Car News
Running costs of £630 a mile!
This car is enough to make any fleet manager or business operator wince. With running costs, including depreciation, currently standing around £630 a mile it potentially is the most expensive car to run in Britain.
More World Cup action as Cooper heads into third A1GP season
The 2007 sporting season has been the year for World Cups, and Cooper Tire is about to embark on its third season with the World Cup of Motorsport, A1GP.
Economical Peugeot 308 makes its MPG marathon debut
On 4 October 2007, the new Peugeot 308 sets off on a tough challenge in its bid to be the most economical car in-class on the AA/ALD Automotive MPG Marathon 2007.
Buying a used car just got easier
Buying a used car need no longer be a headache because the UK’s leading online used car buying service Autoquake today launches its new look website that makes the car buying experience easier than ever before.
Rare cars at BCA Blackbushe
There’s an eclectic choice of collectable and unusual classics in BCA’s next Classic & Historic sale, including a rare Porsche 930 ‘Flatnose’, a one-off luxury sports saloon and 1959 Jaguar XK150 Coupe formerly owned by renowned racer, John Appleton.
Success on a plate for Land Rover’s September sales
Land Rover UK dealers are set for record breaking sales in September as customers snap up the new 57 plate.
Winner of Georgia’s The Apprentice orders London black cabs
The winner of Georgia’s version of The Apprentice has said “You’re hired” to LTI Vehicles, the manufacturer of the iconic London taxi.
Motorpoint: no push to purchase
The image of car supermarkets is often tarnished with being the prime destination of the bargain-hunter and stories of sales staff looking to push the buyer into a car that they don’t really need.
Europ Assistance wins Quinn Direct motor breakdown contract
Europ Assistance has been appointed to provide roadside assistance services to Quinn Direct motor policy holders in the UK and Northern Ireland. Quinn Direct will now include roadside assistance automatically in all its private motor insurance policies.
Executive chauffeur service chooses the Volkswagen Caravelle
The luxury, seven-seater Volkswagen Caravelle MPV is playing an important and successful role at Minster Chauffeurs, a corporate chauffeur business based in Middlesborough and Darlington.
Trafficmaster to bring fleet management service to UK
Trafficmaster is set to transform the way British businesses drive, by launching its comprehensive fleet management and tracking service, Trafficmaster Fleet Director, in the UK, after 15 years’ success in the USA.
Citroen’s unbeatable mean, green, performance machine
Citroen has announced the arrival of the 110hp C2 1.6HDi VTS – an exciting new diesel hot hatch that, for less than £11,000, offers an unbeatable combination of punchy performance, low emissions and money-saving fuel economy of well over 60mpg.
Maserati uncatchable in the Manufacturers’ Cup in the FIA GT1
Thanks to a fine series of results in the eighth round of the FIA GT International Championship held at Brno, Maserati are now out of reach in the Manufacturers’ Cup.
Peugeot diesels turn Denbighshire County Council green
Denbighshire County Council has become one of the first local authority fleets in the UK to trial high-blend biodiesel on its vehicles.
Torotrak announces first application of KERS with major F1 team
On the 5th June 2007 Torotrak Plc announced a licence agreement with Xtrac Ltd to use Torotrak’s traction drive technology to develop highly efficient and compact continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) for application in a new mechanical kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) proposed for Formula 1 (F1) motor racing.