Car News
Manheim Colchester’s new usa-style auction underway
A £1.5million development at Manheim Colchester has just commenced which will see Europe’s largest auction site adopt a new multi-lane auction format. Modelled on Manheim’s USA auction concept, four individual sales lanes will run simultaneously in one massive sales arena.
Team Cadillac to field two champions
Team Cadillac will have two champions on its driving roster in pursuit of the 2007 SCCA SPEED World Challenge manufacturers’ championship. Lawson Aschenbach, the 2006 SPEED GT champion, will join 2005 SPEED GT champion Andy Pilgrim as full-season drivers with the Cadillac factory road racing team. They will drive a pair of Cadillac CTS-V race cars sporting fresh new graphics and livery.
Nissan Navara – simply the best
The Nissan Navara has been voted the ‘Pick-Up of the Year’ for the second year running in 4x4 magazine's 2007 awards, beating off stiff competition from nine other Pick-Ups including the likes of the Mitsubishi L200 and the Toyota Hilux.
A1GP gets set for return to Eastern Creek
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport organisers have high hopes for the seventh race meeting on their 2006/07 calendar which will be held at the Eastern Creek International Raceway this weekend (2-4 February). The New South Wales track attracted over 50,000 race fans for its first A1GP weekend 15 months ago and it was declared a great success.
Beckham scores as fantasy valentine
Many people would be happy with a red envelope slipping through the letterbox on February 14th, but for motorists taking part in a recent poll, a celebrity chauffeur was at the top of their Valentine’s Day wish list.
Motorpoint further enhances car buying experience
Motorpoint, the multi-brand car supermarket with one of the biggest choice of cars and vans in the UK, has unveiled a new customer service area at the retailer’s site in Derby, following a £500,000 investment to further improve the already high level of service provided to customers. This follows the recent announcement of the opening of a fifth outlet in Peterborough following the acquisition of Mega Cars in December, 2006.
Production of MG cars to resume at Longbridge
Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation (NAC), the Chinese automaker which purchased certain assets of the former MG Rover Group, has announced that production of MG cars is to resume at the Longbridge plant in the West Midlands, UK, nearly two years since the last car rolled off the line at the facility.
Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé auctioned for $2 million
The first Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé destined for the USA has been bought at a charity auction held during the annual Naples Winter Wine festival in Florida for $2million. More than $1.6 million will go to the Naples Children and Education Foundation, which supports charitable and educational programmes to improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of underprivileged or at-risk children.
Liverpool Victoria to acquire Britannia Rescue from csma
Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (“Liverpool Victoria”) has announced today that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Britannia Rescue from the Civil Service Motoring Association (“csma”), subject to csma member approval and regulatory approval.
Ducati 1098 takes showrooms by storm
When the new Ducati 1098 was launched in Kyalami in South Africa, the bike was universally acclaimed by the UK and World press.
Top British band goes on tour with Ford Transit
All-new Ford Transit has confirmed the icon's rightful position as roadies' favourite by being chosen by Liverpool garage rock band The Coral. The six-strong group from Hoylake will take to the road in a new Transit Double Cab-in-Van (DCIV), provided by Ford, to promote The Coral's fifth album.
Clean Air Power open European R&D facility
A British company at the forefront of reducing carbon emissions for truck operators around the world has chosen the UK to open its new European Research and Development centre.
100 not out for Milbank’s Volvo FH-400
Colchester-based crane truck specialists Milbank Trucks have taken delivery of their 100th truck – a Volvo FH-400 christened “Centurion”. The I-shift automated gearbox equipped 8x2 rigid is the latest in a line of Volvo’s going back to 1983, and will carry out a variety of work from machinery to site cabin transport, running at 32 tonnes GCW normally or at 44 tonnes GTW when a triaxle trailer is hitched to its drawbar coupling.
Ferrari’s 60th Anniversary
The marathon relay celebrating Ferrari’s 60th anniversary started this morning from the Italian Embassy in Abu Dhabi at 10 a.m. local time. The relay will involve over 10,000 Ferrari owners and their cars of all ages. These will act as symbolic “bearers” of a specially commissioned relay baton adorned with 60 badges symbolising the most extraordinary events in the Marque’s 60-year history.
Mazda targets company car user-choosers with Mazda3 MPS
Mazda has company car user-choosers in its sights with the February showroom arrival of the super-hatch sector-busting Mazda3 MPS. Meanwhile, fleet operators will find that the Mazda is the cheapest five-door super-hatch on the market and residual values make it competitive with more established rivals.