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Mayor of London Shows Strong Interest in LBM Powered Daily

Mayor of London Shows Strong Interest in LBM Powered Daily

All eyes were on Iveco's natural gas powered Daily light commercial at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership's exhibition earlier this week, as Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, stopped to talk to Iveco and Gasrec about the benefits of Liquid Biomethane (LBM). ... Continue reading

Safety First this Father's Day With Vauxhall Accessories

Safety First this Father's Day With Vauxhall Accessories

With Father's Day just around the corner, what are you planning to get the man himself this year - will it be another pair of socks that he doesn't need? Another packet of handkerchiefs to sit sad and unopened in the drawer - or perhaps that set of golf balls that he'll never use? ... Continue reading

Michael Cashman MEP Visits LTI Vehicles

Michael Cashman MEP Visits LTI Vehicles

Michael Cashman visited LTI Vehicles on 28 May, to get an update on the company and a greater understanding of how the regional automotive industry is managing in the current downturn. He has recently been appointed as the Labour lead member of the Working Group on the European Car Industry and is responsible for repre ... Continue reading

China Automobile France Launches KIFF

China Automobile France Launches KIFF

KIFF the first quadricycle from China Automobile France represents the modern recreational vehicle two seats. Like any buggy, it has a motor mounted in rear, rear wheel drive, a cockpit full of sports instruments and a top (serial part of the second version) to cover it. The KIFF provides a brand new charm with its own ... Continue reading

Iveco Joins the UK Government's Car and Van Scrappage Scheme

Iveco Joins the UK Government's Car and Van Scrappage Scheme

Iveco has signed up to the UK Government's car and van scrappage scheme, which enables customers to scrap a car or van over ten years old and benefit from a £2,000 discount against the purchase of a new Daily van or chassis cab at 3.5 tonnes. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Vivaro Voted Best Medium Van 2009 by Van Fleet World

Vauxhall Vivaro Voted Best Medium Van 2009 by Van Fleet World

The Vauxhall Vivaro has once again seen off all competition and claimed the top award for Best Medium Van at the 2009 Van Fleet World Awards. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen and BYD Sign Memorandum of Understanding - Partnership in the Area of Electric Mobility to Be Explored

Volkswagen and BYD Sign Memorandum of Understanding - Partnership in the Area of Electric Mobility to Be Explored

During an informational visit by the Chinese carmaker BYD "Build Your Dreams" - led by the Chairman of the Board of Management, Wang Chuanfu - a memorandum of understaDuring was signed last week by Mr Wang and Dr Winterkorn ... Continue reading

GMSA Commemorates International Memorial Week

GMSA Commemorates International Memorial Week

General Motors South Africa (GMSA) commemorated the International Candlelight Memorial Week at the company's two plants this week. The Candlelight Memorial event is held annually to honour the lives of those lost to Aids related illnesses, support to people living with HIV and to raise social consciousness about the di ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Launches Most Economical Car in Company's History

Vauxhall Launches Most Economical Car in Company's History

With a combined CO2 rating of just 105g/km, the latest Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX shaves a remarkable 14g/km off the outgoing model's emissions figure, and now achieves 85.6mpg on the Government's extra urban fuel cycle - an improvement of over 13 per cent. ... Continue reading

New Look for 18th Vauxhall Trade Club Book

New Look for 18th Vauxhall Trade Club Book

Vauxhall Trade Club members will soon be able to get their hands on the latest edition of the manufacturer's parts bible - The Trade Book. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair

Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair

Regular car booters Sir Peter Blake, Gavin Turk, Bob & Roberta Smith and Pam Hogg, are joined by Natasha Law, Donald Urquhart and Pearce & Ramsay, for the funkiest art car boot fair around. ... Continue reading

Tesla Motors Offer Test Drives at The 2009 London Motorexpo

Tesla Motors Offer Test Drives at The 2009 London Motorexpo

Tesla Motors have confirmed their attendance at the 2009 London Motorexpo and will use the event as the platform for an interactive display of their Tesla Roadster - giving potential UK customers one of the first public opportunities to test drive the most efficient high performance production sports car on the planet. ... Continue reading

Why Crooks Should Fear The Car Of The Year...

Why Crooks Should Fear The Car Of The Year...

Following its crowning glory as 2009 European Car of the Year and the recent launch of the all-new Sports Tourer, it may seem there’s no getting away from the Vauxhall Insignia. ... Continue reading

Two New MGs for Spring & Summer 2009

Two New MGs for Spring & Summer 2009

This summer, two new MGs are being launched to join the highly successful MG TF LE500; the affordable MG TF 135 and a unique new MG that is being produced to mark the 85th Anniversary of the brand, the MG TF 85th Anniversary. ... Continue reading

Think Secures Electric Vehicle Homologation and Major Spanish Order

Think Secures Electric Vehicle Homologation and Major Spanish Order

Think today made its mark at EVS 24, the Electric Vehicle Symposium (Norway, 13-16 May) by announcing several highly significant developments that consolidate its position at the forefront of electric vehicle (EV) production. ... Continue reading

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