Car News
Image conscious consumers tempted into debt by cars
Cars are the biggest culprits when it comes to tempting people into spending beyond their means, according to a consumer survey by Experian, the global information services company. The research reveals that men are nearly twice as likely to get into four-wheeled debt than women.
Honda creates UK’s first ever truly live TV ad
Honda (UK) will stage Britain’s first ever truly live TV advertisement this Thursday evening (29 May) on Channel 4.
Driving motoring forward
More people than ever are buying and driving cars, and it is people who traditionally did not buy new cars that are now driving cars sales forward.
Toyota at the 2008 Mobility Roadshow
Toyota is out in force at the 2008 Mobility Roadshow displaying a dozen models for both static display and accompanied track test drives. This continues Toyota’s on-going commitment to helping disabled motorists and supporting the Mobility Roadshow.
How green are you? How green is your car?
Are you already a part of the ‘green’ transport revolution and want to compare your lifestyle with others? Join RevolveTM on the weekend of the summer solstice and find out what eco-pioneers are already doing and how you can cut your car’s carbon emissions now without costing the earth.
Volvo Ocean Race cars and merchandise on sail now
The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s most gruelling ocean adventure taking nearly nine months to sail 39,000 nautical miles of the globe’s most treacherous seas.
Move your used hybrids to the South East to maximise values
Lex, the UK’s largest vehicle leasing company has announced results of its analysis into the used car market by revealing that until another area of the UK introduces a congestion charge policy, the south east will be the most profitable area to sell a hybrid into the second hand market.
Mileage rates should be reviewed – or scrapped altogether
According to management consultants Emmerson Hill Associates (who research motoring costs for the RAC) running a car nowadays is simply not a ‘profit-making’ activity, but no one seems to have alerted the Treasury to this.
Lancer Evo drivers ready to face the toughest challenge
Juho Hanninen (Finland) will start among the favourites for FIA Production Car World Rally Championship (PWRC) victory on next week’s third round of the series, the Acropolis Rally of Greece.
Mazda car production is up 22%
The success of the Mazda2 and newly-launched Mazda6 helped lift production at Mazda’s Japanese factories by 23.1% in April compared to April 2007.
Kuga achieves best overall rating for its class in Euro NCAP test
In the latest phase of Euro NCAP safety tests the all-new Ford Kuga compact crossover has achieved the best combination of star ratings, placing the car at the top of the table in the Euro NCAP Small Off-road 4x4 group.
Manheim smashes auction record
Just weeks after Manheim sold a McLaren Mercedes SLR for £160,500 the auction giant has increased this record to £187,000 with another McLaren selling under the hammer at its Colchester centre. The 2007 model finished in Osmian Grey was one of array of mouth-watering luxury and stunning performance cars in this latest Manheim Prestige Sale.
Five Euro-NCAP stars for the new Superb
The new Skoda Superb has received five stars in independent crash tests performed by Euro-NCAP. One of the factors to have contributed to the highest possible rating is a knee airbag.
Volkswagen working on high-performance energy storage
Agreement has been reached on a co-operation which sees Volkswagen joining forces with Sanyo, one of the world’s leading developers of rechargeable batteries, to work on new and extremely efficient high-performance storage systems based on lithium-ion technology.
Green machine hits the islands
Forget Congestion Charge-dodging Londoners – a canny car buyer from a remote Scottish island has snapped up one of the first UK examples of the ultra-green SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive.