Nissan Happy with Green Subsidy
Tweet Nissan announced that they were happy to hear that, despite swathe of cost saving cuts, the government intend to honour the pledge to subsidise electric cars from next January. Philip Hammond, Transport Secretary confirmed that the plug-in car grant, equating to £5,000 for electric cars would remain core to the governments commitment to championing [...]
Speed Cameras Switched Off
Tweet Oxfordshire became the latest in a series of councils who have taken the decision to switch off their speed cameras as a result of funding cuts by the government. The measures are an attempt to save £600,000 of an estimated £11m that the council needs to find. The government claims that such developments signal [...]
Volvo’s Future Under New Chairman
Tweet When the world economic crisis struck, the automotive industry was heavily hit and Ford none more than most. Some car brands were sold and it was during this period of realignment that Chinese car manufacturer Geely bought out the Volvo brand. Geely’s billionaire chairman, Li Shufu, after an aborted attempt to woe American consumers [...]
And The Most Reliable New Car Is……..
Tweet When thinking about buying a new car the last thing on your mind is likely to be will it breakdown. It’s a new car; of course it’s going to be reliable. Even with today’s rigorous testing and quality assurance however, new cars still have problems. So which are the most reliable? A recent survey [...]
Car Leasing Deals for Business
Tweet Car Leasing deals are aimed at the business user and covers all the major brands of vehicles from the small compact, city cars to the executive range large business leaders status symbol. Business Leasing allows for a monthly payment at a reasonable level after an initial deposit and eliminates any depreciation in value over [...]
Nissan Micra Bids Farewell to UK
Tweet Over the last 18 years, since the first Nissan Micra left the production line in August 1992, Sunderland produced more than 2.3 million cars in the northeast plant. That record has now come to an end as the last Micra rolled off the factory floor. This was the Japanese companies first foray into European [...]
Company Cars – Making The Choice
Tweet The majority of businesses these days lease company cars of one sort or another, whether executive incentives, travelling sales staff or as delivery vehicles. Company cars are often seen as a perk of the job, a symbol that you have achieved to a certain level, at other times they are an essential part of [...]
Used Car Prices 2010
Tweet Analysis over the year to date of the average cost of a used car shows that they are likely to follow the same trends as the last couple of years. While there have been obvious effects from the world economic down turn and the governments austerity measures, the price of used cars for the [...]
