NEWS

SMMT July new car sales show a big FALL for the first time in a year with registrations down over 13 percent. Figures just released by the SMMT reveal the market declined 13.2 percent in July 2010 – although the year-to-date total is still up 15.1 percent. Further falls are expected over the rest of [...]

SELECTED MG car dealers have just got back from a big maker-organised fact-finding tour of China! The premise of the visit was to find out what MG is doing over there, as the Chinese-owned brand looks to step up its UK relaunch plans. China is the world’s LARGEST car market – 13.6 million cars are [...]

PEUGEOT has unveiled its brand new 508 saloon which it says marks an all-new design look for the French brand. Set for launch at the start of 2011, the new saloon and SW estate will get their public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October. Peugeot says the new 508 carries design concepts first [...]

VOLVO has shown this autumn’s new V60 estate – and revealed the UK will be its 2nd-biggest market in the world. 9 in 10 of the new BMW 3 Series Touring and Audi A4 Avant rival will be sold in Europe. UK buyers are second only to Swedes in expected take-up of the car’s 50,000-unit [...]