Car News
MIA unveils invaluable PRI visitor package
The MIA is responsible for the Motorsport Valley Zone at the annual PRI Show in Orlando – the biggest national group at the world's largest motorsport show.
Season finale for the Audi R10 TDI
The last race of the season in the American Le Mans Series is staged at Laguna Seca (US state of California) one week after the DTM finale at Hockenheim.
Arrivederce e ciao!
The MIA's first Business Development Visit to Italy has been declared a major success by the 10 delegates involved. All returned with a much stronger understanding of the culture and motorsport history of Italy, as well as some invaluable new business contacts.
New Think! campaign targets parents for first time
Parents are being reminded: kids do as you do, not as you say, as part of a new THINK! road safety campaign aimed at driving down child road casualties, launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.
BEN Appears on Public TV
BEN, the Automotive Industry Charity has launched a film about its welfare and care work on Public TV as part of an ongoing communications strategy, to increase awareness.
Top of the bots for Aston Martin
Shove over Sian, clear off Charlotte and relax Robbie, there’s a new ‘rear of the year’ in town, and this one has a licence to thrill – the brand new Aston Martin DBS.
Jaguar reveals the new generation X-Type
The Jaguar X-TYPE gets a fresh new look for 2008, along with a host of new features inside and outside the vehicle and a new automatic transmission in the acclaimed 2.2 diesel.
Car dealers still finding market conditions tough
Business failures amongst motor traders fell by 18.8 per cent during quarter three compared the same period in 2006, according to the latest insolvency figures from Experian, the global information solutions company.
Brits’ regular car journeys are the ‘journeys from hell’
Do you feel stressed out even before you get to work? Research by online insurer swiftcover.com reveals that one in eight British drivers (12%) find driving to work the most stressful regular journey they make. And three-quarters (74%) of them blame their journey from hell on the sheer volume of traffic.
Volvo to be headline sponsor of The Baby Show
Volvo Car UK is delighted to announce their continued involvement with The Baby Show as headline sponsor. With a modern range of cars that are versatile and family-friendly, as well as a renowned reputation for being at the forefront of safety technology, Volvo is the ideal car company to sponsor The Baby Show.
Dealer Team Suzuki heads for Wales Rally GB in strong position
Dealer Team Suzuki’s James Wozencroft and Lorna Smith finished 2nd and 4th in Class R2 at the Yorkshire International Rally, the penultimate round of the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship held in the forests around Pickering on Saturday 6th October.
British Rally Championship for Dealer Team Suzuki
Dealer Team Suzuki’s Lorna Smith and co-driver Joanne Oakey were crowned British Ladies Rally Champions 2007 on Saturday 6th October after finishing 4th in class at the Yorkshire International Rally.
D.O.T awarded status of ‘Official Logistics Partner’ for A1GP
Having proved their capability last season, burgeoning events/logistics specialists Delivered On Time (D.O.T) have been made the ‘official logistics partner’ to the A1GP international motor racing series, the first round of which for 2007/08 was held at Zandvoort, the Netherlands on September 29/30.
UK entrepreneurs hit the road to find ‘eureka’ moments
Archimedes had the original ‘eureka’ moment in the bath – before running around the street naked shouting about it – whilst Newton’s came as he sat under a tree and was hit on the head by a falling apple.
Peak Performance go the extra mile in MPG Marathon
James Sutherland, managing director of Derbyshire based, award winning advanced driver training and driving risk management solutions provider, Peak Performance and the company’s strategic partnership manager Richard Hill, took their second consecutive victory in the annual AA/ALD Automotive MPG Marathon