Britain’s A Great Place To Build Cars – Nissan, Honda, Toyota & Mini Know It, Whilst Vauxhall Confirms It. We all know the economy is going through tough times not just here in the UK, but across Europe and the rest of the world, so you would think that a company looking to manufacturer its […]
Read MoreToyota and BMW Join Forces to Research Battery Technology
BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announce that they have signed an agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells and have begun said research. The agreement follows the memorandum of understanding concerning a mid-to long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly vehicles and technologies announced by the two companies on December […]
Read MoreLands End to John O’Groats on Just One Tank of Fuel
All manufacturers it seems are fitting cars with bigger fuel tanks, but what is certain is that mostly all cars are getting more economical. A recent economy run from Lands End to John O’Groats saw a new Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D T-Spirit Tourer complete a 904.9 mile trip from Cornwall to Scotland on just one […]
Read MoreRenault to Distribute Dacia Vehicles
New Cars for Old Car Prices? OK, some of us may have heard of the brand Dacia, but who out there has ever driven one or owned one or indeed wants one? Well let’s take a look and see if we are missing out on something. Founded in Romania in 1966, Dacia originally produced (old […]
Read More80mph motorway speed limit proposed
80MPH Motorway Speed Limit Trial to Go Ahead? Whilst its not been announced for sure, it seems the government are to press ahead with trials of the proposed 80mph motorway speed limit. The government intends to roll out a trial in areas where variable speed cameras operate to monitor driver’s behaviour, before deciding if it […]
Read MoreEuropean Car of the Year Award
Revolutionary Vauxhall Takes European Car of the Year Award You’ve probably not seen one, or driven one and come to that, probably don’t know anyone who has and you will almost certainly, never own one yourself, but never the less, the guys who decide what’s best when it comes to new “European” cars have decided […]
Read MoreNew Ford B-Max Prices Announced
Another New Ford To Look Forward To. Announcements from Ford in respect of new technology, new developments and upgraded product have become common place as the car maker continues to improve its range of vehicles. New models, many of them industry leading have been launched and have quickly become familiar household names. S-Max and C-Max […]
Read MoreBest New Cars for 2012
This Time its Parkers Guides Best New Cars for 2012 (yep more awards) You’ve probably heard of “Parkers Guide” because it was a magazine you could buy that gave you an indication of what you’re car was likely to be worth if you were trying to sell it. Problem was, that irrespective of what your […]
Read MoreTesco Cars to Close After Just 12 Months
Does This Surprise You? What ever job you do for a living, or what ever industry you are involved in, you will know that you probably do it as well or better than your competitors, because you know you’re job, you know what you are doing. Adding something completely different to your portfolio just because […]
Read MoreResearch Shows One in Six Cars Have Been Written Off
You’ve probably heard of ‘MyCarCheck’ as they are just one of the companies that can investigate the past of a car you are considering to buy. Well MyCarCheck has just revealed research which shows that 1 in 6 cars we buy have previously been written off. That’s a massive 17.3% of the cars on British […]
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