Car News
Skoda Superb goes on sale
Skoda’s flagship model, the New Superb, goes on sale in UK showrooms today, Thursday 18 September.
Murketts’ Corsas come free with a good home
Murketts has joined forces with property developers in St. Ives with an innovative scheme to offer a free Vauxhall Corsa with every apartment sold over the weekend of 20-21 September.
Stress-free parking
In the face of increasing traffic congestion, less parking spaces available, and rising demands for driving convenience, the Bosch parking assistant makes day-to-day driving much easier, by taking the stress out of parking.
Alfred Dunhill for Bentley
The introduction of a new range of leather luggage heralds the start of a broader partnership between Bentley and Alfred Dunhill.
Mazda MX-5 wins ‘Best Roadster’ used car award
A legend in its own lifetime, the iconic Mazda MX-5 roadster continues to deliver pure motoring thrills – as a new or used car – almost 20 years since its debut.
Nissan launches educational website for children
Nissan’s Barcelona plant has launched a new educational website to coincide with the start of the new school term fabricanissan.com. The child-friendly website aims to teach all about the daily operations of a car factory whilst making learning fun for the younger audience.
Land Rover Discovery 3 awarded “Best Premium SUV”
The award-winning Land Rover Discovery 3 has won the Premium SUV category in this year's Auto Express Used Car Honours.
Women fall by the wayside of the auctioneer’s hammer
Women shy away from confrontations with men – according to DVLA Personalised Registrations. So far this year, of the 9,400 people who have registered to bid for private registrations at the four public auctions staged across the UK, less than nine per cent were women despite private plates proving popular with female drivers.
Maserati supports WOMAC at London Fashion Week
As the ultra-glamorous catwalk shows of London Fashion Week showcase the Spring/Summer ’09 collections of the world’s most famous designers, Maserati GB and London’s leading model agency Independent have reinforced their partnership and are proud to offer their support to WOMAC (Women On the Move Against Cancer) by donating the proceeds from the sales of the Maserati Calandra t-shirts to this charity.
Britain’s best-seller retains used car crown
The country’s most popular new car, the Ford Focus, has held on to its coveted ‘Used Car of the Year’ title in the Auto Express Glass’s Guide Used Car Honours 2008.
Ricardo to develop R&D capability for Sharda Motor
Sharda Motor Industries – a major first tier supplier to the Indian automotive industry – has turned to Ricardo for assistance in defining and implementing an independent, self-sustaining and state-of-the-art product development capability.
Innovative recharging station now ‘talks’ to electric cars
The UK’s network of Elektrobay road-side charging stations is now able to ‘talk’ to electric cars that are being recharged.
Approved Hyundai is approved by Auto Express
Hyundai’s Used Car Scheme has been named as Britain’s best by the biggest-selling weekly motoring magazine, Auto Express.
White paint sets the right tone but only on a minority of used cars
White has become an increasingly fashionable colour choice for consumer products in the 21st century, and growing numbers of vehicle manufacturers are following the trend by launching their all-new models with a white paint option.
NYSE bell rings to the sound of Motorexpo expansion
On Tuesday 16th September, executives and guests of Brookfield Properties and Motorexpo visited the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate their partnership, and officially announce the further expansion of the motor show like no other to the additional locations of Los Angeles and Toronto in 2009.