Car News

Nissan sales outstrip market in bumper start to the year

Nissan’s year has got off to a storming start, with sales of cars and light commercial vehicles during the first three months of 2008 up 36 per cent.

Historic European sales results crown a positive year

Mazda Motor Europe celebrates setting two historic sales records for the brand in March. Brisk sales during the last quarter of its two newest models – the recently-crowned World Car of the Year Mazda2, and the new Mazda6 – pushed retails sales during the last 12 months (April07 through March08) to a record 327,000 units.

Heikki Kovalainen signs up for Brooklands Motoring Festival

Brooklands Motoring Festival: The Double Twelve, is shaping up to be a Formula 1 delight as organisers confirmed a driving appearance by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ newest racing star Heikki Kovalainen.

Millions of motorists ready to welcome 20mph city speed limits

Two in five British drivers – around 12 million people - would welcome a 20mph speed limit on their city’s streets according to a survey by Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket group, despite warnings from the RAC Foundation that drivers would not accept a blanket speed limit in towns and cities.

Car dealers warned not to become complacent

As the UK recorded a rise in business failures during January, February and March 2008 (up 8.5 per cent), the automotive industry appears to have bucked the trend, according Experian, the global information services company.

Lexus makes other limos look green – with envy

Already a favourite among CEOs in the city, the top of the range Lexus LS 600h L has been awarded chauffeur car of the year, by The Chauffeur magazine in the highly competitive £50,000 to £100,000 category.

Five-year warranty for all Daihatsus

All Daihatsus will now come with a five-year unlimited mileage warranty following a successful trial on the Terios mini-SUV and Sirion five-door supermini.

Peugeot wins first race of 2008 LMS series

The No7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP driven by Nicolas Minassian and Marc Gené won the 1,000 km

Volvo – clean all its life

Volvo Cars’ commitment to environmental activities and continuous investment to help reduce its carbon footprint goes far beyond lowering CO2 emissions.

Nissan GT-R going even faster than expected

The Nissan GT-R official order book opened for business on 2 April 2008 and within the first 48 hours nearly 700 customer deposits were received for pre-order reservations.

2.0 CRDi Sport added across cee’d range

Kia has expanded the engine line up on cee’d and cee’d SW models with the addition of the powerful 2.0 CRDi unit recently introduced on the pro_cee’d Sport.

Hyundai Coupe TSIII – exotic looks, hot hatch price

The iconic Hyundai Coupe has always been a real head turner. Now it is joined in the showroom this month by a limited edition model, called the TSIII. This promises to really strain the neck muscles of passers-by with extra styling enhancements and exclusive colour options.