, voted best Supermini MPV in the Auto Express New Car Honours for the second consecutive year, will change its line up to mirror the QASHQAI grade structure of Visia, Acenta and Tekna.
Another award as Citroen C4 Picasso passes 10,000 mark
As orders pass the 10,000 mark, Citroen’s innovative C4 Picasso has just received the Best MPV prize from Auto Express magazine, meaning that now almost every major motoring magazine has named the stylish people carrier as the very best in its class.
Isuzu Rodeo economy record beaten
A fuel economy record set in 2006 by a standard Isuzu Rodeo pickup has been beaten – by the ’07 Isuzu Rodeo, armed with its world-beating new commonrail diesel engine.