Car News
Make sure you are safe and seen on ‘Breakdown Day’
As millions of people prepare to drive home for Christmas this Friday, car care specialist, Comma, is urging people to carry a high visibility vest in their car as one of the busiest days of the year for Britain’s breakdown services coincides with the shortest daylight hours of the year.
More motorists to buy greener cars
Two thirds of UK motorists would now buy a car with better green credentials to avoid paying higher road tax according to a survey by Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket group, highlighting a major turnaround in public opinion as 2007 comes to a close.
Cooper Tire dealer joins the fight against human trafficking in Africa
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company European dealer, Sinton Tyres, is playing an important role in humanitarian efforts by joining forces with an expedition that delivered five 4x4 vehicles to Sierra Leone in the fight against modern-day slavery.
Digital tachos put Mitsubishi’s L200 on the A-Plant A-List
One of the world’s largest non-operated equipment rental companies, A-Plant, has just taken delivery of 38 new Mitsubishi L200 pick-ups, which will be used to transport plant, tools, construction equipment, traffic signals and other on-hire items all over the country.
Special editions turn Ford's latest small cars into best sellers
Britain's best-selling small cars, the Ford Fiesta, Fusion and Ka, continue to top the sales charts boosted by an exciting line up of special editions during 2007 and a new edition to lead the sales charge into 2008.
Renault announces global sales results for November 2007
The Renault Group increased worldwide sales by 15.5% in November 2007 to 214,028 vehicles (car and LCV), compared with November 2006.
Toyota Prius: 10 years at the top
Prius celebrates its 10th anniversary this month and a decade during which it has pushed the boundaries of automotive innovation and set benchmarks in low emissions and fuel economy that Toyota’s rivals are still struggling to match.
Parker’s Car Price Guide: December trends, best buys and great deals
Car running costs seem to have gone up recently with fuel prices not only breaking the £1 a litre barrier, but unashamedly showing £1.07 for diesel at motorway services.
Mammoth Sports Adventure Specials
Continuing with its Sports Adventure programme for 2008 Nissan will launch two special editions of the Pathfinder and Navara to be known as ‘Mammoth’.
Mattias Ekström wins “Race of Champions”
Mattias Ekström has made one of his biggest dreams come true: In the final round of the "Race of Champions" the Audi driver defeated the seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher, triumphing for the second time in a row at the motorsport spectacle that was staged in front of over 50,000 spectators at London’s Wembley Stadium for the first time this year.
Ford confirms new high performance Focus RS is on the way
Ford of Europe is confirming its plan to deliver an exciting all-new, high performance Focus RS model for launch in 2009. A design image released by the company today hints at the exciting direction the new model is taking.
BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupé
The new BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupé heralds the dawn of a new era in motoring. Never before have the elegant flowing lines of a coupé been combined with the powerful presence of a four-wheel drive model.
Suzuki names pilots for SX4 WRC 2008
Toni Gardemeister and Per-Gunnar Andersson will be driving the all-new Suzuki SX4 WRC in 2008. By nominating the Scandinavians, Suzuki brings a famous face back to the WRC tracks and enables one of its juniors to enter the world’s most demanding motor sport competition, thus following the corporation’s international motor sport strategy.
Beware of the Xmas risk factor
Motorists could double their risk of a winter accident simply by driving home for Christmas, warns the RAC Foundation.
India takes incredible maiden victory at Zhuhai
A1 Team India’s Narain Karthikeyan made history when he took his and the team’s first ever A1GP race win in this afternoon’s incident-packed Feature race at China’s Zhuhai International Circuit.