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Mercedes-Benz Reports 17,273 Sales for the Month of January 2011, Up 14%

Mercedes-Benz Reports 17,273 Sales for the Month of January 2011, Up 14%

MONTVALE, N.J., Feb. 1, 2011 MONTVALE, N.J., Feb. 1, 2011 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) continued its strong momentum of the past year with a 14% increase for January 2011 (17,273 vs. 15,158). Strong demand in both the Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles and SUVs fueled sales for the month, including diesel models which we ... Continue reading

Starting Shot Fired For F-CELL World Drive - VIDEO ENHANCED

Starting Shot Fired For F-CELL World Drive - VIDEO ENHANCED

As part of the ceremony to mark the 125th birthday of the invention of the motor car on 29 January in Stuttgart, German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, fired the symbolic starting shot for the Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive. ... Continue reading

New Astra Model Trumps Key Rivals For Kit, Value & Warranty

New Astra Model Trumps Key Rivals For Kit, Value & Warranty

A new model joins Vauxhall's Astra range today, which squarely targets similarly-priced five-door hatch rivals from Ford and VW by offering levels of standard equipment and trim not usually seen outside the options list. ... Continue reading

Cruze-Flash! New Model To Hatch At Geneva…

Cruze-Flash! New Model To Hatch At Geneva…

With both the British and World Touring Car Championship titles in its armoury, the Cruze is already a winner - and at the Geneva Motor Show, Chevrolet will pull the wraps off the variant that will bring it even greater success in the sales charts. ... Continue reading

Ford Makes Life Sweeter In February

Ford Makes Life Sweeter In February

Ford customers will earn a little more from participating Ford dealers in February, with double Nectar points available on MOTs and servicing for the first time. ... Continue reading

Kia: Big Savings On Our Small Cars

Kia: Big Savings On Our Small Cars

The January VAT rise may have added extra costs to buying a new car but Kia can save the cost conscious motorist more than 20%. ... Continue reading

Honda Launches World's First 'Screen-Hopping' Commercial

Honda Launches World's First 'Screen-Hopping' Commercial

Honda continues its tradition of creating ground-breaking advertising campaigns by introducing, for the first time ever, an App with the functionality to enable users to 'play' with a commercial using a mobile phone, in real time. ... Continue reading

Sixty Years Of The Toyota Land Cruiser

Sixty Years Of The Toyota Land Cruiser

The Toyota Land Cruiser clocks up 60 years this year, stronger and better than ever. Far from aging gracefully, the legendary 4x4 remains one of the toughest machines on four wheels: it's conquered the Arctic (and Antarctic) wastes, traversed deserts, ploughed its way through tropical rain forests and generally taken t ... Continue reading

New Senior Appointment For The Porsche Retail Group

New Senior Appointment For The Porsche Retail Group

Effective January 2011, Charles Tennant has been appointed Group General Manager of the Porsche Retail Group. Charles has worked for Porsche Cars Great Britain for the past four years, joining the UK subsidiary of the German sports car manufacturer as Network Operations Manager in 2007. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Greens Up Its CVs With Launch Of New ECOFLEX Vans

Vauxhall Greens Up Its CVs With Launch Of New ECOFLEX Vans

Vauxhall, in yet another industry first, is to offer an 'eco' model across its whole van range with the launch of ecoFLEX Commercial Vehicles. ... Continue reading

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Reports Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2010

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Reports Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2010

TOKYO, Jan. 31, 2011 -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2010. Nine Months Results Honda's consolidated net income attributable to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

Facebook Deals With Mazda

Facebook Deals With Mazda

Mazda has launched one of the UK's first social network ecommerce opportunities in the UK through its participation in the launch of Facebook Deals and points to the future of social media and retailing. ... Continue reading

Toyota Verso Named Safest MPV Of 2010 By Euro NCAP

Toyota Verso Named Safest MPV Of 2010 By Euro NCAP

The motor industry has made huge advances in safety in the past few years, but it's Toyota that's built the safest MPV, according to Euro NCAP's test results for 2010. ... Continue reading

Chance To Win A Car In Fiat Group Mot Campaign

Chance To Win A Car In Fiat Group Mot Campaign

A new year push to encourage drivers to have their vehicle MOT tested at authorised Fiat and Alfa Romeo workshops has just been launched - with the chance to win a new car as an incentive. ... Continue reading

The Renault-Nissan Alliance Reports Record Sales Of 7,276,398 Units In 2010

The Renault-Nissan Alliance Reports Record Sales Of 7,276,398 Units In 2010

The Renault-Nissan Alliance had a record year with 7,276,398 units sold in 2010, a 19.6% increase over 2009 in a market that expanded by 11.8%. The Renault-Nissan Alliance captured 10.3% of the global market in 2010. ... Continue reading

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