Toyota has announced the fix for the sticking accelerator issue which has resulted in the recall of millions of Toyotas worldwide. It’s been a fraught time for Toyota with the recall of millions of cars around the world to remedy a faulty accelerator pedal with the potential to stick. And no one – Toyota seemingly included – was too […]
Hyundai acts on Scrappage ‘Admin’ charges
After the intervention of Cars UK, Hyundai has stepped in to act on ‘Administration’ fees on cars bought under the Scrappage Scheme. We’ve written umpteen Hyundai Scrappage stories in the last year. We’ve been impressed with the way Hyundai’s marketing team have picked up the Scrappage Scheme and run with some very clever strategies to increase their […]
Spyker – UK jobs safe despite Saab deal
Victor Muller – Spyker CEO – has told Cars UK that the takeover of Saab will not affect UK jobs involved in the production of Spyker Cars by CPP Manufacturing. The last few weeks have been full of the ‘Spyker buys Saab‘ deal and although there will be plenty to report going forward as Spyker’s […]
Infiniti FX Limited Edition Press Release
THE INFINITI FX LIMITED EDITION: RARITY REDEFINED ROLLE, Switzerland (Feb 1, 2010) – The Infiniti FX Line of performance crossovers might already be one of the rarest and best equipped cars in its class but this has not stopped customers demanding an even more exclusive version. Infiniti is responding with very special, limited production versions […]
Infiniti FX Limited Edition announced
Infiniti has announced the Infiniti FX Limited Edition, based on either the FX37S or FX50S and starting at £55,855. Just 18 cars are UK bound. Infiniti were busy bees last year introducing their range across Europe. Despite that, we can’t say we’re coming across too many Infinitis on the road but despite that Infiniti think […]
Peugeot 107 Recall – 6,667 UK cars affected
More on the Toyota sticky throttle saga, with an update from Peugeot who say 6,000 Peugeot 107s in the UK will be recalled. Update 3: We contacted Peugeot after an elderly lady in N. Ireland has big issues with her 107. Her dealer was no help, but Peugeot UK stepped in and sorted things for […]
Citroen C1 Recall – only 36 UK cars affected
Citroen has told Cars UK that only 36 Citroen C1s in the UK are affected by the sticky throttle issue. Yesterday we ran a story on the Toyota Recall spreading to affect Citroen and Peugeot, and commenting that we thought the number of cars in the UK that would be affected would be relatively small, […]
Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition at Geneva
Mazda has announced that it is bringing the MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition to the Geneva Motor Show in March. The Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition is launching at the Geneva Motor Show in March. But if you come to Cars UK regularly you will now be asking yourself “Didn’t that get launched last year?” And […]
Ken Block Sn*Drift Fiesta Rally video
We have video of Ken Block in the Monster Ford Fiesta Rally car driving practice runs for the Rally America Sn*Drift event in Michigan. We’re big fans of Ken Block’s abilities here at Cars UK Towers. We’ve run a couple of Ken Block Videos before, including the Ken Block Gymkhana 2.1 video and the Ken Block on […]
Citroen C1 and Peugeot 107 hit by Toyota recall
Peugeot Citroen has become embroiled in the Toyota sticking throttle mess and are recalling Citroen C1s and Peugeot 107s. Update: We have heard from Citroen who tell us just 36 C1s in the UK are affected by the sticking accelerator problem. Update 2: We’ve now heard from Peugeot who say 6,000 Peugeot 107s in the […]