The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2009 opened to the press over the weekend and although the show isn’t open to the public until the January 17, it looks like a show packed full of exciting debuts and new models.
Thanks to the downturn in new car sales, there are some notable absentees such as [...]
More news from the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with the exciting announcement that Volkswagen will be unveiling an all-new mid-engined, rear wheeled roadster concept to the motoring world.
The sporty looking roadster has been named as ‘Concept BlueSport’ and while there are no plans immediate plans for this to go into production the next [...]
Volkswagen Group sets historic new delivery record
Last year, the Volkswagen Group delivered 6.23 million vehicles worldwide (2007: 6.19 million; +0.6 percent), setting a new record.
“We have kept our promise: the Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles than ever before in the difficult year of 2008. With growing shares on the world market and major single markets, [...]
While the motor industry in general might have suffered during 2008, news from the Swedish Carmaker has bucked the trend with sales increasing by almost 11%, in turn increasing their total market share by 25%, with an increase from 1.25% to 1.56%.
In total the company managed to shift 33,358 cars during the year with its C30 [...]
A New Year a new release of personalised number plates from the DVLA.
In what has been coined ‘the year of the O’ a total of six auctions will be held to sell its O-series of private plates, with the first taking place over three-days at Whittlebury Hall, near Towcester, Northamptonshire starting on January 28.
Among the plates [...]
Visitors to the London International Boat Show this week will get the chance to see the new Range Rover Sport ‘Stormer Edition’ together with other Range Rover models.
On sale from March there will only be 300 Stormer Editions available in the UK, with a list price of £43,550. Based on the entry level Range Rover [...]
We may be seeing an end to the recent spate of lower fuel prices according to The Mirror.
The newspaper reported yesterday that petrol prices are rising again after six months of falls.
Data from the AA revealed that the average price of a litre has crept up to 86.28p from 85.89p this week.
Diesel is an average [...]
The new Mercedes E-Class, arriving in the UK from mid-June 2009 will offer all-round safety, outstanding comfort and up to 23 per cent fuel savings; from 53.3 mpg and 139 g/km CO2 , the manufacturer promises.
With more than 20 new or further technical developments, this saloon further consolidates the leading position of Mercedes-Benz in the [...]
The current economic climate has helped create a set of not-to-be repeated circumstances in the UK automotive industry which means now is the time to look for your next car.
ContractHireAndLeasing.com is happy to throw its weight behind AM’s Buy A Car Campaign which was launched on 9 January 2009; with many people looking at the [...]
Vauxhall the manufacturer of the Vivaro, Movano, and Combo amongst others is celebrating its best ever market share in the light commercial vehicle market, with sales almost hitting the 50,000 mark for 2008.
Over the course of the year, Vauxhall’s total sales hit 49,863 which represented year on year share growth of 1.55 per cent; and [...]