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  Land Rover launches green campaign 17 Jan 2008 (News)
  In a statement, the company said: "The Our Planet campaign will enable Land Rover to demonstrate its commitment to reducing its impact on the environment and improving the living conditions for the peoples and wildlife of our planet." Recent reports suggest that Ford is planning to sell Land Rover in the coming year. However, Phil Popham, managing director of Land Rover, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake Up to Money programme this week that the company has a strong business plan in the event of this happening.
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  All-new Mazda6 prices revealed 13 Nov 2007 (News)
  "We expect the new model to be especially attractive to user-choosers looking for something different and anticipate sales in the region of 13,000 to 14,000 cars during 2008 and beyond," said the official. Mazda is a Japanese automaker but it is affiliated with Ford Motor Company. It was originally founded in 1920 and its headquarters is located in Hiroshima.

  Classic Motor Show to welcome vintage TV classic 1 Nov 2007 (News)
  The car used in the hit BBC television show Life on Mars is to go on display at a vintage vehicle exhibition later this month. From November 9th to 11th, the Classic Motor Show will welcome the 1974 Ford Cortina driven by Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt in the show. And fans of the programme have collector Paul Sheddon from Darlaston to thank. The enthusiast, who paid £10,000 for the model, commented that he was looking forward to sharing the piece of television memorabilia with others.
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  MPH 07 visitors to catch glimpse of Jaguar XF 26 Sep 2007 (News)
  Jaguar was inundated with interest when it launched the XK here in 2005, I am sure it will be the same with the XF." Automaker Ford is the current owner of UK-based Jaguar luxury car firm, having bought the company in 1989.
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  Fiat champions new Bravo 24 Sep 2007 (News)
  According to the automaker, the 120 bhp 1.7 T-Jet is ahead of peers such as the Peugeot 308 and Renault Megane. Similarly, the vehicle also rubs shoulders with larger cars like the Seat Leon and Ford Focus. The car is ideal for all consumers, providing for their every need, commented Fiat Group Automobiles UK commercial director Andy Rowe. "As well as very competitive pricing, the new engine version beats all our main rivals as a complete package, being on a par with the best of emissions, fuel consumption and power output," he said.
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  Savings Up to 27% on UK Cars 12 Sep 2007 (News)
  Click on this special link to see all the details: tinyurl.com/2yy83f The list includes: Audi Q7 Save 11% Dodge Caliber Save 20% Fiat Panda Save 21% Ford Focus Save 27% Jeep Grand Cherokee Save 24% Suzuki Grand Vitara Save 22% VW Eos Save 4.5% VW Touran Save 15% Volvo C30 Save 18.5% Remember, these special deals are for specific cars, and they must be ordered and delivered by 30 September 2007, subject to stock.
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  New Volvo S40 To Be Launched at Frankfurt Show 26 Aug 2003 (News)
  Looking like a shorter S60, the new car will have a choice of five cylinder petrol engines including a 220bhp turbo as well as a four cylinder 136bhp diesel (presumably Ford’s 2.0TDCi, as used in the X Type Jaguar). The new car will be built at Ghent in Belgium. Production starts in late 2003 and UK deliveries begin in February 2004. The current S40 and V40 continue in production at the Born plant in Holland until mid 2004.
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  Meriva the Name of Vauxhall's Mini MPV 22 May 2002 (News)
  Vauxhall has announced some details of its new Corsa C based 5-seater mini MPV, set to launch at this autumn's Paris motor show and go on sale early next year to rival Honda's Jazz and Ford's Fiesta Fusion. The three rear seats slide forwards individually or can be completely folded away similar to those of the Zafira, providing a flat floor. The Meriva is a compact 4,042mm (13ft 3in) long and will come with a range of diesel and petrol engine options from 1.6 to 1.8 litres with outputs of 75PS to 125PS.
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  Alfa 147 voted 'Car of the Year' 15 Nov 2000 (News)
  Hearts narrowly won over heads in the voting for European Car of the Year 2000 and the small but sporty Alfa 147 beat the big but brilliant new Ford Mondeo by just three points. Third in the top ten was the Toyota Prius hybrid; fourth, the all alloy Audi A2; fifth, the new Mercedes C Class; sixth, the new Vauxhall Corsa; seventh, the new Volvo V70; eighth, the Chrysler PT Cruiser; ninth, the Peugeot 607; and tenth, the Citroen Picasso mini MPV.
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  Classic Auctions to Die For: 22nd July 2008 16 Jul 2008 (News)
  Beautiful and rare, red, £14000-16000 1977 Chevrolet Corvette 350. 58,000 miles, manual, good history, blue, £7000-9000 1959 Ford 500 Skyliner Retractable. Rare & original, touring kit - £19500-21500 1965 Ford Mustang 289 Fastback. Restored 2002, green, £11000-15000 1965 Ford Mustang 350GT Clone.
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  90 years of MG heritage on show at Silverstone 12 Jun 2017 (News)
  Joining a display of the BTCC MG cars, returning MG BTCC star Josh Cook will be heading to Silverstone on Saturday to meet fans. He’ll be joined by former Triple 8 racers Sam Tordoff (2013) and Jack Goff (2015). The three drivers will be at Silverstone to sign autographs and meet fans while MG Motor UK will be hosting a Q&A session with the drivers on Saturday afternoon. They’ll be on the Club’s 635 Register stand for a signing session.
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  Should classic cars be scrapped? 6 Oct 2015 (News)
  Experts  estimate the total number of pre-1981 cars on the road to be 850,000 . The total number of vehicles on the UK’s roads in 2015?  31.4 million . Have a think about those numbers and then guess whether it's classic cars or modern cars that produce a greater quantity of environmentally unfriendly emissions.
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  A Grand Monday: Isuzu Piazza Turbo 4 Aug 2014 (News)
  It has the all-important Lotus handling package and has covered just 79k miles. Currently on SORN, it has an MoT until February 2015 and is up for £1750. According to the advert, ‘It all works, even the subtle headlight lifters.’ Most of it looks standard, although there is a sports air filter and stainless-steel back box.
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  First Production HondaJet Files 30 Jun 2014 (News)
  The event took place at the company's world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and marks another milestone toward aircraft certification and entry into service in 2015. The first production aircraft lifted off from the Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) at 10:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. During the 84-minute flight, the aircraft climbed to 15,500 feet and reached a top speed of 348 Knots True Air Speed (KTAS).
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  Report: Retro-Classics, Stuttgart, 13-16 March 15 Mar 2014 (News)
  And it's now an essential fixture in the classic car event calendar, and next year's event takes place on 26-29 March 2015. Click on the the images below for a full gallery. More at www.retro-classics.de .
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  Audi Voted Most Reliable Fleet Car 15 Nov 2013 (News)
  The day after Reuters broke the news that 1.7 million VAG DSGs and s-tronics had been recalled, mainly in China, Audi announced it has been voted most reliable fleet car manufacturer in the annual FN50 survey. The FN50 survey gauged the opinion of over 600,000 company car drivers served by the nation's most prominent leasing companies, typically driving the cars on 3 year leases.
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  Loaded R500L Sold For £40k At Auction Today 8 Jan 2007 (News)
  In the Black Horse section just about every 2nd car seemed to be a Range Rover, but some of the prices they were run to or knocked down for weren’t too bad in the circumstances. Judge for yourself. As usual, ‘s’ means ‘sold’, ‘p’ means ‘provisional’, ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted. Audi A8 4.0 V8TDI Quattro, 2004/54, 25k miles £26,400p Ferrari F355 F1 coupe, 1999T, 31k miles £39,000p Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7, 05 reg, 13k miles £16,300p LandRover Discovery 3 TDV6 man, 2005/55, 15k miles £22,600s Mercedes E280CDI Elegance, 06 reg, 10k miles n/w £22,250p Mercedes R500L (loaded), 2006/56, 483 miles £40,000s Nissan 350Z 300PS, 06 reg, 5k miles n/w £19,500s Range Rover Sport 2.7TDV6, 2005/55, 14k miles n/w £38,300s Range Rover Sport 4.2 s/c, 2005/55, 32k miles n/w £37,500p Range Rover 4.2 s/c, 2005/55, 9k miles n/w £46,500p Range Rover 2.7TDV6, 06 reg. 17k miles £40,500s Toyota LandCruiser Amazon 4.2D auto, 03 reg, 26k miles £24,400p VW Touareg 5.0 V10 TDI, 2003/53, 36k miles n/w £23,300s January 2007 Auctions Coming Up Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in January Tuesday 9th January (Vauxhall Closed Sale.
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  This week's Volkswagen offers from Drive the Deal 14 Oct 2011 (News)
  * VW is offering PCP finance at 7.9% APR Representative (4.9% APR Representative on Golf S/Match/BlueMotion & Golf Plus models only) over 18 to 36 months with a 2% minimum deposit. Alternatively, there is 0% APR Representative Hire Purchase finance with a minimum 40% deposit (Golf Plus and Touran models only).
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  Barons Classic Jaguar Auction results 30 Apr 2010 (News)
    The top-selling ‘big cat’ was the fine 1974 E-type S3 Roadster   (£43,594), followed by an elegant 1948 3.5 Saloon (£43,420) and a very   well presented pair of late 1950’s XK150s, a 1958 DHC (£39,124) and a   1959 FHC (£36,330).   Other notable Jaguar results included the registration number ‘ET 38’,   which sold for £13,689 and is now on its way to grace, presumably,   either an E-type or the car of a sci-fi fan.
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  New Yaris D-4D 5-dr From £7,995 + Many More 14 Oct 2005 (News)
  Price includes Delivery, VAT and 6 months Vehicle Excise Duty available in Silver Toyota Yaris T-Spirit 1.4 D4-S Manual 5dr £9495 save £2425 pre registered with factory delivery mileage only. Price includes Delivery, VAT and 6 months Vehicle Excise Duty available in Eclipse Black and Crystal Silver Toyota Yaris 1.3 colour Collection 3dr Manual £7995.00 save £1600 pre registered with factory delivery mileage only.