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BMW 3-Series 5 star NCAP

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

In the latest Euro NCAP series of crash tests, the new BMW 3 Series achieved the top rating and was awarded 5 stars. Read more...

Marmalade app for young drivers

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Marmalade Insurance - the young driver specialist - has launched a free Smart Phone App this week that is intended to improve driver technique. Read more...

Audi digital rear-view mirror

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Audi has developed a digital rear-view mirror, which will be used by the company's factory drivers at the Le Mans 24 Hours. Read more...

Peugeot 208 5 star NCAP rating

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The Peugeot 208 has been awarded 5 stars by Euro NCAP, following the introduction of a new level of award designed to make it more challenging to attain the highest rating. Read more...

Mercedes SL Roadster to cost £72,495

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Mercedes has announced pricing for the sixth generation of the new SL-Class Roadster. Read more...

Motorexpo UK debuts

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Motorexpo is gearing up for its greatest show to date when the Canary Wharf opens to the public on the 11th June. Read more...

Nissan LEAF powers Spinnaker Tower

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Singer and TV personality, Alesha Dixon, lit up Portsmouth on Monday when she switched on the lights at the Spinnaker Tower. Read more...

Next Mazda MX-5 to spawn Alfa Roadster

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Mazda and Fiat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a new roadster for Mazda and Alfa Romeo based on the next-generation MX-5 rear-wheel-drive architecture. Read more...

Jaguar C-X16 on show in London

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Jaguar is showcasing its one-off C-X16 concept car at Clerkenwell Design Week to showcase Read more...

Isuzu D-Max pick-up announced

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Isuzu has announced the all-new Isuzu D-Max pick-up will be covered by a five-year / 120,000-mile warranty, with customer deliveries expected in July. Read more...

Abarth 695 Maserati to cost £32,000

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The new limited edition Abarth 695 Maserati Edition will cost £32,000 (OTR) when it goes on sale in the UK at the end of this year. Read more...

New Kia cee'd from £14,395

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The all-new second generation Kia cee'd goes on sale in the UK on 1 June. Read more...

New Lexus RX 450h adds F Sport

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The Lexus RX 450h has been upgraded with styling revisions and enhanced equipment levels - as well as the addition of a new F Sport model to the range. Read more...

Zipcar offers Ampera for London

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Car sharing club, Zipcar, has announced a pilot partnership with Vauxhall, that will see the Ampera join its fleet of vehicles for the next six months. Read more...

Peugeot 207 CC and 308 CC Roland Garros

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Peugeot is releasing Roland Garros special editions of the 207 CC and 308 CC coupe-convertibles in time for the summer tennis season. Read more...

Ford "Easy Fuel" combats fuel theft

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Ford originally developed its Easy Fuel system to help stop drivers making refuelling errors, but it as a result it also makes siphoning extremely difficult. With the escalating cost of petrol prices, Ford sees this as an additional benefit for its customers, as fuel theft from vehicles has increased by 25 per cent in the past year to a reported 4,500 cases in the UK annually. Read more...

DSA launches Highway Code app

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The Department of Transport and the Driving Standards Agency are marking the Highway Code's 81st year by launching it as an interactive app for smartphones. Read more...

New Audi A3 with 4-door saloon option

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The new Audi A3 goes on sale in the UK in September, initially as a three-door hatchback with a choice of 1.4- and 1.8-litre petrol engines and a 2.0-litre turbodiesel. Read more...

Vauxhall Astra production stays at Ellesmere Port

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Vauxhall today confirmed that production of its next-generation Astra compact car will be built at the company's manufacturing plant at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. Ellesmere Port will be the lead plant of only two in Europe building the new model. Read more...

Martin Scorsese to co-produce Beaulieu film

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Martin Scorsese is joining Lord Attenborough and Anthony Haas to produce the feature film drama SILVER GHOST. The project will be a co-production between Scorsese's Sikelia Productions and Zuma Productions. Read more...

Porsche 918 Spyder hits the road

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Driving trials of the Porsche 918 Spyder super sports car have progressed to the completion of initial prototypes. Read more...

How many rugby players can fit in a Chevrolet Aveo?

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

As the rugby season draws to a close, Chevrolet is calling on local rugby clubs across the UK to find out how many players they can fit into a new Aveo. Read more...

VW to fit DAB radios as standard

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Volkswagen is to fit DAB radios as standard on all models from the Polo to the Phaeton. Read more...

Chevrolet Trax to debut at Paris

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Chevrolet will debut an all-new small sport utility vehicle called the Trax at the Paris Motor Show in September. Read more...

Jaguar Land Rover creates 300 jobs

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Jaguar Land Rover is to spend an additional £1 billion with UK suppliers over the next four years as a direct result of the continuing global popularity of the Range Rover Evoque. Read more...

Vauxhall to replace engine line-up

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Vauxhall will replace the core of its petrol and diesel line-up in the next 12 months with three all-new engine families offering improvements in CO2 emissions, economy, torque and refinement. Read more...

Eterniti makes sales in China

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Eterniti Motors recorded the first sales of its Artemis super-SUV at the recent Auto China show in Beijing. Read more...

New BMW 3 Series Touring

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

BMW has released details of the all-new 3 Series Touring - the estate variant of its volume selling executive D-Segment saloon. Read more...

MINI John Cooper Works GP

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

MINI has revealed its fastest ever production car - the John Cooper Works GP. Read more...

Last ever Saab 9-3 Convertibles on sale in UK

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Saab Parts UK has secured the sale of the last remaining 26 right-hand drive Saab 9-3 Convertibles for UK customers. Read more...