Car News
Jevon’s road safety education races ahead
The Kids’ Driving Experience at Mercedes-Benz World has proved to be a huge hit since the first youngster got behind the wheel for the first time, in 2006. Since then some 20,000 kids have had their first drive – in a Mercedes-Benz – on the famous Brooklands site.
Caterham Cars at Autosport Show
Caterham Cars will be attending the Autosport International Racing Car show at Birmingham’s NEC this weekend (January 10-11).
Unipart launches Type Approval awareness campaign
Unipart Automotive, the UK’s largest independent supplier of car parts, is launching a campaign to help the trade understand and promote the benefits of Type Approved exhaust systems to the consumer.
Renault introduces new entry-level Twingo Freeway
When the New Year arrives, it’s usual to make lots of unrealistic resolutions but if your aim is to inject some style without breaking the bank then Renault has the answer with the launch of its lowest-priced Twingo, the Freeway.
Santander signs new three-year solus contract with Manheim
Santander Consumer Finance has signed a new three-year solus contract with Manheim Auctions until December 2011 for the remarketing of up to 10,000 vehicles through Manheim’s auction centres in Bristol, Colchester, Rotherham and Washington.
Volvo's new Euro 5 D5 diesel engine
Volvo Cars is introducing a new 2.4-litre 5-cylinder diesel engine in the Volvo S80. Sharing only the D5 badge and the five-cylinder configuration with the previous generation, the new engine is now Euro 5 compliant and is significantly more efficient than its predecessor.
Consumer confidence key to car sales in 2009
‘The full-year new car sales figures for 2008 clearly show that demand was strong until consumer confidence dropped sharply during the final few months of the year as a result of worsening economic conditions.
Trafficmaster launches national Digital Traffic Broadcast service
Trafficmaster, the UK’s leading provider of real-time traffic information, has launched its Digital Traffic Broadcast service in partnership with Digital One, the world’s largest digital radio network operator.
Porsche holding in Volkswagen to be increased to over 50%
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, has purchased further ordinary shares in Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, and will increase its holding to 50.76 per cent of all ordinary voting shares in Volkswagen.
December new car market falls, but not as far as expected
The new car market fell for the eighth successive month in December, but the pace of decline was less than the expected 35%, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Get to work (and home!) on time with Trafficmaster’s route guard
Trafficmaster, the UK’s leading provider of intelligent driving solutions, has launched its new mobile traffic information service ‘Route Guard’, to help commuters get to work and home on time.
IFR Aspid super sports car makes second-only UK appearance
Motoring enthusiasts and motor industry professionals will have a rare opportunity to see the exclusive IFR Aspid super sports car and examine its exciting new technology and design features when they visit the PistonHeads performance car show being held at the NEC in Birmingham this week (stand 19950, 8-11 January).
uSwitch.com: SMMT December car sales
Mark Monteiro, insurance expert at uSwitch.com, comments on latest figures from the SMMT: "In September 2008, research from uSwitch.com found that over three-quarters (77%) of motorists claimed that the current economic climate would put the brakes on their future car buying plans.
Volkswagen Chronicle - Available in hardcover and online
From the establishment of “Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH” in 1937 through the founding of the first foreign subsidiary in Canada in 1952 right up to the production start of the Tiguan in 2007 – the Corporate History Department at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft traces the history of the mobility group in the recently published, extensively enlarged “Volkswagen Chronicle” and the multimedia “Internet Chronicle”.
ALD reaches 50,000-vehicle fleet landmark
ALD Automotive’s fleet has reached the 50,000-vehicle landmark as the company celebrates its 50th anniversary.