Ford is trying to give the 2013 Mondeo a lift with two new models – Mondeo Graphite and Titanium X Business Edition – and price cuts. [nggallery id=1473 template=customlinks] Before you get too excited, this 2013 Ford Mondeo isn’t the all-new Mondeo – the one that’s already launched in China and on sale in the US […]
MG CS SUV Concept heading for Shanghai Motor Show
MG has a new urban SUV concept heading for the Shanghai Motor Show – the MG CS SUV – which looks to be a refinement of the MG Icon Concept. MG are still struggling to make much of an impact on the car landscape, but one car that could change that is a funky urban crossover / […]
Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda recall 3.4 million cars over Airbag fault
Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda are recalling 3.4 million cars worldwide to correct a fault caused by a part supplied by Takata Corp. As recalls go, 3.4 million cars around the globe is a big number, but it’s that big because a parts supplier – Takata Corp – supplied the same airbag part to Toyota, Honda, Nissan and […]
New 2013 Nissan LEAF goes the ‘Battery Lease’ route UPDATED
The new 2013 Nissan LEAF EV has been revealed with a raft of improvements, new price structure and a low headline price thanks to a battery lease option. [nggallery id=1310 template=customlinks] Update: We asked Nissan if owners of a LEAF who opt for a one year deal on the battery lease (which can cost up […]
Sturgess Jaguar is the Franchised Main Dealer of the Year 2013
Jaguar main dealers Sturgess of Leicester have been named as the Franchise Main Dealer of the Year in the Motor Codes Garage of the Year Awards. The dealer experience can make or break your relationship with a car brand, so having a strong, high profile group of main dealers that offers not just a showroom full of cars, but staff who […]
Citroen DS Wild Rubis SUV Concept: Official (+ Video)
The Citroen DS Wild Rubis Concept – a full-sized SUV – has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Shanghai Motor Show this month. [nggallery id=1472 template=customlinks] On Monday we had the first tease for the Citroen DS Wild Rubis which, as far as we could tell, was a new SUV Concept heading for the Shanghai Motor Show […]
Hyundai beefs up its WRC team
Hyundai is going out to play in the World Rally Championship in 2014 with an i20, ahead of which it’s strengthening its team. Hyundai revealed last year that they’re preparing to take on the World Rally Championship (WRC) from 2014 when a rally car based on the i20 will take to the world rally stage to cast […]
Tracker launches ‘My Tracker’ & opens up a whole new market
Tracker – the UK’s leading stolen car trackers – have a launched ‘My Tracker’ which gives car owners real-time data on their car’s location. If you have a car that costs a bit more than average, you’ve probably been told you need to fit a Tracker if you want to get it insured, so the […]
Car makers to be forced to disclaim ‘Official’ economy figures
A landmark ruling by the Advertising Standards Agency against Audi will see car makers forced to disclaim official economy figures in their advertising. We’ve banged on for a long time about the futility of official economy figures, especially as car makers get better and better at ‘gaming’ the official economy tests to produce the results they want. Much of the impetus to […]
Ford Focus is the best selling car…in the world
Automotive data experts Polk have declared that the best selling car in the world in 2012 was the Ford Focus, selling more than 1 million. [nggallery id=773 template=customlinks] Polk, probably the world’s leading automotive data analysts, have revealed that the Ford Focus was the best selling car in the world in 2012, selling 1,020,410 cars […]