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Success On and Off the Track for MG

Success On and Off the Track for MG

Whilst MG Triple Eight Racing’s Jack Goff was celebrating his debut win in his MG at the MSA Dunlop British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton, 19-year-old Ryan Sykes was getting to grips with his very own MG off the track. It’s not every day a customer’s new car is handed over by a racing driver, bu ... Continue reading

Honda Ranked Top in the UK for Customer Service

Honda Ranked Top in the UK for Customer Service

Honda has ranked highest amongst volume brands when it comes to UK customer satisfaction with vehicle servicing, according to new research out today. The inaugural JD Power 2015 UK Customer Service Index Study measures customer satisfaction with their experience at franchised dealers’ service departments. The stud ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Announces Improvements to its Van Range

Vauxhall Announces Improvements to its Van Range

Increased safety and comfort; additional assistance systems on board Euro 6 diesels for Vivaro and Movano Model year 2016 available to order now LUTON, UK -- August 10, 2015: Vauxhall has updated its range of award-winning light commercial vehicles, which will see model year 2016 CV passenger carriers receive a variety ... Continue reading

Suzuki Alto Rated J.D. Power's Most Dependable City Car

Suzuki Alto Rated J.D. Power's Most Dependable City Car

J.D. Power has named the Suzuki Alto the most dependable city car in the 2015 UK Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS). The study looks at issues experiences by car owners in the past 12 month period after 12-36 months of ownership. 177 problem areas across 8 categories are examined and are scored by the number of issues ... Continue reading

Honda 'Launches' New UK Brand Campaign

Honda 'Launches' New UK Brand Campaign

Film can be viewed here: goo.gl/iwNstb BRACKNELL, UK -- August 14, 2015: Honda’s latest brand campaign, entitled Ignition, is set to launch this Friday on Channel 4 during Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown. The 90 second film, which is available on Honda’s YouTube channel, pays homage to space flight and o ... Continue reading

BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R. The Perfect Fusion of Driver and Machine

BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R. The Perfect Fusion of Driver and Machine

In August every year car enthusiasts from all over the world gather for the Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach to immerse themselves in the fascination of both automotive treasures from years gone by and pioneering studies for times to come. The BMW Group has come up with something very special this year with the wor ... Continue reading

BMW Concept M4 GTS

BMW Concept M4 GTS

A year on from the launch of the BMW M4 Coupe, BMW M Division is presenting an initial preview of a high-performance model for use on the road and, above all, on the race track: the BMW Concept M4 GTS. The move sees BMW M Division once again returning to its roots. The BMW offshoot, founded in 1972 as BMW Motorsport Gm ... Continue reading

Daimler to Hold "Connected Car" Job Application Days

Daimler to Hold "Connected Car" Job Application Days

In September 2015 Daimler AG will be holding job application days for highly qualified graduates and specialists who would like to help develop the future of connected driving. The “Connected Car” job application days will be held on 15 and 16 September at the research and development facility in Sindelfingen. Daimle ... Continue reading

Isuzu D-Max Fury--the New UK Addition to the Line-Up

Isuzu D-Max Fury--the New UK Addition to the Line-Up

Isuzu UK is storming into the second half of 2015 with the addition of the D-Max Fury, an exclusive-to-the-UK model that boosts the D-Max pick-up range to 10 variants. ... Continue reading

Strong Customer Service Scores for Suzuki in the J.D. Power UK Survey

Strong Customer Service Scores for Suzuki in the J.D. Power UK Survey

J.D. Power has named Suzuki as the second highest ranked volume brand for overall customer service satisfaction in their 2015 UK Customer Service Index StudySM. Suzuki and Toyota tie second with a score of 759 points out of a possible 1,000, significantly above the volume brand average of 737. The inaugural study measu ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz At The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: A Celebration Of Luxury And Performance

Mercedes-Benz At The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: A Celebration Of Luxury And Performance

Historical tribute to the highest levels of luxury and performance - An emphasis on sports cars includes the 1955 300 SLR "722," driven to victory at the Mille Miglia by Sir Stirling Moss - First U.S. Appearance of the ultra-exclusive Mercedes-Maybach Pullman PEBBLE BEACH, CA -- Aug. 13, 2015: Mercedes-Benz will celebr ... Continue reading

2015 Ford Mustang Glovebox Knee Airbag

2015 Ford Mustang Glovebox Knee Airbag

New innovative knee airbag design for Ford Mustang means more room for front seat passengers Ford is first carmaker to integrate an airbag within the glove box lid to replace separate knee airbag The company is now testing future uses of the weight-saving technology that employs a plastic material rather than a textile ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's Amarok Atacama Brings the Desert to the Urban Jungle

Volkswagen's Amarok Atacama Brings the Desert to the Urban Jungle

New Amarok Atacama special edition model priced from £26,850 (basic excl. VAT) High equipment levels and a choice of two transmissions Bi-xenon lights, Vienna leather trim, sat nav and 19-inch wheels all as standard MILTON KEYNES, UK -- August 13, 2015: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is turning up the heat this summ ... Continue reading

McLaren Sports Series Enters Pre-Production Phase Ahead of Launch

McLaren Sports Series Enters Pre-Production Phase Ahead of Launch

Most attainable McLaren model range commences final stage ahead of full production Pre-production phase will ensure the highest levels of quality for the first models to join the Sports Series family: The countdown to the launch this autumn of the most attainable McLaren road car project yet, the Sports Series, continu ... Continue reading

PEUGEOT 2008: The Perfect Balance of Sophistication and Robustness

PEUGEOT 2008: The Perfect Balance of Sophistication and Robustness

Strong demand for 65-plate compact Crossover expected from 1st September PEUGEOT 2008 brings new sophistication to the market, with contemporary design flair and versatile interior Grip Control standard on selected models, offering enhanced traction COVENTRY, UK -- August 13, 2015: Customer demand for ‘a car for a ... Continue reading

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