Global automakers are putting their hottest new products on display in Shanghai, counting on design, quality and technology to give them an edge against newcomer Chinese carmakers in the world’s fastest-growing major market.
All the big global names were in China’s biggest city for the Shanghai Auto Show, a biennial event showcasing the one-time bicycle kingdom’s [...]
11 April 2007
National Car Rental and Guy Salmon are applying a UK wide smoking ban to all their vehicles. This is being implemented across the company’s 45,000 strong fleet ahead of the smoking bans coming into force in Wales, Northern Ireland and England this Spring and Summer.
“We feel very strongly that a smoking ban [...]
Volvo’s the S40 saloon and V50 Sportswagon will be facelifted for the 2008 model year with the first cars available in the UK from July.
More streamlined looks and enhanced versatility inside will be introduced, with an increased number of trim levels available.
Dynaudio speakers for the Premium Sound system, a new hard drive-based RTI road traffic [...]
The first few pictures of the new Fiat 500 have just been released. The Fait 500 is being launched on the 4th July to mark the 50th anniversary of the car it is based on, but it won’t be released in the UK until early next year.
As part of the countdown to the launch, [...]
• Chinese-made MGs to be sold in late 2007
• First new MGs in two years built last week
• Production at Longbridge to resume this month
Car buyers should see the MG brand back in Britain in the second half of this year, according to Nanjing Automobile Group, which bought MG Rover after its collapse in [...]
The new Skoda Fabia Supermini goes on sale on the 17th May and Skoda have just revealed the cost of the new car - £7990.
The bottom of the range Fabia Supermini is a 1.2 litre 6v car and costs only £400 more than the old version of the car despite having new and improved technologies [...]
General Motors has confirmed it will continue to make cars at the Ellesmere Port car manufacturing plant.
GM Europe said its popular compact Astra make would be made in four countries across Europe from 2010. As well as the Merseyside factory, plants in Poland, Germany and Sweden will also make the Astra brand which sold nearly [...]
For the first time ever, Honda (UK) has sold over 100,000 cars in 12 months. A record final month of the 2006/07 financial year saw total sales of Honda cars top 100,300 between April 2006 and March 2007, during which time Honda (UK) also set a record market share of 4.66%.
“In 1994 we set ourselves [...]
BMW have just released pictures of their new M3, a model which is now 21years old.
It comes with a 4.0 litre V8 engine, a carbonfibre roof and a new lightweight suspension. It also comes with 18inch alloy wheels as standard, with 19 inch alloy wheels as an optional extra.
It reaches 0-60mph in just 4.8 [...]
General Motors Corp. unveiled a trio of tiny concept vehicles yesterday before the start of the New York International Auto Show, which opens to the public tomorrow and runs through April 15.
The auto maker said the cars, while unlikely to be sold in the U.S. any time soon, are intended to appeal to young drivers [...]
