Car News

Peugeot 207 Millesim
Peugeot’s popular 207 hatchback and SW range will expand this month with the introduction of a Special Edition Millesim 200 version.
Spyker finalises purchase of Saab’s UK distribution company
Spyker confirmed it has finalised the agreement with General Motors UK to purchase Saab Great Britain Ltd – the UK distributor of Saab cars. The Company is listed on Eurolist by NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.

The new Citroen C4
Citroen has released first details of the brand new C4. Designed to exceed the highest expectations, the New Citroen C4 boasts a real positive energy - with exceptional levels of quality, style, interior space and occupant comfort, as well as responsive handling and impressive environmental credentials.

Bill Plant to grow into i30
Hyundai has signed a deal to provide 600 i30s to Bill Plant, one of the UK’s leading driving schools. Bill Plant Ltd is a nationwide driving school and training centre for instructors.
Toyota offers five-year warranty as standard
Toyota’s reputation for superior quality is well-established among its customers, a fact that supported the smooth progress of its recent recall campaign and sustained healthy sales figures.

Suzuki cars prove a Grand choice for BSB and WSB riders
Suzuki is proud to announce their support to the World Superbike and British Superbike Suzuki teams by supplying each rider a Suzuki Grand Vitara five-door SZ4.

Volkswagen publishes iPad customer magazine
Volkswagen has become the first automaker to develop a digital customer magazine as an app specially for the iPad. The innovative digital product which goes by the name of ‘DAS.’ lines up in good time for the launch of the new Apple product in Europe.

Delphi power Peugeot RCZ to win at 24-hour endurance race
Delphi Corp.’s virtually standard diesel fuel injection system and powertrain cooling technology as used in many popular road cars helped power two Peugeot RCZs to an impressive first and third in-class standing at the gruelling ADAC 24-hour endurance race at the Nurburgring (May 15?16).

Halfords Tour Series cycles into action
The 2010 Halfords Tour Series raced into action this week in London, ahead of the Tour of Britain cycling event in September. Once again, Honda (UK) is proud to be the official automotive partner of both events.

Hankook tests Fiesta 2000 ahead of IRC campaign
Norwegian rally ace Andreas Mikkelsen has just completed the first full test of the Hankook Fiesta S2000 he will drive on selected IRC rounds this year –starting next month in Sardinia.

Cleaner cars from greener factories
Toyota’s UK manufacturing operations are European leaders in environmental performance, making them the ideal choice for building the new low-emissions Auris Hybrid.
Carbo Tech secures largest ever order for Carbon Monocoque
Carbo Tech has received the world’s largest order for series-production carbon monocoques to be introduced on a range of high-performance sports cars from McLaren Automotive from 2011.

Nissan Juke Crossover prices
Sector-defining innovation is no longer priceless… Nissan has announced the prices of its ground-breaking compact crossover model, the Juke. Priced to put another Nissan in the UK’s best sellers list, the Juke will be available from a supermini-rivalling £12,795 on the road.

Mitsubishi loan i-MiEVs to the state of California for evaluation
Mitsubishi has announced it will loan two of its zero-emission, new-generation, i-MiEV's to the State of California for evaluation in their test fleet.

Atomik 500 amongst Salon Prive supercar debuts
The UK debut of the all-electric Atomik 500 will take place at Salon Prive (21 – 23 July 2010), a ground-breaking new vehicle that promises supercar performance, with city-car size.