Car sales in China, now the world’s biggest car market, rebounded in August as subsidies for energy-efficient vehicles and a [...]
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Toyota confirm another million recalls
As we predicted in our article a few days ago (Toyota still riding out the storm) Toyota has announced another [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Garages failing to spot car faults
An undercover investigation into UK car garages suggests the vast majority miss simple mechanical faults, consumer watchdog Which? has said. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »UK car production down 8.9% in July
UK car production fell heavily in July dropping 8.9% on the same month last year as just over 98,000 cars [...]
Read the rest of this entry »General Motors profits hit $2.8bn so far this year
US car giant GM has reported a second consecutive quarter of profits following its massive losses and emergence from bankruptcy [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Used car prices reflect slowdown of UK economy according to BCA
Latest used car price figures from British Car Auctions (BCA), appear to reflect the general slow-down in the UK economy, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Honda to recall more than 384,000 vehicles in the US
Japanese car manufacturer Honda is recalling more than 384,000 vehicles in the US because of problems with the “ignition interlock [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Indian car sales up 38% in July
Car sales in India reached 158,764 units in July which is a rise of 38% over the past year according [...]
Read the rest of this entry »UK Diesel car sales overtake petrol for the first time
For the first time since they began to emerge in significant numbers, more diesel powered cars were sold in the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Renault recall 66,000 vehicles in the UK
Renault is recalling more than 66,000 cars amid fears of a faulty automatic hand brake which could apply itself while [...]
Read the rest of this entry »July 2010 new car registration figures
New car registrations were 136,446 last month which is down 13.2% from a year ago with the end of the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Toyota announce first quarterly profit for 2 years despite recall problems
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has announced its largest quarterly profit in 2 years, with sales recovering as the firm tries [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Strong profits for BMW driven by improved trading conditions and demand from Asia
German car manufacturer BMW has announced a tremendous increase in profits, as a result of the recovery in international markets, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Afghanistan call up for JustGoodCars.com Commercial Director
Colin Mathieson, Commercial Director at JustGoodCars.com, will be spending the next nine months working for the British Forces as a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Geely Completes Acquisition of Volvo
Ford has completed the sale of Volvo to Chinese car manufacturing group Geely for $1.5bn. The deal which was agreed [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Toyota recalls Land Cruiser Amazon models
Toyota is recalling Land Cruiser Amazon models over a steering fault. The recall notice affects models built between July 2002 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »PSA Peugeot Citroen retun to profit
French car giant PSA Peugeot Citroen have reported a return to profit in the first half of 2010, driven by [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Audi sales up 19% in first half of 2010
VW’s premium brand, Audi, expects its sales in 2010 to be significantly above 1 million units, the firm’s boss said. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »OFT urges all car dealers to carry out car history checks
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is offering new guidance for dealers to help them comply with consumer protection legislation. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »UK car production up over a quarter in June
Latest figures released by the SMMT reveal that there was a 28.6% increase in car production compared to the same [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Fiat return to profit
Italian car manufacturer Fiat has returned to profit for the first time since 2008, as it prepares to spin off [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Golf BlueMotion named Green Car of the Year
The Golf BlueMotion has been named best Green Small Family Car at the What Car? Green Awards 2010 and also [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Glass’s guide predicts used car prices will stick to seasonal norms for remainder of 2010
Fresh analysis by Glass’s indicates that used car prices in the 2nd half of this year should generally stick to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Average age of cars on UK roads increases
Recent research from the Department of Transport has revealed that the average age of vehicles on UK roads is increasing. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car production and consumer demand in EU up 34% so far this year
Car manufacturing and consumer demand in the European union rebounded in the first months of this year when compared to [...]
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