Car News
BVRLA Fleets save three million tonnes of CO2 in just four years
In recent research, the BVRLA has found that CO2 emissions from its Members’ vehicles have fallen by three million tonnes over the last four years.
A test of man, machine and lubricants!
A Land Rover Discovery3 V8 HSE, entered by the Market Rasen based Duckworth Land- Rover dealership, has gained first place in the production class of the challenging and arduous Moroccan Desert Storm Rally which finished the end of last year.
Bleaker economic outlook will weaken used car values
The gloomier outlook for the UK economy in 2008 looks likely to have ramifications for the used car market, according to EurotaxGlass’s. The company is forecasting that the price of the average three-year-old car could soon be around £400 less than in 2007.
Forget the gym! Look after the health of your vehicle
After eating and drinking a-plenty during the festive season, getting fit regularly tops many New Year’s resolution lists.
PSA Peugeot Citroen vehicles sales up 3.8% in 2007
PSA Peugeot Citroen sold 3,428,000 vehicles and CKD units in 2007, up 1.8% from the 3,366,000 units sold in 2006.
Seat sits pretty as 2007 sales are totted up
Seat has its sights set on a record 2008 after notching up another impressive year of solid sales growth.
BMW achieves record UK new car sales
BMW Group achieved record UK new car sales in 2007 with 169, 236 BMW and MINI vehicles registered, an increase of 10 per cent over 2006.
Directors getting younger in the automotive industry
Directors in the automotive industry are getting younger, according to Experian, the global information services company.
Don’t gamble with grip
With wet and icy conditions sweeping across the UK, Kwik-Fit is urging motorists not to 'gamble with grip' and has pledged to keep British motorists safer on the roads by cutting the price of leading brand tyres until the end of January.
Car sales up in 2007 - interest rates down in 2008?
‘The increase in new car sales in 2007 shows that consumer confidence weathered the economic storms, but interest rates must come down in 2008 for this level of demand to continue,’
Don’t get left out in the cold
The incidence of car accidents on wet roads during winter months in the UK leaps by a staggering 267% according to DfT figures.
Potholed Britain
Motorists in the UK are more than twice as likely to suffer damage to their cars than their American counterparts because of poorly maintained roads, according to new research from independent insurer, Warranty Direct on nearly 500,000 vehicles.
Flex-fuel technology supports fuels containing ethanol
Bosch has started series production of a number of engine management systems and injection components for alternative fuels.
Small cars and diesel registrations fuel new car market in 2007
New car registrations in 2007 rose by 2.5 per cent or 59,143 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT). They surpassed the forecast at the start of the year by almost 90,000 units. The 2007 performance was the sixth highest on record.
The UK Motorhome & Caravan Owners Spring Fair
‘The UK Motorhome & Caravan Spring Fair’ returns to Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March 2008.