Motoring News

Ford celebrates two Transit production milestones

Friday, 30 April 2010

Motoring giant Ford today marked reaching two significant milestones by rolling a special-edition vehicle off its Southampton assembly line.

Alfa announces UK pricing for the Giulietta

Thursday, 29 April 2010

Alfa has announced the UK pricing for its forthcoming Golf-sized Giulietta model. The cheapest 1.4 litre 120 horsepower model in Turismo trim will cost £16,995. That looks pretty steep compared with the entry-level prices for tough competitors such as the Audi A3 (£15,775) Volkswagen Golf (£14,850) and Volvo C30 (£15,355), which may leave Alfa depending heavily for success on hard-core fans of the brand and the appeal of the attractive Alfaesque detail touches that the company has been weaving into the design of its cars with increasing success since the 156 was launched in the Nineties.

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Thursday, 29 April 2010

Motorway cops to get Jaguar XFs

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

The Central Motorway Police Group, which conducts motorway patrols in the Staffordshire, Mercia and West Midlands police areas has bought seven Jaguar XFs for its fleet.

An old Mercedes favourite returns to the UK

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Mercedes has announced that its super-tough G-Class 4x4 will once more be sold in the UK from this autumn after a ten-year break.

BMW unveils four-door coupé concept at Beijing

Monday, 26 April 2010

BMW has shown its Concept Gran Coupé at the Beijing Motor Show. Like Mercedes' CLS and Volkswagen's Passat CC, the car is described as a four-door coupé rather than a saloon.

Car that lets your eyes do the driving

Saturday, 24 April 2010

Tired of turning that steering wheel? Try this: German researchers have developed new technology that lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.

Volkswagen shows updated Phaeton in Beijing

Friday, 23 April 2010

Volkswagen has shown a modified version of its large Phaeton saloon at the Beijing Motor Show. The changes are mainly cosmetic; there are tweaks to the front and rear lights, for example, and a new radiator grille that brings the Phaeton's "face" more into line with the latest Volkswagen look.

Car production soars but blow for retail sales

Thursday, 22 April 2010

Car production soared by 90.2 per cent last month compared with March 2009, it was announced today.

How road hogs became scourge of the autobahn

Thursday, 22 April 2010

Tony Paterson: After 27 deaths in a year, Germany's equivalent of the RAC staged a 50mph test collision