Car News

Vast 35-metre Audi monument takes centre stage at Goodwood

Every year since 1997, Lord March has surprised us all with ever more vast and spectacular centrepieces for the Festival of Speed at his home, Goodwood House in West Sussex.

Skoda Auto main partner of Tour de France

The 96th Tour de France, the world's most famous cycling competition, is again going to be supported by Skoda Auto, for the sixth consecutive year.

Silver top used car colour in 2009

Leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA), has published details of the most popular used car colours sold in the first three months of 2009.

The new BMW X1

BMW created a new vehicle segment a decade ago when it launched the X5. That vehicle received critical acclaim at its launch and continues to this day as a market leader with 1.5million sold worldwide.

Vauxhall offers new range of privacy shades

Vauxhall are helping customers keep their cool this summer with a new range of privacy shades. From just £39.99 for a set of two, these custom made products offer protection from harmful UV rays without preventing the window from opening.

New Fiat 500 C in the UK

Having made its international public debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show in March, the new Fiat 500 C, a convertible version of the iconic Fiat 500, goes on sale in the UK on Thursday 2 July – with the UK being the first market in the world to receive the vehicle.

Vauxhall alloy wheel upgrade offer

Alloy wheels are often seen as a luxury item, but this summer thanks to a new offer from Vauxhall, the luxury comes without the price tag. Available as an upgrade without changing your tyres, Vauxhall retailers can fit 15 or 16 inch alloy wheels to a variety of models from just £369 (including labour).

Environment Agency includes Peugeot in lease car list

Who better than the Environment Agency to appreciate the virtues of low-CO2 cars for its fleet, so it has chosen to include Peugeot as one of its preferred suppliers for the supply of low-CO2 new cars for its job and management car fleets.

Used car sales fall but hints of possible recovery

Experian, the global information services company, today published used car sales statistics in the UK for the period 1 January - 31 March (Q1) 2009.

The drive of your life - 9 times over

Drivers own an average of 9 cars each during a lifetime - and of those 9 cars, the first two will be purchased before we're 24, with this figure rising to six cars by the time we reach 40, according to calculations by Tescocompare.com.

Nissan extends buy British £2k trade-in deal

Helping the car buying public to help the British car industry, Nissan has extended its buy-British Trade-in offer for an extra three months.

Fastest Jaguar ever at Festival of Speed

The fastest Jaguar ever will make its UK debut later this week at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Jaguar's XFR Prototype made its record-breaking run at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah last November, reaching a stunning top speed of 225.675mph.