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New or used, it’s not a simlple decision

Posted on March 14th, 2010 by In51der

New car sales people versus used car sales people; who has the easier life? There are many buyers out there [...]

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UK Government to loan GM Europe 270 million euros

Posted on March 13th, 2010 by News

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a 300 million euros loan guarantee to General Motors Europe which will help secure [...]

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VW profits down 80 percent in 2009

Posted on March 11th, 2010 by News

Europe’s biggest carmaker, VW, saw net profits fall 80% last year to 960m euros. Operating profits also fell 71% from [...]

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New car C02 emissions down by biggest ever margin

Posted on March 11th, 2010 by News

The average CO2 emissions for new cars fell by their biggest ever margin in 2009 according to the annual New [...]

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Scrappage registrations reach 324,991 units

Posted on March 10th, 2010 by News

Figures from the SMMT show that 324,991 new cars were registered through the scrappage scheme by the end of February.
Commenting [...]

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I want one and, best of all, it’s British!

Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Mark Antony

I gave up driving British cars a long time ago, for a start it was hard to find any that [...]

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Another TVRelaunch on the way

Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Serman

Three years ago TVR closed its doors for the last time and in June 2008, Trevor Wilkinson, the company’s founder [...]

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A rise to 20% VAT would be “a disaster” for the automotive industry

Posted on March 4th, 2010 by News

With the government’s scrappage incentive due to expire at the end of March UK car companies are predicting new vehicle [...]

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Car Makers Premier League – February 2010

Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Outsider

It’s time once again for the Car Makers Premier League where each month we take a look at the top [...]

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February 2010 new car registration figures

Posted on March 4th, 2010 by News

Car market up 26.4 percent in February, despite the return of VAT to 17.5 percent. The figures continue to be [...]

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Nissan recalls over half a million US vehicles

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by News

Nissan has indentified problems with brake pedal pins which come loose and faulty fuel gauges on Titan, Armada, Quest and [...]

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Ford outsells GM in the US for the first time since 1998

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by News

Ford Motor Co reported a jump in US sales of 43% in February, selling more cars than its great rival [...]

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Patience is a virtue for the new car buyer

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by In51der

Car buyers are becoming increasingly confused and frustrated by the unpredictability of the market and in some sectors waiting lists [...]

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GM to recall 1.3 million cars in the US and Canada

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by News

A power steering problem linked to 14 crashes in the US has forced General Motors to recall 1.3 million small [...]

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JLR back into profit

Posted on February 27th, 2010 by News

Jaguar Land Rover returned a profit of £55m in the last three months of 2009 after a loss of £60m [...]

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VW report 80 percent drop in profits for 2009

Posted on February 26th, 2010 by News

Europe’s biggest car maker VW has reported an 80% fall in profits for 2009 partly due to a fall in [...]

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Hummer brand to bite the dust

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by News

GM is to wind down its Hummer vehicles operations after the planned takeover by Chinese firm Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial [...]

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Scrappage scheme enters final stage

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by News

The final phase of the Government’s scrappage scheme began yesterday (Wednesday 24th February).
Car manufacturers have been allocated shares of about [...]

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Every Kia now gets a seven year warranty

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by ora

You may have heard that Korean manufacturer Kia is extending its unique seven-year warranty to all the cars in its [...]

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Recalls really aren’t that exciting

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by Outsider

With the recent problems besieging Toyota and the terrible publicity that surrounds their massive global recall program we thought it [...]

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Toyota took “too long” over safety recalls

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by News

Toyota has admitted it took “too long” to deal with safety issues which led to the recall of 8.5 million [...]

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Daimler report 2.6 billion euro loss for 2009

Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by News

Daimler, the luxury German carmaker has reported a net loss of €2.6 billion (£2.26 billion) for 2009 and said that [...]

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UK car production up 64.8% in January

Posted on February 18th, 2010 by News

Car production in the rose 64.8% in January compared to the same month last year and is the biggest year-on-year [...]

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Warranty Direct reveals Jaguar as worst car maker for brake faults

Posted on February 17th, 2010 by News

Jaguar has been revealed as the car manufacturer most likely to suffer brake problems, according to automotive warranty specialist, Warranty [...]

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Toyota now considering Corolla recall

Posted on February 17th, 2010 by News

Toyota is now considering a recall for the Corolla, the world’s best-selling car.
It has said that so far no decision [...]

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Car Makers Premier League – February 2010

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Scrappage scheme enters final stage

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