Many good things have come out of Manchester, Oasis, Boddingtons and of course, Manchester United, plus a whole string of famous faces, but the people of Manchester have just proven that they are all stars by making a decision that has rocked the establishment and giving a firm and overwhelming no to plans to implement […]

In an announcement from Ford in the USA, Alan Mulally, Ford president and CEO, has confirmed that the strategic options for Volvo are being re-evaluated.  Mr Mulally said that Ford are committed to making the best decision for both Ford and Volvo. The significant downturn in the global automotive market and economic stability world wide, […]

Whilst electrically powered cars are in their infancy, the concept has been given a boost in London with the launch of the first electric vehicle re-charge zone. Ten boroughs in London that form the South and West London Transport Conference Partnership (SWELTRAC) are installing re-charging posts allowing drivers to plug in and charge their cars […]

The Ford Transit has taken top spot as Britain’s most reliable van in this years FN50 reliability survey (for the second year running), probably confirming what most people who operate Ford vans are already aware of. One of the industries most respected fleet publications, “Fleet News” completed an analysis of more than 100,000 vans operated […]

But does that mean anything? Fact is, probably not. On the face of it, well done to Vauxhall, but when you consider how the award is arrived at, you have to question how it possible that a car that’s not even on sale anywhere in Europe until next year can win any kind of “best […]

But haven’t you forgotten something? If I told you that I had given up hunting foxes with hounds, but conveniently forgot to mention I go hunting for stags with a 12 bore, you might rightly think I wasn’t telling you the whole story. Well obviously that kind of thing happens in the motor industry as […]

You must have seen the adverts for the Lexus RX400h.  It’s a big 4wd vehicle, but this ones a little bit special, as its fitted with Toyota’s “Hybrid Drive Technology”. The advert headlines with “Put Your Carbon Footprint Down” and claimed the Lexus RX400h is a luxury car with a conscience, in fact, “A luxury […]

The Ford Focus is justifiably the country’s most popular new car and has just been voted for the second year running as the “Used Car of the Year” in the Auto Express Glass’s Guide Used Car Honours for 2008.  Significantly, the judges were unanimous in their decision to award the top accolade to the Focus. […]

You are a braver man than me, that’s all I can say! According to eBay Motors, buyers are becoming more savvy and increasingly researching resale values on-line before buying a second hand vehicle. The auction site reported the sales of “hybrid” cars seeing massive growth as people try to save on fuel costs.  On the […]

The Road Transport Laboratory have completed a study that claims sending a text whilst driving is more dangerous than jumping in your car when you’ve had a drink or two. In tests, the reaction time of drivers texting, dropped by 35%, whilst those who had drunk the legal limit for alcohol, only dropped by 21% […]