Car News
Gentex honoured by General Motors
For the eleventh consecutive year and the twelfth time overall, Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has been named a General Motors (GM) Supplier of the Year.
The only road car to share the TT name gets official course duty
Former triple British Super Bike Champion John Reynolds has backed the organisers of the Isle of Man TT races who have chosen the latest and most powerful model in the iconic Audi TT range to perform as the “Official Car” at this year’s world-famous event.
Gentex recognised by Ford with World Excellence Award
Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, recently received a World Excellence Award from Ford Motor Company in a ceremony held in Dearborn, Michigan.
Fiat launches dealer fleet specialist programme
Small Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) are a key focus for Fiat Group’s sales growth in the corporate sector during 2008 according to fleet and remarketing director Adam Pumfrey.
Renault Koleos prices announced
Renault’s longstanding MPV experience combined with the 4x4 technology already proven on existing Alliance models, ensures that its all-new 4x4 crossover, Koleos, benefits from a rich heritage of expertise.
Car faults survey reveals alarming results
A shocking three quarters of the used cars inspected by the RAC have faults that would cause the car to fail an MOT and a further one in three have potentially dangerous or illegal faults, according to the motoring organisation.
NFDA criticizes new VED revelations
‘The sudden removal of the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) exemption for older vehicles will severely damage the market value of thousands of vehicles, which will be bad news for dealers and owners alike’ according to Sue Robinson, director of the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
Astucia “smart” road studs
Astucia SolarLite, “smart” solar-powered road studs invented in the UK are making a significant contribution to road safety around the world.
ACFO to expand membership base
Membership of ACFO, Britain’s premier organisation for fleet operators, is growing due to its successes in representing all levels of fleet operators – and further expansion is planned with the targeting of HR, finance and procurement professionals – many of whom now have responsibility for corporate fleet operations.
Civic Hybrid goes sky high with BA
Honda (UK) has sealed a major corporate deal to supply over 100 Civic Hybrids to British Airways, representing one of the largest hybrid fleet contracts in the UK.
Over 1 million cars still being illegally scrapped every year
More than a million scrap cars a year could be reaching landfill complete with harmful oils, tyres and with airbags intact. That’s despite End of Life Vehicle Regulations which came in to force in 2003, requiring cars to be properly de-polluted and recycled at licensed Authorised Treatment Facilities.
British Steam Car Team
The project to secure the world steam car speed record is on track, with everything focused on the record attempt at Bonneville Salt Flats, USA in August 2008. This will follow the unveiling of the British Steam Car at the 60th Bonneville Speed Week from 18 to 24 August.
GT-R achieves under 7:30 at Nürburgring
Nissan has announced that its GT-R supercar achieved a lap time at the infamous Nürburgring in Germany of seven minutes and 29 seconds. Recorded on April 16 and 17, the GT-R used was a base specification car and fitted with the standard Japanese market tyres. Driven by GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki, this latest lap time beats the previous fastest time for the GT-R by nine seconds.
Stunning Mazda3 now even more attractive
Mazda's medium sized family car, the Mazda3, now represents even better value for money with a number of significant specification enhancements that build on the qualities that have made the Mazda3 one of the best selling Mazda models in Europe.
Oil company profit = petrol retailer loss
‘While oil companies announced high profits most forecourt retailers sold fuel at a loss, and this is not an unusual situation for them,’ said Ray Holloway, Director of the RMI Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) commenting the price of fuel and its impact on the future viability of the forecourt sector.