Car News

Jaguar's first XF rolls off the production line

26 November 2007 marked the beginning of an exciting new era for Jaguar Cars as the first Jaguar XF rolled off the production line at the company's Castle Bromwich plant.

Maserati GB supports Johnny Herbert Karting Challenge

Maserati GB was once again proud to offer its support to Johnny Herbert’s Karting Challenge to raise funds for the Warwickshire and Northampton Air Ambulance.

Ford Ka goes retro with two-tone colours

Britain's best-selling supermini, the Ford Ka, continues to reinvent itself. This month, the retro-look Two-Tone special edition goes on sale at £7,995.

Fiat to open new London experience centre

Fiat Group Automobiles UK Ltd has started work on a new customer image point and sales centre in London, which will open its doors to the public in early 2008.

In-car acoustics

Desperate to be the next Will Young or Kate Nash? Vauxhall Motors has conducted a series of scientific studies to reveal that the best place to hone your vocal chords and improve your singing voice is in the car.

NFDA tells members – check data protection procedures

Motor retailers need to put systems in place to protect any vital customer data they hold, and be aware of their responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, according to the RMI’s National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).

Rally-prepared Honda Civic Type R makes GB debut

JAS Motorsport’s Honda Civic Type R R3 will make its gravel debut on the Wales Rally Great Britain this week, the final round of the 2007 World Rally Championship.

Joined-up thinking must drive demand for cleaner cars

Price still trumps emissions when it comes to priorities for motor manufacturers' customers. That's a key finding from SMMT's annual issues' survey, which pooled the views of more than 100 industry bosses.

Brits are in the dark when it comes to car headlights

Over half of Brits (54 per cent) admit they’ve accidentally driven without headlights at least once in the past year and over 1 million motorists admit to having crashed, made a sudden manoeuvre or had a ‘near miss’ because they had forgotten to turn their lights on.

Switzerland storms to Sepang double victory

Pole sitter and Sprint race winner A1 Team Switzerland took its second win of the day in a incident-packed Feature race at Sepang in scorching weather conditions, moving the team into the championship lead by 10 points.

Switzerland takes Supreme Sprint race victory

Pole sitter A1 Team Switerzland’s Neel Jani took his second consecutive Sepang Sprint race victory at the third round of the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season in Malaysia.

Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder echoes sporting heritage

Porsche is presenting a new version of the mid-engined Boxster roadster at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy on December 5 - 16. In its distinctive design, features and philosophy, the Boxster RS 60 Spyder echoes the classic motorsport era of the 1960s, and in particular the success of Porsche sports cars during that period.