Car News

New Lexus RX 450h to make European debut at Geneva

The all-new RX 450h will make its European debut as the centrepiece of the Lexus stand at the Geneva motor show on 3 March.

RNIB switches car fleet to Toyota

Green credentials, competitive rates and the timely launch of the new-generation Avensis with Toyota Optimal Drive have led the Royal National Institute for Blind People to switch its 80-strong car fleet to Toyota.

Geneva Motor Show to have its own TV programme on the web!

Another premier for the Motor Show! For the first time, the Geneva International Motor Show will present a daily television programme from March 2-16, 2009. All the news, the new presentations, life at the Show, and human interest stories will be online every day at 10:00 a.m.

Streetcar Green Car Innovator of the Year

TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk would like to congratulate the winner of their latest poll. The UK’s leading green car advisory publication, asked website visitors; ‘Through 2008, who do you think has done the most for the innovation and use of greener technologies or ideas?’

Zircotec completes management buy out

Managers from Zircotec have completed a management buy out of the high technology heat management and surface engineering specialists.

Reigning champions join newcomer in Formula Renault UK

Last season’s Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship title winners are among a recent burst of entries for the 2009 championship. CRS Racing won the Drivers’ crown with Adam Christodoulou and has confirmed three of its expected four-car line-up.

CAAR introduces a new buy-online website

CAAR, the UK’s leading group of independent accessory shops and motor factors, has introduced a new buy-online website.

£1,000 shopping spree for Suzuki competition winner

Fashion aficionado, Hannah Sherwood, from Newton Abbott in Devon, was presented with a cheque by Suzuki GB Zone Sales Manager Anthony Wallace, for a £1,000 shopping spree at the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, following a competition on the Suzuki automobiles stand during the recent 20th anniversary Clothes Show Live at the city’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC).

Isuzu Rodeo Denver dominates snow-covered ‘Killer Kielder’

With the country in the grip of the record-breaking 2008 snowfall-fest – the most prolific winter weather in 18 years – the rough, tough and ultra-capable Isuzu Rodeo Denver headed deep into the fearsome forest tracks and the wilderness of ‘Killer Kielder’ Forest: England’s largest man-made woodland.

Skoda takes Superb to Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show

Skoda will be taking its award winning Superb to The National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show at the NEC between 17 and 22 February. The new Superb Elegance 2.0 140 bhp PD TDI was awarded the prestigious Caravan Club ‘Towcar of the Year’ in 2009 and will be on show in Hall 5.

Airstream Bambi launched at Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show

A new Airstream Bambi travel trailer was launched today at the National Boat, Caravan & Outdoor Show, and marks the European debut of a design icon. Such is the importance of the Bambi as a vehicle design that a 1963 model was recently on display at MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Invest in road safety to fight recession

Cutting costs is the number one priority facing fleet decision-makers and introducing a comprehensive road risk management strategy for those who drive for work is one of the most effective money-saving measures for private and public sector organisations.