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Chinese car sales surge as US declines

Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by News

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

Posted on August 27th, 2010 by News

As we predicted in our article a few days ago (Toyota still riding out the storm) Toyota has announced another [...]

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Garages failing to spot car faults

Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by News

An undercover investigation into UK car garages suggests the vast majority miss simple mechanical faults, consumer watchdog Which? has said. [...]

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UK car production down 8.9% in July

Posted on August 20th, 2010 by News

UK car production fell heavily in July dropping 8.9% on the same month last year as just over 98,000 cars [...]

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General Motors profits hit $2.8bn so far this year

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by News

US car giant GM has reported a second consecutive quarter of profits following its massive losses and emergence from bankruptcy [...]

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Used car prices reflect slowdown of UK economy according to BCA

Posted on August 12th, 2010 by MTI

Latest used car price figures from British Car Auctions (BCA), appear to reflect the general slow-down in the UK economy, [...]

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Honda to recall more than 384,000 vehicles in the US

Posted on August 12th, 2010 by News

Japanese car manufacturer Honda is recalling more than 384,000 vehicles in the US because of problems with the “ignition interlock [...]

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Indian car sales up 38% in July

Posted on August 10th, 2010 by News

Car sales in India reached 158,764 units in July which is a rise of 38% over the past year according [...]

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UK Diesel car sales overtake petrol for the first time

Posted on August 9th, 2010 by MTI

For the first time since they began to emerge in significant numbers, more diesel powered cars were sold in the [...]

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Renault recall 66,000 vehicles in the UK

Posted on August 6th, 2010 by News

Renault is recalling more than 66,000 cars amid fears of a faulty automatic hand brake which could apply itself while [...]

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July 2010 new car registration figures

Posted on August 5th, 2010 by News

New car registrations were 136,446 last month which is down 13.2% from a year ago with the end of the [...]

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Toyota announce first quarterly profit for 2 years despite recall problems

Posted on August 5th, 2010 by News

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has announced its largest quarterly profit in 2 years, with sales recovering as the firm tries [...]

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Strong profits for BMW driven by improved trading conditions and demand from Asia

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by News

German car manufacturer BMW has announced a tremendous increase in profits, as a result of the recovery in international markets, [...]

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Afghanistan call up for JustGoodCars.com Commercial Director

Posted on August 2nd, 2010 by News

Colin Mathieson, Commercial Director at JustGoodCars.com, will be spending the next nine months working for the British Forces as a [...]

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Geely Completes Acquisition of Volvo

Posted on August 2nd, 2010 by News

Ford has completed the sale of Volvo to Chinese car manufacturing group Geely for $1.5bn. The deal which was agreed [...]

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Toyota recalls Land Cruiser Amazon models

Posted on July 29th, 2010 by News

Toyota is recalling Land Cruiser Amazon models over a steering fault. The recall notice affects models built between July 2002 [...]

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PSA Peugeot Citroen retun to profit

Posted on July 28th, 2010 by News

French car giant PSA Peugeot Citroen have reported a return to profit in the first half of 2010, driven by [...]

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Audi sales up 19% in first half of 2010

Posted on July 28th, 2010 by News

VW’s premium brand, Audi, expects its sales in 2010 to be significantly above 1 million units, the firm’s boss said. [...]

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OFT urges all car dealers to carry out car history checks

Posted on July 24th, 2010 by News

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is offering new guidance for dealers to help them comply with consumer protection legislation. [...]

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UK car production up over a quarter in June

Posted on July 22nd, 2010 by News

Latest figures released by the SMMT reveal that there was a 28.6% increase in car production compared to the same [...]

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Fiat return to profit

Posted on July 21st, 2010 by News

Italian car manufacturer Fiat has returned to profit for the first time since 2008, as it prepares to spin off [...]

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Golf BlueMotion named Green Car of the Year

Posted on July 15th, 2010 by News

The Golf BlueMotion has been named best Green Small Family Car at the What Car? Green Awards 2010 and also [...]

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Glass’s guide predicts used car prices will stick to seasonal norms for remainder of 2010

Posted on July 14th, 2010 by News

Fresh analysis by Glass’s indicates that used car prices in the 2nd half of this year should generally stick to [...]

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Average age of cars on UK roads increases

Posted on July 14th, 2010 by News

Recent research from the Department of Transport has revealed that the average age of vehicles on UK roads is increasing. [...]

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Car production and consumer demand in EU up 34% so far this year

Posted on July 10th, 2010 by News

Car manufacturing and consumer demand in the European union rebounded in the first months of this year when compared to [...]

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