Car News
Fiat Group Automobiles UK response to budget
The message keeps getting clearer: businesses which run low-CO2 car fleets will benefit from reduced fuel bills, lower general costs and a more generous treatment on capital allowances, while their drivers will benefit from decreased Benefit in Kind tax bills.
Volvo launches cooperation for development of plug-in hybrid cars
Together with electricity provider Vattenfall, Saab Automobile, ETC and the Swedish state, Volvo Car Corporation is launching a joint broad-based research venture to develop spearhead technology in the area of plug-in hybrid cars. Sweden will be the arena for the field tests.
Avro’s 720 Mirage Ford GT… The ultimate limited edition
Just as the Ford GT becomes a legend in its own time, Avro Motor Cars, the Brooklands-based supercar specialist, has joined forces with Roush Technologies in the UK to create a further strictly limited edition of the car.
VX Racing driver heads-up charity support for BLISS
VX Racing’s rising-star driver Tom Onslow-Cole has pledged his support to BLISS, a UK-based charity supporting premature babies.
Best-yet field gathers for Formula Ford
The British Formula Ford Championship is set for its most competitive, exciting and unpredictable season in recent memory.
ProTyre to support 2008 Ginetta Championships
Protyre – the UK’s leading independent tyre fitting network – has been appointed as the official tyre supplier for all three of the 2008 Ginetta Championships, proving to be one of the UK’s most popular single-make race series.
Chevrolet’s Dream Garage – A dream come true for UK winners
A once in a lifetime opportunity has been awarded to lucky UK winners, Anthony Pointon, Kathryn Muldoon and William O’Callaghan following Chevrolet’s hugely successful European-wide competition – the Chevrolet Dream Garage.
HiQ – join the revolution
HiQ parent company Goodyear Dunlop has today announced that it will be unveiling its nationwide franchising programme on March 31st, and expects a high level of interest from retail specialists and investors seeking to ‘join the revolution’ and invest in Britain’s fastest expanding vehicle servicing network.
Road tax increases won’t change Ssangyong prices
A revitalised SsangYong has reacted quickly to this week’s Budget announcements of increases in vehicle excise duty (VED or road tax) by announcing that SsangYong on-the-road prices will be unaffected.
Portfolio launches integrated de-fleet photography solution
Portfolio, Europe’s leading provider of automotive marketing services and part of the Manheim Group, has enhanced the quality of offering in the wholesale sector with the introduction of a new dedicated professional photographic service which integrates seamlessly with the reconditioning process at de-fleet centres.
Peugeot 908 misses out on pole-position due to regulations
Despite posting the fastest time in yesterday’s qualifying session on his only flying lap in the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, Stéphane Sarrazin was deprived of pole-position.
The greenest racing car to compete in the international arena
The British Eco Racing team's Radical SR10 LMP1 prototype will compete on Shell GTL diesel in the American Le Mans Series opener, but the plan is to run on a fuel containing a 50-per-cent-bio component before the end of the season.
Small emissions once again make MINI a big winner
Fleet News has become the latest media outlet to nominate MINI as a green winner. In the publication’s 20th Annual Awards ceremony, MINI was named Best Small Car 2008 thanks to the introduction of new fuel-saving technologies and amazingly strong residual values.
Lower fuel bills, despite the budget?
The Budget has put off the 2p rise in fuel duty - but it is only a delay until October, when motorists will be looking at paying £5 a gallon for petrol.
Alfa Mi.To: World Premiere
With the imminent arrival of its new Mi.To, Alfa Romeo will soon be offering a new generation of Alfa aficionados its most compact sporty car to date.