Car News
One-two for Maserati and Drivers’ title for Bertolini and Bartels
Maserati scored an amazing one-two at Adria on Sunday 15 October in the ninth and penultimate round of the International FIA GT championship. The Trident company secured first and second place, as the Maserati MC12s driven by Jamie Davies-Thomas Biagi and Andrea Bertolini-Michael Bartels beat off the challenge of Longin-Kumpen-Hezemans' Corvette.
Volvo managers get the chance to build trucks
Recently, about ten members of the management from Volvo Truck, 3P (Volvo’s Product Planning, Purchasing and Product Development Business Unit) and Powertrain (Volvo’s supplier of engines, transmissions and drive axles) came into Volvo’s Tuve factory in Gothenburg, Sweden, climbed into overalls and started to build trucks, under the watchful guidance of experienced fitters.
National Grid chooses Ford Transit vans again
When engineers respond to a reported gas leak or electrical fault on the national grid, they usually do so in a Ford Transit. That is set to continue for the next three years following an agreement between Britain's biggest utility, National Grid, and Ford.
Vauxhall Masterfit tyre prices cheaper than Kwik-Fit
There is no point in paying more for new tyres than you need to, so why is it that so many motorists always seem to head for their nearest fast-fit when the time comes to lay down new rubber?
US sends Hunsucker to inaugural transatlantic Mini Challenge
On Sunday, October 22, Donington Park will see Waylen Hunsucker, America’s fastest MINI driver go head-to-head with the UK’s elite in the final rounds of the 2006 UK MINI Challenge, the first of two transatlantic MINI face-offs.
Free entry for ‘Jezza’ & ‘Captain Slow’ namesakes
There’s only one Jeremy Clarkson. Or is there? And just how many James May’s can there be?
Strictly C4 dancing – Citroen at the MPH Show
Stars of Citroen’s TV advertising will literally take centre stage at the MPH 06 show later this month. The event will also provide UK customers the first chance to get up close and personal with the revolutionary new compact MPV, the C4 Picasso.
swiftcover.com announces discount for ‘green’ drivers
swiftcover.com has introduced a 10% discount for motorists who drive ‘greener’ cars to help encourage more environmentally-friendly drivers.
Growing cost of motoring could fuel rise in uninsured motorists
New research from Sainsbury’s Bank reveals that 480,390 people claim to have driven without car insurance over the past 12 months, but the bank warns that this problem could get much worse as a result of the rising cost of driving. Indeed, the findings reveal that 1.1 million motorists would be tempted to drive without cover if, for example, their car insurance premiums increased significantly.
Seat – 2006 BTCC Manufacturer Champions
Seat is really on a roll! Not only are UK sales up by 15% compared with last year, but in motor sport the brand yesterday (Sunday 15th October) won the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship Manufacturers’ title for the first time.
Three races, three podiums for Vauxhall
Vauxhall finished its 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship campaign on a high at Silverstone this afternoon, finishing on the podium in all three races.
Toyota makes its mark at Abena UK
Continence-care company Abena UK has adopted a new company car policy - and Toyota, its first-choice brand, has got off to a good start.
Hyundai Getz a winner in 2006 Greenfleet Awards
The Hyundai Getz 1.5 CRTD has won the Transport for London Private Sector Award at the 2006 GreenFleet Awards. The Hyundai Getz had been put through a testing 30-mile journey across central London to win the award, finishing second in the 2006 GreenFleet Capital Fuel Challenge, hosted by the London Borough of Camden.
Castrol’s “Best Oil in 100 Years” helps Neal win BTCC for 2nd year
Touring car hero Matt Neal, celebrates his second consecutive British Touring Car Championship win at Silverstone. Driving his Castrol EDGE-supported Team Halfords Honda Integra, he had once again won the Dunlop MSA BTCC by the first round of the day. After the final three tightly-fought races at the Northamptonshire circuit, Neal (aged 39, from Hanbury, Worcestershire), sealed the Championship with a fourth, a win and did-not-start, securing Britain’s premier touring car championship with 289 points, 48 points clear of his nearest rival.
Volkswagen forges ahead with hybrid battery development
Volkswagen AG is helping to establish a special, donated, Chair for Applied Material Sciences for Energy Storage and Energy Conversion, the only professorship of its kind anywhere in Europe. A contract which sets out the terms of the contribution was today handed over to Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, where the new chair will commence work in 2007 with the joint backing of Degussa AG, Chemetall GmbH and Volkswagen AG.