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Renault is offering 0 per cent APR typical finance over 3 years across the  much of the range including the Twingo (excluding Freeway & Extreme versions), Clio (excluding Extreme & Renaultsport versions), Modus and Grand Modus, Kangoo, New Mégane Hatch, New Mégane Coupe, Mégane, Scénic and Grand Scénic, Laguna Hatch and Sport Tourer, New Laguna Coupé, [...]

April 30th, 2009

Industry experts who are wondering what effect scrappage will have on car sales might want to use Hyundai as a barometer. In the first week after the announcement, enquiries at the company’s dealerships are up 400 percent, with buyers clamouring to make sure they can secure cars before stocks – or the government money – [...]

April 30th, 2009

With only a few days remaining in its first month of sales, the Honda Insight is outselling its competitors in the hybrid market. Since the affordable hybrid car went on sale on 4 April, 229 Insights have been sold in the UK, ahead of its nearest rival the Toyota Prius (198 units). Together with Civic Hybrid [...]

April 30th, 2009

Following two months of record price rises in the used car market values are now stabilising according to CAP Black Book, the benchmark trade guide to used car pricing. It marks the apparent end of a year of extreme volatility, beginning after Easter 2008 with the sharpest sustained downturn in memory and switching to an [...]

April 29th, 2009

The next generation Toyota Prius will have class-leading CO2 emissions, at just 89g/km of CO2 and 72.4mpg official combined cycle. This places it in second place as the cleanest conventionally-fuelled vehicles just behind the smart fortwo CDi which achieves 88g/km of CO2 but offers a fraction of the space of the Pruis. The new Prius [...]

April 29th, 2009

More than half of Britain’s motorists would struggle to pay if their car broke down, according to research from leading insurance specialist, Warranty Direct. As the credit crunch continues to ravage the economy, 53 percent of drivers admit that the tightening of belts means they can ill afford the average repair bill of £273. According [...]

April 29th, 2009

Situated in a superb location next to the famous Kingsholm Stadium, home of the Gloucester Rugby Team, this latest addition to Hyundai’s nationwide dealer network will provide the Gloucestershire area. Hyundai has confirmed the appointment of a new dealership in Gloucester.  For the last 25 years the business has solely held a Saab franchise but [...]

April 28th, 2009

The New Car Code of Practice, which has delivered improved standards of customer care to new car buyers since its launch in 2004, is to be brought into the Motor Codes family in a move to give consumers a one-stop shop for self-regulated codes of practice in the motor trade. The Code, which became the [...]

April 28th, 2009

Toyota’s rapidly expanding UK model line-up gains another new member this week with the sales launch of new Verso, bringing more style, space, safety and advanced equipment features to the compact MPV segment. The third generation of the seven-seat Verso goes on sale on May 1, priced from £16,750 on the road. With a new look [...]

April 28th, 2009

Market-leading new car website, SaveMoneyOnCars.co.uk saw a 30 per cent increase in traffic last week folllowing the announcement of the scrappage incentive last week as part of the Chancellor’s Budget report. The scrappage incentive which will give motorists £2,000 towards the cost of a new car when they scrap their ten-year or older car has [...]

April 27th, 2009