Car News

Land Rover sales continue to grow

The positive sales trend continues for Land Rover globally with sales up 29.7% for April and 35.2% year to date. Land Rover UK sees its eighth consecutive month of improvement up 54% for April and 61% year to date, ahead of the rest of the sector.

Skoda Superb triumphs at Diesel Car Awards

The Skoda Superb has been named in the Diesel Car magazine’s annual Car of the Year awards 2010, taking the top spot in two categories.

Peugeot 5008 scoops top honours in Diesel Car Awards 2010

Peugeot cars has won yet another accolade to add to its impressive awards list, winning the prestigious overall award for Car of the Year in the Diesel Car Magazine awards 2010.

Aston Martin V12 Vantage confirmed for Americas

In response to unprecedented customer demand, Aston Martin cars has confirmed that the V12 Vantage – the most potent production sports car in the marque’s 96-year history - will be made available in North and South America from later this year.

Subrau Impreza P1s turn Prodrive event blue

100 Impreza P1s descended on Prodrive event at Banbury, Sunday 9 May, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the car, which hit Britain’s roads in 2000.

Customer satisfaction awards for UK Toyota Centres

Three UK Toyota Centres have been awarded with the top honours at Toyota’s “Ichiban” European Customer Satisfaction Awards during a ceremony held last night at the company’s experience showroom located on the Champs Elysées in Paris.

Skoda Greenline Fabia and Roomster models

Following-on from the launch of the face-lifted Fabia and Roomster, Skoda Auto has unveiled the Fabia Estate GreenLine II and Roomster GreenLine II – the first of its second generation of environmentally-friendly GreenLine models.

Renault delivers the goods for ISS Facility Services

One of the UK’s largest facility management companies, ISS, has struck a deal with Renault which means the manufacturer will now be supplying a slice of its fleet needs.

Hyundai’s England World Cup Challenge

With less than seven weeks to go before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Hyundai UK has kicked off celebrations with the arrival of the official Hyundai Goodwill Ball.

Trio of wins for Hyundai fleet team

Hyundai has just signed three new fleet contracts in the North West averaging over 100 cars in each deal. The wins from Hyundai’s growing fleet department total 270 vehicles across a mix of SME businesses.

Peugeot records strong April sales

April has seen another strong performance from Peugeot in the run up to it 200th anniversary in May. As the UK market reported an 11.5% increase in April, Peugeot benefited from strong sales of its HDi diesel models, up 53.4%, to record an overall sales increase of 21.6%.