Car News
Goodwood celebrates over 800 years of anniversaries
Over 800 candles will be burning bright – metaphorically speaking – as Goodwood celebrates a number of significant motor sport and automotive anniversaries at the 2007 Festival of Speed, set to take place at Goodwood Park, West Sussex, from 22-24 June.
Peugeot launches Coventry and Warwickshire young driver competition
Peugeot is launching a major new young driver safety initiative in Coventry and Warwickshire in early September to coincide with sixth formers returning to school.
Number-plate fraud shows how ID cards will fail
With senior police officers calling for the car number plate system to be changed because they no longer trust the DVLA database, campaign group NO2ID said that the National Identity Scheme will fail in the same way.
Suzuki to build car plant in St Petersburg, Russia
Suzuki Motor Corporation has decided to build a new automobile assembly production plant in St Petersburg to meet the growing demand for new cars in the Russian market.
Ford and the PAG lifeboat
Speculation has resurfaced that Ford is looking to relieve itself of its Premier Automotive Group (PAG) burden. There are reports that the company has ordered the investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to rid it of its turbulent offspring, Jaguar, along with Land Rover and Volvo.
Zenith chooses National in move into rental market
National Car Rental has signed a major new deal with Zenith Vehicle Contracts, one of the UK’s leading independent fleet management specialists. Under the new agreement, National will be sole supplier of rental solutions, building on a 10 year relationship with Zenith.
Volkswagen Golf most popular car bought online
Drivethedeal.com, the online new car broker has released a list of the 10 most popular cars it has sold on its website in the last 12 months.
National Motorsport Week gathers speed
Motorsport clubs, organisers, participants, marshals and spectators are all gearing up for National Motorsport Week 2007 – August 11-19, for which all manner of activities are planned, nationwide.
Jaguar X-Type now offers customers even greater value
Revealed at the Canary Wharf Motorexpo, Jaguar has revised and simplified its X-TYPE model line-up offering customers outstanding value-for-money across the range. By consolidating the current line-up, the new model now benefits from a breadth of feature additions and changes to exterior styling without generating a price increase.
Jaguar XK range: Unrivalled luxury and performance
The Jaguar XK and XKR have both been strengthened further with a range of subtle visual enhancements that deliver customers an unrivalled blend of performance and luxury. With XK sales up almost 20% year-to-date versus 2006, the revisions will build on this strong sales performance when the car goes on sale from July.
Honda finds a home with Ikea
Honda (UK) has sealed a major corporate deal to replace IKEA UK’s entire company car fleet with Civic Hybrids. This follows a commitment made by the home furnishings retailer to reduce its environmental impact and in particular, reduce CO2 emissions.
Beat the queues on two wheels
Commuters could shave up to three hours off their weekly commutes by switching from four wheels to two, according to the RAC Foundation backing the Motorcycle Industry Association’s "Now’s The Time" campaign.
Strong bidding at Brooklands
BCA’s recent Classic & Historic sale at Brooklands on Thursday 7th June attracted a large crowd of collectors and enthusiasts to bid on over 60 cars and 100 lots of motoring and aviation memorabilia.
Low-carbon car review issues call for evidence
The King Review of low-carbon cars, announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown in the Budget, issued a call for evidence, inviting views from all interested parties on how best to achieve substantial reductions in road transport emissions over the next 25 years, as part of the Government's strategy to tackle climate change.
RMIF provides anti-smoking signage
Businesses in England will be breaking the law if they let customers or staff smoke on their premises after the smoking ban comes into force on 1 July 2007, so the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) has produced a new “NO SMOKING” sign to help its members enforce the ban.