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Avensis BTCC Racer Undergoes Wind Tunnel Trials

Avensis BTCC Racer Undergoes Wind Tunnel Trials

The BTCC's Toyota Avensis-based 'Next Generation Touring Car' has moved a step closer to its competition debut following extensive wind tunnel testing at the UK's leading aerodynamic analysis facility, MIRA. ... Continue reading

Audi UK Appoints Interim Head Of Marketing

Audi UK Appoints Interim Head Of Marketing

Audi UK has appointed a new interim Head of Marketing, starting immediately, to take over from Peter Duffy, who leaves the company in the next few weeks. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Unveils The XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle In Qatar

Volkswagen Unveils The XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle In Qatar

The new Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) has been unveiled at the Qatar Motor Show. Pioneering construction techniques, an advanced plug-in hybrid drivetrain and innovative packaging all play a part in allowing the XL1 to return 313 mpg on the combined cycle while emitting 24 g/km of CO2to set a new benchma ... Continue reading

Harlequins Rugby Stars Put the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Through Its Paces

Harlequins Rugby Stars Put the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Through Its Paces

Harlequins' rugby stars Nick Evans, Will Skinner and Chris Robshaw jumped behind the wheel of the all-new Alfa Giulietta today for a high-speed challenge ahead of their landmark match in Abu Dhabi, this weekend ... Continue reading

Ferrari.Com Publishes More Images Of The New FF

Ferrari.Com Publishes More Images Of The New FF

Ferrari.Com Publishes More Images Of The New FF ... Continue reading

Citroen UK Appoints Jason King As Manager - Whole Life Costs

Citroen UK Appoints Jason King As Manager - Whole Life Costs

Citron has announced the appointment of Jason King to the newly created position of Manager - Whole Life Costs, based at Citroën UK's Head Office in Slough. ... Continue reading

Three Out Of Three For Fiat 500 In Top Business Awards

Three Out Of Three For Fiat 500 In Top Business Awards

The Fiat 500 continues to lead the way in the business world after scooping the City Car of the Year title for the third consecutive year in the 2011 BusinessCar Awards. ... Continue reading

Polo Available From £99 Per Month With Up To Three Years' Free Servicing

Polo Available From £99 Per Month With Up To Three Years' Free Servicing

If you've recently had your head turned by Volkswagen's Tango-themed television advertisement for the 'Tough but beautiful' Polo supermini, here's another offer to make you see the multi-award winning car in a new light. ... Continue reading

Mini Named Businesscar Magazine's 'Supermini Of The Year' For Ninth Consecutive Year

Mini Named Businesscar Magazine's 'Supermini Of The Year' For Ninth Consecutive Year

For an impressive ninth year in a row, MINI's commitment to manufacturing frugal and fast premium small cars has been recognised as the MINI Hatch is named 'upermini of the Year' by BusinessCar Magazine. ... Continue reading

Seven Times A Winner For BMW At Businesscar Awards 2011

Seven Times A Winner For BMW At Businesscar Awards 2011

The BMW Group UK has scooped seven awards from one of the country's leading fleet publications. BusinessCar magazine has honoured the BMW Group with the headline accolade of 'Manufacturer of the Year', for the third year in a row, in recognition of BMW's diverse product portfolio and class-leading running costs. ... Continue reading

Audi Scores A Hat-Trick Of Businesscar Awards

Audi Scores A Hat-Trick Of Businesscar Awards

Audi has picked up a trio of BusinessCar Awards thanks to category wins for the Audi Q5, A3 and R8. The Audi Q5 topped the Small 4x4 category at the Fleet publication's annual awards for the second consecutive time. The A3 also clinched the Lower Medium Car of the year accolade for the third time in five years, while t ... Continue reading

Jaguar XJ Named Businesscar Luxury Car Of The Year

Jaguar XJ Named Businesscar Luxury Car Of The Year

The Jaguar XJ has been crowned 'Best Luxury Car' by readers of BusinessCar magazine. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Launches Online Quiz to Raise Consumer Awareness of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Program

Chrysler Group Launches Online Quiz to Raise Consumer Awareness of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Program

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 26, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 25, 2011 -- Automotive quiz raises awareness of certified pre-owned vehicle benefits Animated crash test dummy hosts competition Consumers play the game at www.whatsmyaq.com ‚ Chrysler Group LLC has created an animated crash test dummy named Carl to build aw ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain 2006 - 2007 Lexus GS 300/350; 2006 - 2009 IS 250; and 2006-2008 IS 350 Vehicles to Inspect the Fuel Pressure Sensor Installation

Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain 2006 - 2007 Lexus GS 300/350; 2006 - 2009 IS 250; and 2006-2008 IS 350 Vehicles to Inspect the Fuel Pressure Sensor Installation

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2011 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 245,000 2006 through 2007 Lexus GS 300/350, 2006 through early 2009 Lexus IS 250, and 2006 through early 2008 Lexus IS 350 veh ... Continue reading

Consumer Preferences Shift as Gas Prices Rise

Consumer Preferences Shift as Gas Prices Rise

Mid month reports from the U.S. Energy Information Association confirm what your wallet already knows... that gas prices are on the rise across the United States. In fact, there is not a region across the country where prices were not up from the same period a year ago. Additionally, this rise put the price per gallon ... Continue reading

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