Saturday, May 10, 2014

Volvo Truck Deliveries, First Quarter

28,741 Volvo trucks were delivered in the first quarter 2014, an increase of 36% compared with the same period last year. In Europe 10,462 vehicles were delivered between January and March, up by 31% compared with the first quarter 2013. First Quarter deliveries in North America increased 93% to 7,685 vehicles in compa ... Continue reading

Isuzu Grafter N35.150 dropside/tipper truck has won the 'Best Builder's Truck' Award for 2014,

Trade Van Driver, one of the U.K's top van magazines for small business users, has announced that the Isuzu Grafter N35.150 dropside/tipper truck has won the ‘Best Builder’s Truck’ Award for 2014, making it a hat-trick of wins for the Grafter over the last three years. According to the judges; “It's ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz S-Class has become one of just eight vehicles to join Autocar's exclusive club of 5-Star Cars

The award-winning S-Class has become one of just eight vehicles to join Autocar’s exclusive club of 5-Star Cars. The Autocar road test – among the most detailed and exacting of its kind - put the S-Class under intense scrutiny – making the full five star rating an achievement worthy of celebration at the ... Continue reading

Nissan Vows To Attract More Women Into Industry

Nissan backs new UK Government-led scheme ‘Your Life’ Company pledge to boost female participation in engineering Commitment to promote STEM subjects and vocational career paths into industry Nissan has set out a series of commitments to encourage more women to consider careers in engineering and technology f ... Continue reading

The even more illuminating Audi R8

Breathtaking performance and groundbreaking technology unite in the most powerful R8 road car ever produced by Audi 5.2-litre V10 engine developing 570PS and 540Nm - 0 to 62mph in 3.4 seconds, top speed 198mph, combined MPG 21.9, CO2 299g/km Priced from £160,025 OTR Pioneering laser high beam lighting offers twice the ... Continue reading

Autocar has launched two new annual awards: the Issigonis Trophy and the Sturmey Award

Autocar has launched two new annual awards to celebrate heroes of the buoyant British car industry: the Issigonis Trophy and the Sturmey Award. The awards are named after Sir Alec Issigonis, creator of the original Mini – voted the best British car ever by Autocar readers this week – and Henry Sturmey, the ve ... Continue reading