The Jaguar XF has yet again been voted ‘Car of the Year’ – its fourth top title win since being launched in March. This time the premier award comes courtesy of Auto Express in their New Car Honours 2008. Jaguar’s multi-award winning sports saloon claimed its crown following victory in the ‘Best Executive Car’ category [...]
Mazda’s range of ‘Zoom-Zoom’ vehicles continue to impress automotive experts, with the iconic Mazda MX-5 roadster selected for critical acclaim in the 2008 Auto Express New Car Honours, announced in the weekly magazine.
Mazda MX-5 lease prices
Presenting the Mazda MX-5 with a class-topping annual award for the third successive year, the judges from the UK’s best-selling [...]
To give customers even better value for money and easier financial budgeting, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched competitive Contract Hire and Finance Lease offers for its compact Caddy van, the new Caddy Maxi and its best-selling Transporter van - with prices starting from £185 a month (plus VAT and initial rentals) including free servicing for [...]
Dramatically increasing motoring costs and the length of time journeys across town can take is making cycling an increasingly more popular way of transport. It has become a healthy activity promoted by politicians such as David Cameron and Britain’s success in Olympic competition has given it an even higher profile. Not forgetting to mention, that [...]
It’s nearly time for new car registrations to be launched in the UK and car manufacturers are happily boasting of their vehicles’ credentials ahead of their launch. The focus is unsurprisingly being placed on the greener aspects of a car’s performance - and the new Peugeot 407 is no exception.
There are a number of exterior [...]
The green car race continues and now South Korean manufacturer Hyundai-Kia has expressed its desire to get in on the act.
According to a statement made on Monday, the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group will pour $1.1billion into research and development this year, and will hire around 4,500 new staff in an effort to make South Korea one [...]
Green Motion - Britain’s low CO2 vehicle rental company - today was welcomed as the latest member of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).
Following Green Motion’s launch the company applied for membership of the BVRLA and following careful review by the association membership has been granted. Founder of Green [...]
A recent survey has revealed how concerned British people are for the environment and how we are looking to decrease their environmental impact.
The Touch Points2 survey commisioned by IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) and published last month reveals that:
• 62 per cent of adults are concerned about their impact on the environment.
• 85 per cent of adults make a [...]
The expansion of hydrogen fuel continues as another US state welcomes a refuelling station.
The first hydrogen refuelling station in Missouri has just opened in Rolla. It is located at the Missouri University of Science and Technology’s E3 Commons Development and is supplied by Linde. Linde is supplying fuel cell-grade gaseous hydrogen on behalf of the [...]
Good news for electric vehicles across the Atlantic thanks to new regulations issued by the Canadian transportation agency allowing truck versions of the low speed vehicles to be driven on Canadian roads with speed limits up to 50km per hour (31mph).
Previously low speed electric trucks were not permitted on Canadian roads, primarily because of their [...]