Car News
Citroen celebrates this Christmas - Thanks to Rudolf
With Christmas just around the corner there’s one Rudolf that we can be thankful for – but it’s not the red-nosed reindeer.
Don’t let road rage ruin the season of goodwill
Road rage is alive and well on the UK's highways and byways, as results of a survey of over 500 drivers conducted by online car insurance company swiftcover.com show 88 per cent of us are angered by other road users whilst driving.
CIS & Brake launch new incentive to cut young driver deaths
Every week 13 young people aged 15-25 die on Britain's roads - that's the equivalent of an entire football team and substitutes.
Young drivers are paying the price for dangerous drives
New drivers are putting their lives at risk by buying cheap cars and not having basic safety checks carried out.
'Best Ever' Christmas stages entry at Croft
Reading like a 'who's who' of British Rallying, perm any one of the top ten to win next weekend's Specsavers Christmas Stages Rally which takes place at Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire on Sunday 28th December 2008.
Live at CeBIT 2009: Electronic driver assistance comes of age
Do we have to choose between sitting in traffic jams for hours – or cutting down on our journeys? In order to make our increasingly heavy traffic safer and more energy-efficient, and to regulate traffic flows more effectively, ever more powerful ICT systems are now being deployed by our transport agencies.
Civic Hybrid makes Hollywood film debut
Honda's low-emission Civic Hybrid stars alongside Keanu Reeves in the Hollywood event blockbuster 'The Day the Earth Stood Still', which opened in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 12 December.
Leasedrive Velo Group 2009 predictions
Leasedrive Velo Group, one of the UK’s largest independent privately-owned vehicle management groups in the UK, predicts ten key trends for 2009. And of its seven predictions for 2008, five were bang on target and the jury is still out on the remaining two.
Mondial and Volvo reinforce partnership in Europe and Asia
Mondial Assistance announced two new contracts with car manufacturer Volvo. Under the pan-European contract, new owners of the 150,000 Volvos sold every year in 14 European countries will now have 3 years 24hr assistance (2 years in Denmark, Ireland and Czech Republic). The roll out will be finished in the beginning of 2009.
Ford gear-shift indicator helps fuel economy
The latest Ford ECOnetic and Transit models light the way towards improved fuel economy via a 'smart' gear change alert.
TH!NK selects lightweight ARPRO for new city car
A lightweight, resilient and 100 percent recyclable expanded polypropylene has been selected by Nordic low emissions car manufacturer, TH!NK. Supplied by JSP, ARPRO is helping TH!NK to enhance its new city electric car’s ecological potential.
European car market drops again
JATO Dynamics, the world’s leading provider of automotive data and intelligence, reports that the European new car market fell by 25.3% (313,361 units) during November 2008, when compared to the same month last year.
Something for nothing: IOPDC makes membership free
In the current financial climate it’s rare to find something for nothing. But that’s exactly what’s on offer from the Institute of Professional Drivers and Chauffeurs (IOPDC).
FHI to withdraw from FIA WRC after 2008 season
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, has announced the withdrawal from the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the 2008 season.
Manheim Auctions, Colchester Europe’s only 4 lane facility
Manheim Auctions, Colchester’s four lane facility has just celebrated its first anniversary. The huge auction centre is also Europe’s largest, with more than 120,000 cars, vans and trucks of all types going under the hammer in the past 12 months alone.