Car News
Green Peugeot 308 gets the blue-light treatment
The Peugeot 308 is now available as a front-line police car, following the completion of the first equipped conversions by Peugeot’s Special Vehicle Operation (PSVO), based in Coventry. 308 is also available as a ‘one stop shop’ vehicle purchase for all Police Forces.
Return of the Audi TT clubsport quattro
A new version of the crowd-pulling, speedster-style Audi TT clubsport quattro show car makes its debut this month at the Wörthersee Tour, the annual gathering of Audi and VW enthusiasts in Austria.
Are you a born racer?
Do not be fooled into thinking a racing driver was born destined to race high performance cars on circuits all around the world. Most started off with day-to-day jobs and some of them keep their original careers alongside racing.
SEAT heads to Croft with high hopes of repeat win
SEAT Sport UK has four times scored a one-two race finish at Croft, both Jason Plato and Darren Turner have won there in recent years and Jason has never failed to score a podium finish there since the team's HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship programme began in 2004.
HPI and NMR Checks can help dealers meet Duty of Care
26th May 2008 sees the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations put into force the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD). The legislation changes bring in new criteria covering unfair practices by traders of all consumer goods and services and HPI is urging dealers to make sure they comply.
Top Cars cross borders
Although Top Car sales featuring high value prestige, executive and sporting cars are a familiar fixture of BCA’s sales programme in the UK, they are a new initiative in Germany where BCA Autoauktionen has just staged the first sale.
EMF and ACEA urge EU to better balance trade negotiations
The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) oppose the conditions for Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) proposed within the framework of the current WTO ‘Doha’ Round.
Scottish work-related road safety under the spotlight
Cutting the number of people killed in road crashes while they are working will be the focus of a series of free events across Scotland next month.
Technical enhancements for Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage – originally launched to widespread critical acclaim at the Geneva Motor Show in 2005 – is to receive significant technical enhancements, reaffirming the car’s position as one of the world’s most desirable and exhilarating sports cars.
Drivers vote for The Killers on the road
With summer day trips on the horizon, what makes the ultimate driving song? Is it the upbeat, sing-a-long variety or something more calming and tranquil? Is it a modern classic or an older masterpiece?
Kia bares its Soul
Kia Motors has confirmed its all-new segment-busting car will retain the name and spirit of the concept from which it evolved – Soul.
Get your pulse racing at BCA’s ‘Brooklands Tradition’ sale
BCA’s annual Brooklands Tradition sale takes place at the Brooklands Motor Museum, Surrey on Thursday 5th June. The historic setting will provide a fantastic backdrop for a wide range of vehicles, spanning almost a century of motoring.
Eden Project launch for Ford ECOnetic as low CO2 sales surge
Ford Focus ECOnetic's debut at Eden Project's 'Sexy Green Car Show' marks a growing public shift to low CO2 vehicles – with Ford sales in the segment up by a third.
Ford invitation to test green driving skills and save on fuel costs
Ford and the Energy Saving Trust today announced a nationwide smart driving challenge to find the UK's greenest motorist.
Turn a dream into a reality
Do your dreams see you bouncing awake in the mornings to go to a job you love and never having any financial worries, but you do not know how to make them come true?