Car News
Compact car specialists appoint Welch Group Daihatsu
Japanese compact car specialist Daihatsu has increased its dealer network in Cambridgeshire, following the appointment of Welch Group Daihatsu, Cambridge, proving that it’s not all doom and gloom for the automotive industry.
Unique online campaign promotes new Fiat Qubo
International singer/songwriter, James Morrison, has pledged his support for a unique, online-only marketing event, designed to promote the new Fiat Qubo.
Tata prepares for European comeback in 2010
Tata is preparing for a full-scale European launch – including the UK – in 2010, with both the tiny Nano city car and a fully-revised Indica B-segment hatchback – including an electric version.
Seat favours scrappage scheme to stimulate UK market
Seat UK managing director Peter Wyhinny is in favour of a Government-backed scrappage scheme to stimulate the car market. But it should be different to those used successfully in Spain and France in the past.
Zero-emissions are up in the Air
This odd-looking vehicle might struggle to meet crash testing rules – but it contains technology that could lead to a range of zero-emissions vehicles that don’t rely on electricity.
Giugiaro supercar revives a classic British nameplate
It seems almost every brand from the automotive industry’s past is ripe for revival – no matter how long ago cars bearing the brand last rolled off the production line.
Italian importer DR Chery-picks its Chinese range
In a corner of the Geneva Show, a new car brand made a quiet debut to the European auto industry. A range of four cars – two small city cars and two SUVs – was on display, all bearing a simple badge – DR.
UK on the agenda at last for Brilliance
Despite a series of crash test and homologation setbacks, Chinese automaker Brilliance is pressing ahead with its plans to sell cars across Europe – including the UK. And Hans-Ulrich Sachs, managing partner of the company’s European distributor HSO Motors Europe, believes the company will make real progress in 2009.
Comma powers new FIA Formula 2 Championship
Oil and car care company, Comma, will be providing vital technical support when the FIA Formula 2 Championship returns to the European motorsport calendar this year, after an absence of 25 years.
Formula Two relaunches on Avon Tyres
Avon Tyres has been unveiled as the official tyre supplier for the FIA Formula Two Championship, which re-launches in 2009 after a 25-year absence from motorsport.
Autoglym introduces pioneering ‘Perfect Palm’ car care devices
A trail-blazing new product launched today will revolutionise car care for motorists, car enthusiasts and professional valeters. Autoglym’s ‘Perfect Palm’ is a lightweight, ergonomic device for the application of cleaning and polishing products which ‘self-grips’ to the fingers of the hand, delivering exceptional performance with minimum physical effort.
The new Lexus IS 250C
The new Lexus IS 250C, which will go on sale this summer, combines the sharp styling of the IS saloon range with open-top engineering ingenuity. The result is top-down driving pleasure with uncompromised dynamic performance.
Toyota iQ gains new 1.33 Dual VVT-i engine
Toyota’s incredible iQ, the world’s smallest four-seat car, gains a new engine option with the addition of a 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i petrol unit with Toyota Optimal Drive technology. Presented for the first time at the Geneva motor show, the new engine option will be available in the UK from late July, offered alongside iQ’s established 1.0-litre VVT-i petrol engine.
Lagonda: Revival of a luxury brand
Aston Martin is proud to announce the return of Lagonda, one of the most iconic names in luxury car manufacturing. The intention is for Lagonda to enter the market place with a unique performance luxury product, a vehicle that combines exceptional ability with unsurpassed elegance, inside and out.
Extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects
Communities will benefit from £3.6m of extra funding for innovative road safety projects, Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick announced today.