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April Fool’s Day starts with a joke from the Chancellor this year, as new Showroom taxes, a revision of road tax rates and an 1 pence per litre hike in fuel duty all come into force tomorrow (April 1, 2010). Motorists buying a new car from Thursday will be subject to a new first year [...]

March 31st, 2010

Critically acclaimed band, The Mystery Jets have been named as the feature act for the ‘Chevrolet Spark Unscheduled Tour’.  Following on from their European tour with the Arctic Monkeys the band will be giving fans the opportunity to hear their eagerly anticipated third album performed live in the UK before its release in June. The [...]

March 31st, 2010

Its finally over for the Government scrappage scheme today, as the incentive for new cars closes for orders today. As the scheme-widely credited for propping up car sales over the last 11 months-comes to an end, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)releases its findings on the impact of the incentive. The scheme was [...]

March 31st, 2010

Citroen’s C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso have slashed emissions thanks to the re-homologation of the 1.6 and 2.0HDi diesel engines used in both models. For variants fitted with the 1.6HDi 110hp DPFS power-plant, with manual and Auto EGS transmission, combined cycle fuel economy is improved by almost 4 per cnet, whilst CO2 emissions are [...]

March 31st, 2010

A new extra powerful Focus RS is being launched this summer after it makes its global debut at the 2010 Leipzig Motor Show in Germany on April 9. The new Ford model called the Focus RS500, is expected to offer some serious appeal to performance car enthusiasts. Featuring a muscular 350 PS 2.5-litre 5-cylinder engine, [...]

March 30th, 2010

Renault’s smallest car offering is set to benefit from some sporting charm, as the carmaker launches the new Twingo Gordini. Developed by Renaultsport, this mini car will ‘exude the spirit of Gordini’ with a ‘modern twist’ promises the French carmaker. Twingo Gordini 133 features a Malta Blue metallic finish with twin white racing stripes, in [...]

March 30th, 2010

Nissan is to extend its ‘British Built Trade-in Scheme’ to allow motorists to exchange any car over seven years old for a Nissan car built in Britain. As the Government’s Scrappage Scheme draws to a close, the Japanese carmaker is ensuring that customers still have the opportunity to save a minimum of £2,000 off any [...]

March 30th, 2010

Peugeot has given its some added ‘allure’ to its models this month with the launch of a range of five exciting special editions. Available in March, Peugeot will be launching a range of five new Allure models, available in Bianca White, Aluminium or Black. The first model in the range is the 107, based on [...]

March 29th, 2010

Rybrook Volvo has launched a new website to promote its latest deal; www.wepayyourvat.com. The Volvo dealership group is offering to buy any car as part-exchange and pay the VAT on the replacement, new car. This great deal could save customers up to £6,300 on a new Volvo car. With a full range of the Swedish [...]

March 29th, 2010

Toyota has launched an all new five year warranty or three year free servicing offer, to boost the appeal of its vehicles. After a rocky start to the year for the Japanese carmaker, embroiled in an 8 million plus global vehicle recall, the move to offer these additional incentives is seen by many as an [...]

March 29th, 2010