Ford enjoys leap in electric car sales share
Ford's focus on the electrified car market has seen its sales share leap: as it grasped 14.7 per cent of the US market during the first nine months of 2013, up from 7.3 per cent during 2012. Where...
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Government urges councils to cut back on “unsightly” yellow lines
Yellow lines could become less common on UK roads after the Government urged local authorities to consider introduced restricted parking zones instead. It is part of an effort to declutter road s...
Strongest monthly sales ever for SEAT, Kia, Audi and Mercedes-Benz
SEAT, Kia, Audi and Mercedes-Benz sold more cars in September than in any other month in their history. On the day that the SMMT announced the strongest new car sales figures since before the rece...
Warning: Driving an EV may seriously affect your mental health
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Normally in my weekly column, I tell you about how fantastic EVs are, or give you my opinion of a new car on the market fresh from a stint behind the whe...
First Drive Review: Skoda Rapid Spaceback
Skoda has remoulded its Rapid compact saloon into a shorter hatchback shape in a bid to appeal to the UK market, where shrunken saloons aren't particularly well loved. The more A3-like shape is ex...
Toyota celebrates soaring sales as Auris Hybrid cleans up
With the news that last month’s new car registrations were at their highest since March 2008, up 12.1 per cent compared with the same month in 2012, Toyota is just one of the carmakers celebrating ...
New car sales reach pre-recession figures
Figures released today by the SMMT show that new car registrations for the month of September reached a level not seen since March 2008 – before the financial meltdown. The month is traditionally t...
BMW promises plug-in cars across the range
If anyone was doubting BMW’s commitment to electrified vehicles, after we were told production of the i3 electric supermini would be ‘demand led’, there is news from Vancouver to dispel that idea. ...
Order books open for new Peugeot 308
Full details have been announced for the new Peugeot 308, which is now available to order ahead of the UK launch with customer deliveries starting in January. The new 308 UK range has four trim le...
Wheel clampers “have adopted strong arm tactics” after ban, AA says
Wheel clamping firms have been using harsh tactics and reaping large sums from issuing automated ‘penalty' tickets, in response to the ban on clamping in private car parks, the AA has said. The mo...
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