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HPI is using the World Cup to highlight the startling fact 1 in 3 cars checked have some sort of finance or insurance issue.
The HPI Check experts say this equals millions of cars with outstanding finance, or which have been clocked, stolen, written off or had a registration plate transfer.
To show the scale of the [...]

MERCEDES-BENZ World is hosting a series of special World Cup football matches – using smart fortwos!

The flagship Mercedes UK car dealer will host the 8-car ‘matches’ on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the World Cup.
4 smarts will be finished in England colours, with the other 4 boasting ‘rest of world’ colours. Two 5-minute halves will be [...]

VOLKSWAGEN has helped 6000 South African car production staff mark the arrival of the World Cup.
4 special roadshows have helped get workers at the Uitenhage plant get in the mood.
They also won’t miss a minute of football action, because VW has installed big TVs in the production plant. The staff have also been given [...]

VAUXHALL aftersales departments may get a boost from the World Cup with a special sticker offer!
The firm has developed a special set of England decals especially for the 3dr Corsa.
Stretching from headlights all along the sides, they certainly stand out – and even come with matching door mirror caps.
They cost £149 from Vauxhall dealers. Even [...]

KIA dealers are offering customers supporting its dealers during the football World Cup the chance to win a Soul.
Anyone visiting a Kia car dealer from today until 11 July will be entered into the free competition.
The prize is a Kia Soul 2.
Why is Kia doing it? Well, Kia and sister company Hyundai are official partners [...]

CASTROL has confirmed it will be a major sponsor of the FIFA 2010 football World Cup in South Africa.
Not only that, it will also sponsor the 2014 World Cup – and has signed up three of the biggest names in football as brand ambassadors, too!
Christiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Arsene Wenger have all been recruited [...]

HYUNDAI is reminding Europe that it is sponsoring the 2010 FIFA World Cup with 33 special i30 cars.
It is doing this with an around-Europe tour, that has just stopped off at Hyundai Chelmsford.
The liveried cars have been decorated in the 32 flags of the competing nations taking part.
And the other one? No, it isn’t wrapped [...]