Car News

Modern and classic Porsches from Autofarm
Lifelong Porsche enthusiast Andrew Maude has joined established Porsche specialists Autofarm to head up its car sales activity. Conveniently located next to the A34 and M40 near Bicester, the renowned firm is growing its sales business for all Porsches, from classic 911s right through to current 997, Boxster and Cayman models.

Citroen brings DS style and innovative speed to Goodwood
Citroen has prepared an eclectic and exciting mix of vehicles for its participation in this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (30 June - 3 July).

BMW at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
The fifth generation of the world’s most successful performance saloon, the BMW M5, will be seen for the first time at The Goodwood Festival of Speed 1-3 July 2011.

Aston Martin Rapide takes to the track for 24 hours
The Aston Martin Rapide will take to the track for a 24 hours endurance run to be held at Spring Mountain Motor Sports Ranch, Nevada, starting on June 25th.

Mauro Calo breaks the World Record for the longest car drift
Mauro Calo proved his driving flair by breaking the world record for the longest car drift at Mercedes-Benz World, Surrey.

All new Kia Picanto launched with servicing package
The all new Kia Picanto which went all sale on Friday 17th June, is the first Kia vehicle to be available with the company’s new all inclusive national servicing package. Customers can now add a three or five year service package to a Picanto purchase.
Fiat offers original brake products at lower prices
A new range of original equipment brake products, designed to help owners keep their Fiat Group cars authentic, has been unveiled by the manufacturer’s dealer network.

Jann Mardenborough crowned GT Academy 2011 Champion
The 2011 GT Academy Race Camp drew to a thrilling conclusion today when 19-year-old Jann Mardenborough from Cardiff took the chequered flag in a four-way, 20-minute race on Silverstone’s national circuit.

McLaren London to open at One Hyde Park
McLaren Automotive will open the doors to its first global retailer, McLaren London. By the end of this year, McLaren will have 35 bespoke retailers in 19 countries worldwide selected by McLaren to offer the best in customer sales and service for a range of McLaren cars, beginning with the ground-breaking new MP4-12C high-performance sports car.

New site development for Porsche Centre Solihull
As the Porsche business goes from strength to strength in the UK, work began this week to develop a new location for Porsche Centre Solihull.

Megane RenaultSport 265 Trophy smashes Nürburgring record
Renault Sport established its first lap record for a front-wheel drive production car at the Nordschleife on 23 June 2008.
BMW dealers lead the way in clean selling
BMW has been supplying cars with award-winning EfficientDynamics technologies since 2007 but now it’s not the only thing the marque is doing to lower environmental impact – the dealer network is getting in on the act too.

New Maserati showroom in Madrid
Maserati opens new exclusive showroom and service facility in Madrid. Located in the heart of the capital of Spain, it will feature separate sales and after-sales areas over a surface of over 1000 square meters.
MINI John Cooper Works WRC ride in store for one lucky fan
The largest motoring garden party in the world, set in the heart of the British countryside, will be the idyllic setting for an outing of the MINI John Cooper Works WRC.

Nissan Juke crosses over as a used car
Juke - the compact crossover from Nissan – made a sparkling used car market debut in a special sale conducted by BCA and JTK Remarketing at Silverstone earlier this month.