Nissan Juke Aims to be King SUV
Tweet The launch of the new Nissan Juke has caused quite a stir in the UK automotive market. The latest Nissan car looks set to take the compact SUV market by storm with already 15,000 units being ordered, 1,100 of which are from the UK. The news will be a shot in the arm for the [...]
Vauxhall Show off their Fastest Car at Silverstone
Tweet Car manufacturer, Vauxhall will be showing off their fastest vehicle over the August Bank holiday at Silverstone race circuit. The car, which features a 3000 bhp and 8.8-litre engine that is capable of reaching 0-60 mph in under a second, can be seen at the track. The Red Victor 3 has been built around [...]
Jaguar Land Rover Top Technicians of The Year 2010
Tweet Jaguar Land Rover has announced the winner of their Technicians of the Year competition. A record 302 technicians from the UK took part in this year’s competition -of these, 123 were from Jaguar and 179 were from Land Rover. The final round of the competition was held at the Academy’s purpose built HQ in [...]
Caffyns “Prices Down but Sales Up”
Tweet Caffyns, the leading car dealer in the south east of England in their trading statement, reported that used car unit sales were down 1% in the quarter leading up to 30 June 2010 and the used car market has proved harder, with prices generally falling. Overall, However, this was countered by the performance growth of new car [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
