Car News

Vauxhall to depart BTCC at end of 2009 season

Vauxhall have announced that VX Racing will not return to the British Touring Car Championship in 2010. The Luton-based manufacturer, the most successful in modern touring cars history, will continue to campaign three cars this year, driven by Fabrizio Giovanardi, Matt Neal and Andrew Jordan.

Council was ‘irresponsible’ to ignore pothole dangers

Road maintenance campaign website Potholes.co.uk has slammed a parish council in Essex for deliberately ignoring potholes and viewing them instead as ‘traffic calming’ measures.

Auris advances on all fronts with Toyota Optimal Drive

Auris is the latest Toyota model range to reap the benefits in performance, fuel economy and emissions from Toyota Optimal Drive technology.

Subaru’s talented Brand Ambassadors

Newly appointed Subaru Brand Ambassador, Sharon Hunt, a highly successful three-day-event rider, gained a respectable 2nd place in the Burnham Market International One Day Event Horse Trials over the Easter Bank Holiday period.

Daihatsu appoints Cromer Car Centre

Japanese compact car specialist Daihatsu has increased its dealer network in Norfolk, following the appointment of Cromer Car Centre, Cromer, proving that it’s not all doom and gloom for the automotive industry.

Nationwide network of EV charging stations good for UK business

As part of its £250 million initiative to covert British drivers to green motoring by 2011, the Department for Transport today announced an intention to “provide £20 million for [electric vehicle] charging points and related infrastructure”.

Kumho-shod cars dominate circuit of Ireland Rally

The Kumho-shod Skoda Fabia WRC of Eugene Donnelly/Paddy Toner won last weekend’s (April 11/12) 14-stage Larsen Circuit of Ireland Rally by over three-quarters of a minute.

MINI E joins Government electric vehicle announcement

Ian Robertson, Sales and Marketing Director of BMW Group AG, today joined Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon in Scotland as they launched the Government’s vision for ultra-low carbon transport in the UK.

HPI supports move for safer caravanning

Leading vehicle information organisation, HPI welcomes news that the Highways Agency and the Caravan Club plan to work more closely together to make travel on major roads and motorways easier and safer.

Lotus and Harman International announce collaboration

Lotus Engineering, the world-renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus Cars Ltd and Harman Becker Automotive Systems, the automotive division of Harman International, have reached an agreement to jointly develop noise management solutions using Lotus’ patented Active Noise Control technologies.

Motor sector requires short term boost says RMIF

‘Government backing will be crucial for the growth of the electric car market in the UK over the next few years, but more immediate measures to help the industry such as the introduction of a vehicle scrappage scheme are required to boost new car sales in the current economic downturn,‘

JJAD to make P1-E technology available to other EV manufacturers

In response to Gordon Brown’s call to make Britain ‘a world leader’ in electric cars and Government plans to incentivise the public to buy them, the technology behind the stunning-looking all-British JJAD P1-E electric sports car is to be made available to other EV manufacturers.