Car News
Car cover renewal warning this Christmas
With the country’s Christmas mailbag set to top the 2 billion mark, Privilege Insurance is advising motorists not to overlook their car insurance renewal notice in favour of more exciting deliveries.
PSA Peugeot Citroen to expand its Trnava plant in Slovakia
PSA Peugeot Citroen has today advised the Slovak authorities that the Trnava plant has been selected as the future site for a new manufacturing unit with a potential production capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year.
Volvo introduces iPod adapter and Digital Jukebox accessories
Volvo has introduced two accessories to enable the new digital music generation to enjoy their entire music collection while driving.
Nissan 350Z: the power broker
In little more than two years, the 350Z has won the hearts of performance car buyers right across Europe as a focused, no compromise sports car.
DJM’s drivers choose Mercedes Benz Actros
A major contract ‘win’ prompted DJM Logistics (UK) to embark on a wholesale updating of its tractor fleet. As a result, the Winsford-based company is running eight new Mercedes Actros, all of which arrived via Warrington dealer Enza and are the subject of a five-year contract hire deal with Riverside Truck Rental.
Jaguar 'world first' safety acknowledged
The all-new Jaguar XK was awarded the Engineering and Technology Award at the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards in London.
Don’t wait until your car is towed away and crushed
Motorists concerned they may get caught up in, or caught out by the latest and widely publicised police crack down on Britain’s estimated 1.2 million uninsured drivers, should take steps now to make sure they stay within the law says the A&A Group, one of the country’s largest independent insurance intermediaries.
Hyundai November sales success
Korean car giant Hyundai has bucked the UK car market’s downward trend to secure an increase in November sales year-on-year.
Suzuki’s Swift awarded Car of the Year accolade
It’s the car that provided the first glimpse of Suzuki’s innovative new design strategy, and now the Swift has received the ringing endorsement of two particularly discerning audiences.
Motor industry on a mission to flush out cowboys
In the most concerted drive to raise standards of technical competence in the retail motor industry, the UK’s first national voluntary assessment system for car technicians, Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA), has seen over 1,000 technicians register since launching in June 2005.
Vauxhall sales rocket to number one
It wasn’t just the fireworks which rocketed skywards in November; figures just released show that Vauxhall sales shot past its main rival to become the best selling car brand in the UK for the third time this year with a market share of 13.9 percent.
MINI Cooper S Auto gets tuned on
The John Cooper Works engine tuning kit has been a great success since it was launched in 2003. Demand in the UK has seen one in nine Cooper S hatch owners opting for the upgrade. From this month, the tuning kit is now available for MINI Cooper S’s with automatic transmission.
Speed camera supplier quits paying drivers speeding fines
A supplier of a speed camera detector that offers a guarantee to pay the motorist’s £60 fine has announced it is to scrap its offer – it ends on New Year’s day.
Motorists welcome Gordon’s big freeze
The RAC Foundation today welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to again freeze fuel duty as "a big freeze that the motorist will welcome."
SUV prices fall, with further reductions expected in 2006
New Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) have become more affordable over the past year, according to EurotaxGlass’s. The latest Glass’s New Car Market Trends report indicates that, while list prices across the UK’s new car market as a whole have increased by 1.4 per cent year-on-year to the end of November, those for SUVs have headed in the opposite direction, falling by 0.2 per cent.