The widespread take-up of low-emission cars in fleets, and the impact of the scrappage scheme for private motorists, has seen [...]
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Four by fortune favours the brave
As fuel prices rise steadily and the value of oil continues on an upward spiral as we climb out of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Holiday car rentals – the good, the bad and the ugly
My first memory of a holiday hire car was at the tender age of five when the family trip our [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Recession equals a 30 percent reduction in traffic congestion
A new report, by the AA and travel data firm Trafficmaster, shows there has been a reduction in traffic congestion [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car makers may be going green but British motorists lag behind
Car makers are being forced to make significant cuts in their vehicles’ CO2 emissions, but some countries appear reluctant to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The 1000th article
If you check out our archives page you’ll see that this is MTIs 1000th article and it perhaps offers an [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car makers use blue to get their green message accross
In the future all cars will have to be kind to the environment and meet increasingly stringent emission targets. Thankfully [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Volvo get Mayor to change his mind but what’s their car like?
Volvo has been successful in its challenge to The Mayor of London to review the current Congestion Charge alternative fuel [...]
Read the rest of this entry »London Mayor urged to look again at congestion charge policy
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson is being challenged by Volvo UK to review the basis of charging for the London [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Chinese government to block Hummer purchase
A Chinese firm’s bid to buy the gas-guzzling Hummer car brand will be blocked on environmental grounds, according to Chinese [...]
Read the rest of this entry »UK Government announces electric car trial
The UK government has announced a £25 million project to run trials of electric vehicles that will help the country [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Nissan banking on electric
BBC Business News reports that Japanese carmaker Nissan plans to make 100,000 electric cars a year by 2012, and is [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Environmental activists attack 4WD’s
The Daily Mail reports on environmental activists carrying out a spate of attacks on 4x4s. Tyres have been let down [...]
Read the rest of this entry »New Toyota hybrid gets off to a flyer
Toyota said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises [...]
Read the rest of this entry »When big is beautiful
I have never been one for small cars personally; I never have, and never will own one. It’s not that [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Henry Ford’s grandson tells it like it is
As Britain braces itself for the budget tomorrow and the car business holds its collective breath for some much needed [...]
Read the rest of this entry »RAC report reveals that car ownership is up but mileage falls
BBC News reports on a RAC Foundation “The Car in British Society” report which reveals that the rapid growth in [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Will the green buzz lead to common sense?
At present the buzz in the new car sales world is for greener technology and more efficient less polluting models, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dealers may be tempted to overplay the green card
With the latest announcements on £5,000 incentives for buying electric cars due to kick in 2011 and the, much anticipated, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Green car subsidy plan unveiled
Motorists will be offered subsidies of up to £5,000 to encourage them to buy electric and hybrid cars under plans [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Scrappage debate hots up
Hot on the heels of the comments against a scrappage scheme made by Brian Spratt, chief executive of The Automotive [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ford Europe cuts production capacity
Ford of Europe has announced further actions to reduce production capacity in Europe ‘due to the unprecedented decline in the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Could Volvo be heading east?
Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile has contacted several European auto brands, including Ford Motor’s Volvo, and is interested in an acquisition, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Solent Motors go bust
Private car dealer group Solent Motors based on the south coast are the latest company to collapse with the loss [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Some car salespeople not getting the green message
Car manufacturers are stepping up the “green” message and are focusing on the mass production of lower emission cars. Car [...]
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