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Vauxhall Service Plans & Extended Warranty Combat Big Van Mot Failures

Vauxhall Service Plans & Extended Warranty Combat Big Van Mot Failures

A recent survey showed that almost half of larger vans in the UK fail their MOT, which has worrying implications both for safety and maintenance costs. To help address this issue Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles is renewing its commitment to customers of both new and used vans by offering simple, low-cost ways to maintain ... Continue reading

Coventry Firm Goes Global

Coventry Firm Goes Global

The first London Taxis built in Shanghai have been introduced to drivers and passengers in Saudi Arabia. The news signals exciting times ahead for its makers, LTI Vehicles, as a joint venture in China is set to transform the Coventry-based firm into a global brand. ... Continue reading

Morgan Centenary Festival August 1st And 2nd 2009

Morgan Centenary Festival August 1st And 2nd 2009

The Morgan Motor Company will be celebrating its Centenary in style at Cheltenham Racecourse over the weekend of 1st and 2nd August. The weekend kicks off with a Cavalcade of 100 Morgans parading from the Centenary Centre at the factory in Malvern to the Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 31st July between 15.30 - 17.00. ... Continue reading

Mahindra Automotive Australia Launches Next Generation Mahindra Pik-Up

Mahindra Automotive Australia Launches Next Generation Mahindra Pik-Up

Mahindra Automotive Australia (MAA), a Joint Venture between Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), one of India's leading auto brands and TMI Pacific, today launched its Next Generation Mahindra Pik-Up utility vehicle with additional safety features such as ABS and dual air-bags, numerous interior enhancements and a fresh ne ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Teams up with Creative Talent Kate Moross for Roller Skating Event

Vauxhall Teams up with Creative Talent Kate Moross for Roller Skating Event

Vauxhall has teamed up with Kate Moross, one of the most prolific young illustrators and designers to rise out of the UK, to customise a Vauxhall Corsa in her own signature style. The commission will take centre stage as part of a celebrity-fuelled roller disco event called 'Vauxhall Skate', set to take place at the en ... Continue reading

Do You Know What Your Options Are When it Comes to Accident Repair?

Do You Know What Your Options Are When it Comes to Accident Repair?

Fortunately for most drivers, the biggest headache facing them after a road accident is not a trip to the local A&E but the issue of getting their vehicle returned to its pre-accident condition and back on the road. A survey carried out on behalf of Vauxhall has found that when it comes to getting your damaged vehicle ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Offers Superb Extended Warranty Across Entire Model Range

Vauxhall Offers Superb Extended Warranty Across Entire Model Range

It's more important than ever to safeguard your finances, so with that in mind Vauxhall has introduced new extended warranty packages, which have been completely redesigned not only to simplify the process but also to allow for significant savings. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Insignia VXR Hits Market After 10,000km Sign Off at Nürburgring

Vauxhall Insignia VXR Hits Market After 10,000km Sign Off at Nürburgring

Packing 325 horsepower, a sophisticated four-wheel-drive chassis and a sub-six second 0-60 time, Vauxhall's new Insignia VXR is set to take the mid-size performance saloon market by storm when it appears in UK showrooms this September, priced from £30,995.00. ... Continue reading

Caterham Increases Production as Demand Exceeds Expectation

Caterham Increases Production as Demand Exceeds Expectation

Caterham Cars has responded to healthy demand for its iconic Seven sportscar by increasing 2009 production levels by around ten percent. ... Continue reading

Better Key-Safe Than Sorry - 99% of Car Owners Make Car Theft Easy

Better Key-Safe Than Sorry - 99% of Car Owners Make Car Theft Easy

When it comes to personal possessions, half of all UK car owners (52%) are more concerned about locking away their laptops than keeping their car keys safe, helping to fuel £39.5 million1 worth of car thefts at home in 2008. ... Continue reading

Tesla Opens Flagship European Store

Tesla Opens Flagship European Store

Tesla Motors, which sells world's only highway-capable electric vehicle, opened its European flagship store in the heart of London's exclusive Knightsbridge district on June 25. ... Continue reading

LTI Scrap Oldest Taxi to Date as Fleet Operator Cashes in on Scrappage Scheme

LTI Scrap Oldest Taxi to Date as Fleet Operator Cashes in on Scrappage Scheme

LTI Vehicles has scrapped its oldest taxi to date under the Government's 'scrappage' scheme. The 20 year old Fairway, which had clocked up over 600,000 miles, was taken in by leading LTI taxi dealership, M&O London. ... Continue reading

Ricardo to Develop Advanced Transmission For China's Weifang Shengrui

Ricardo to Develop Advanced Transmission For China's Weifang Shengrui

Weifang Shengrui Power Machinery Technology Co Ltd is a successful independently held supplier of engine components to the automakers and engine builders in the domestic Chinese market as well as to the leading manufacturers of Europe. ... Continue reading

UK Debut For New Vauxhall at Goodwood Festival of Speed

UK Debut For New Vauxhall at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Vauxhall will use this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil the all-new, 325 horsepower Insignia VXR for the first time in the UK, and provide visitors with the chance to see two stunning historic concepts that have not been exhibited in public for many years. ... Continue reading

Pan-European Homologation for Caterham Seven

Pan-European Homologation for Caterham Seven

Caterham Cars has unleashed its iconic Superlight R300 onto the Continent after the Company achieved pan-European homologation for the first time. ... Continue reading

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