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  JAGUAR LAND ROVER TO SELL IN INDIA 1 May 2009 (News)
  Rohit Suri, who has extensive premium automotive sector experience, has been appointed to head the new organisation and is leading plans to develop a dealer network through 2009 and 2010. Ravi Kant, Managing Director of Tata Motors, commented: "This is a natural move for both businesses and will allow Jaguar and Land Rover to establish a strong and deserved presence in India.
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  Caffyns Signs Up to Motor Codes 24 Apr 2009 (News)
  This is yet another major group of car dealerships that has joined the ever-growing number of garages subscribing to the Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair Caffyns, one of the south east’s leading motor dealerships, has signalled its deep-rooted commitment to its customers by committing all 24 of its garage outlets to subscribe to the Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair.
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  PARAGON COMPLETES CAMDEN DEAL 4 Mar 2009 (News)
  Paragon Group is a privately owned business created by professionals with over 30 years experience in fleet management and logistics. Formed in April 2005 it has already become a leading UK provider of volume vehicle processing logistics and specialist fleet management. Based at Thurleigh Airfield in Bedfordshire, the organisation controls the businesses 4 locations including Upper Heyford, Grimsby and Immingham.
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  BCA to Sell Classics Nationwide 13 Feb 2009 (News)
  Simon Henstock, BCA director responsible for classic sales commented, “For a number of years, BCA has staged classic sales on a two-monthly basis at a limited number of locations, generally in the south and south-west. Over time this has proved less than satisfactory, generating long lead times for customers with vehicles to sell and making access difficult for many buyers in other parts of the country.” “In future, BCA will sell classics in conjunction with Top Car and Executive sales at Blackbushe, Bedford, Measham, Nottingham and Brighouse.
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  Top tips for winter car maintenance 15 Dec 2008 (News)
  With the cold winter causing havoc on Britain's roads, its time for motorists to look at how they can protect their vehicles from the freezing temperatures and harsh weather conditions. Leading oils and fuel treatment manufacturer, Millers Oils, offers some top tips on how you can care for your car in the winter months and avoid costly repairs. 1. Check your anti-freeze. This helps control the temperature of the vehicle's engine and will also help to protect it during extreme cold starts.
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  BIG LUXURIOUS CARS GOING CHEAP 20 Nov 2008 (News)
  The increases in depreciation have been even greater - in monetary terms - within the large luxury coupe segment, where EurotaxGlass’s highlights an extra £9,789, or 18 per cent, off the trade-in values of leading models compared to the same point last year. The analysis covered best-selling variants of a wide range of prestige coupes, including the BMW 6 Series, Jaguar XK, Mercedes SL-Class, Porsche 911, Bentley Continental GT and Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage.
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  New System Helps Drivers Buy Their Company Cars 24 Sep 2008 (News)
  1link products improve the efficiency of major fleets and their suppliers, covering functions including vehicle procurement, maintenance, hire, disposals and relicensing. 1link has been adopted by leasing fleets totalling a parc of over two million vehicles, more than 12,000 service providers, and the majority of UK's top 50 vehicle leasing companies and motor manufacturers on behalf of their franchise dealer networks. epyx also produces bespoke e-commerce solutions for a number of market-leading motor industry brands. More information at www.1link.co.uk
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  Blondie For Motor Show 29 Apr 2008 (News)
  ” Motor Show Music Festival – Confirmed line-up: 23 July UB40 24 July Alice Cooper 25 July Status Quo 26 July Squeeze 27 July Here & Now Tour (featuring leading pop acts from the 1980s, including Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Toyah, Kid Creole, Midge Ure and Nick Heyward) 28 July Blondie 30 July Deep Purple 31 July Chicago 1 Aug Jools Holland featuring Marc Almond & Ruby Turner 2 Aug Meat Loaf with special guest Arno Carstens Tickets for The Motor Show Music Festival, in partnership with Virgin Radio and Classic Rock, start from just £25 and only 6,000 are being made available for each concert.
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  A New Car Could Cost You Your Home 17 Apr 2008 (News)
  Choosing an older vehicle could be a home-saver for the UK’s cash strapped mortgage holders, says www.carparts-direct.co.uk . Buying a new car at this time could lead to be “repossession” of your home, the company claims. A new car can be the worst investment most people will ever make. A new £15,000 car can lose around half its value in three years.
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  LATEST FORD CARS CHECK TYRE PRESSURE WHILE YOU DRIVE 14 Apr 2008 (News)
  TYRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM What is it? Feature to alert the driver if a tyre is losing pressure, leading to safer and more secure family motoring How to get it Option available on new Ford Focus and Kuga (DDS), and new Ford Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy (TPMS) What's the cost?
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  BCA expands Spanish Network 6 Mar 2008 (News)
  M/F The network expansion gives BCA Spain additional capacity to handle the increasing volumes coming from manufacturers, rental companies and the Spanish leasing sector. BCA currently handles end-lease vehicle return and remarketing for a number of Spain's leading leasing companies, providing logistics, inspections, vehicle sales preparation utilising BCA Smart Prepared, inventory and sales channel management as well as electronic and physical auction sales.
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  'i Save' 0% finance on all Hyundai i30s 6 Feb 2008 (News)
  Alternatively they’ll try and sign buyers up to PCP schemes which require a large ‘balloon’ payment after a few years. Once again Hyundai has hit back with a class-leading deal. Realising 30% can be a struggle to get together as a deposit, Hyundai require a deposit of just 20% across the entire i30 range. Despite this, the monthly repayments are still around the same level as competitors’ PCP costs – and at the end of the three years you own the Hyundai - with no balloon payment.
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  Trackday Fun 25 Jul 2006 (News)
  The maximum number of cars on circuit is selected to give sufficient interest for drivers, but at the same time avoids bunching and queuing of faster cars behind slower drivers. This leads to a relaxed day with excellent track time.
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  British drivers without Snow Chains cause havoc in Ski resorts 23 Dec 2005 (News)
  Holiday makers have abandoned vehicles and tried to find alternative transport in an effort to reach their accommodation. On one mountain road leading to the French ski resort of Tignes, fifteen centimetres of snow fell last Saturday which was not a problem to most French motorists. They had snow tyres or snow chains fitted and continued their journey.
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  Extra Discounts on Fords From Drivethedeal 25 Jun 2004 (News)
  "buyers are taking over 100,000 online quotes every month from www.drivethedeal.com, which firmly establishes us as the leading internet car broker. With savings of up to one quarter off the list prices of Fords, people know they can get a great deal from us," adds Richard Sanders. Ford KA 1.3 [70] 3dr £6775, save £1190 Ford Street KA Roadster 1.6 £12700, save £1294 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Finesse 3dr £6486, save £2009 (24%) Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec 3dr £8441, save £1204 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi Zetec 3dr [a/c] £9513, save £1332 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi Finesse 3dr £7561, save £2134 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec 3dr £10800, save £1750 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec 5dr £11239, save £1811 Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi Ghia 5dr £14225, save £2274 Ford Focus C-Max 1.8 Zetec 5dr £13142, save £2073 Ford Focus C-Max 1.6 TDCi LX £12684, save £2806 Ford Focus C-Max 2.0 TDCi Zetec £14915, save £2325 Ford Galaxy 1.9 TD [130PS] Ghia 5dr £19839, save £4216 All Drivethedeal cars are delivered free of charge anywhere in England and have a full 3 year manufacturer/dealer warranty.
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  New Audi Cabrio Sold Out for 2002 21 Dec 2001 (News)
  Like the new Audi A4 saloon and Avant, whose DNA it shares, the Cabriolet is considerably more practical than its predecessor, offering genuine four seat capability and class leading luggage capacity thanks to a wheelbase which has been extended by 100mm. Inside, the cabin is fronted by a striking new centre console design incorporating circular air vents with aluminium surrounds, which helps to distinguish the soft-top Audi from its saloon and Avant stablemates.
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  Curios: British Leyland Safety Research Vehicles 25 Apr 2014 (News)
  However, by the early 1970s, the company had embarked on a programme to explore the future of car safety technology, leading to the development of the Safety Systems Vehicle (SSV1) in 1972. Two years later, in collaboration with the Transport and Road Research Laboratory, a further five prototypes were developed under the Safety Research Vehicle (SRV) project.
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  Dacia Duster to Arrive in UK From Under £10,000 23 Mar 2012 (News)
    Further details on the Dacia brand’s UK launch roll-out will be made public in the coming weeks. In the meantime, smart consumers eager to be the first to find out more in the lead-up to UK launch are invited to sign-up for regular news updates at www.dacia.co.uk   With household budgets being squeezed more than ever, value-for-money is fast becoming the holy grail.
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  Motorpoint Star Deals of the Week 20 Nov 2008 (News)
  www.motorpoint.co.uk Just some of the amazing deals on offer from Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket, to help motorists beat the credit crunch (while stocks last) Deal of the Week Saab 9-3 2.0T Aero 4dr Auto. 57 Reg. Only 10,189 miles at £9,999– a saving of £16,575 when new* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Conditioning, Alloy Wheels, Central Locking, CD Multiplayer, Cruise Control, Electric Windows, Electric Mirrors, Leather Trim, Power Steering and Traction Control. 31.0 MPG (combined) Steal of the Week Vauxhall Vectra 1.8i VVT Life 5dr Manual. 08 Reg.
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  £15 to £37,400 at auction today 23 Oct 2006 (News)
  For £15, an ex-BA 30k mile 96N Fiesta 1.1 Classic that appeared to have spend most its life leading 747s around Heathrow. For £37,400 the 1,757 mile 06 reg Mercedes ML230CDI on 19” alloys, showing they aren’t quite the same currency X5 diesels once were. Plenty more.