Car News
Maserati with Fendi at Cannes Film Festival
Maserati will join with iconic fashion brand, Fendi, at the upcoming exclusive AmfAR charity gala at the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes on May 19, during the prestigious Cannes film festival.
BMW ConnectedDrive wins Plus X awards
The BMW Group has walked away with no less than four prizes for BMW ConnectedDrive in the annual, internationally renowned “Plus X Award”.
BMW Drive to London 2012 weekend
This weekend BMW, Official Automotive Partner of London 2012, is inviting customers to visit their local dealer and celebrate BMW’s Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsorship at the ‘BMW Drive to London 2012’ weekend.
BMW London 2012 Performance Team welcomes 10 more athletes
BMW has announced the involvement of a further 10 world-class athletes to its BMW London 2012 Performance Team. The newest members of the team range from medal prospects Rebecca Adlington, David Weir and Tim Brabants to 2012 hopefuls Perri Shakes-Drayton and Zara Dampney.
More than 300 BMWs and MINI’s go under the hammer in 5 hours
BCA Nottingham hosted its first ever BMW Group Convertible sale uniquely combined with a repatriation event on 9th April. Entries were attracted from BMW Group as well as eight additional Vendors, who were invited from BMW group Corporate customer base.
Mitsubishi UK - strongest dealer network on record
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has announced its latest composite figures confirming return on sales (ROS) results for 2010 and Quarter One 2011.
smart art project electrifies London's Southbank
Last week smart invited members of the public to be involved in an exciting and revolutionary collaborative art project, combining creativity and social networking. The brief was simple - tweet your visions of the future to @smartfortwoUK and watch them come to life as they were drawn directly onto a smart fortwo electric drive.
Fabia Greenline II achieves 1,246 miles on a single tank
Austrian economy driving specialist Gerhard Plattner has achieved 1,246 miles (2,006 km) on a single 45 litre tank of fuel in a Skoda Fabia GreenLine.
Lexus CT makes racing debut
The legendary Nürburgring will host the racing debut of Lexus’s full hybrid CT tomorrow (14 May) when the luxury hatchback lines up on the starting grid for a gruelling endurance race.
Double win for Nissan at the 2011 Fleet World Honours
The multi-award winning Nissan LEAF and Qashqai have each picked up yet another trophy in the 2011 Fleet World Honours. The Nissan LEAF won the Environmental Award and the Qashqai was named Best SUV.
RS Academy adds Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 to fleet
RS Academy, one of Europe’s most unique and exclusive track-driving car clubs, has taken delivery of only the second Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 to leave the factory; a car which was taken to victory on its debut outing in the British GT Championship at Oulton Park on April 25th.
Mazda wins top fleet award for SKYACTIV technology
Fleet chiefs and company car drivers are backing a winner if they select Mazda models featuring the manufacturer’s breakthrough SKYACTIV technology, according to industry publication Fleet World.
Renault drives down costs (and emissions) with diesel Clio
Already hard at work on the imminent arrival of its Z.E. (Zero Emission) range and latest downsized engine, Energy 1.6 dCi 130 with Stop-Start, Renault is accelerating its programme of reducing the environmental impact of its vehicles even further with an improved low-emission Clio, producing only 94 g/km CO2.
Skoda continues to grow in April
Skoda has continued its expansion in April, delivering 78,200 vehicles to customers. Worldwide sales increased by 23.7% in April 2011, compared to the same period last year (April 2010: 63,200 vehicles).
London’s Ferrari Store showcases designs for “Cities of Tomorrow”
The Ferrari Store is proud to support the Royal Institute of British Architect’s vision for the “Cities of Tomorrow” with a unique and innovative display in all four windows of the flagship store on London’s Regent Street.