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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is sponsoring the action and adventure programmes on three Discovery Network channels for 12 months starting from Monday 31 May. The sponsorship includes short Volkswagen adverts at the start and end of each section of the programmes, such as ‘Bear Grylls: Born Survivor’, ‘Deadliest Catch’ and ‘Storm Chasers’ on the Discovery Channel, [...]

May 28th, 2010

Motorists have been warned to take expert advice before allowing ‘cowboys’ to retune their car software for better performance and mpg. The warning comes from a lead expert company on remapping, which says that some motorists have been conned into believing their cars have more oomph than is possible through remapping. Rapid Remap MD Mike [...]

May 28th, 2010

Nissan’s highly-anticipated new crossover, the Juke, has finally been given a price tag ahead of its on sale date in late September. The new model, set to compliment the hugely successful Qashqai model will cost from just £12,795 when order books open in June. At the top of the range sits a thrilling 190PS turbocharged [...]

May 28th, 2010

Used car buyers are continuing to buy extended warranties to provide protection against unexpected costs even as the market shows signs of recovery, RAC Warranty reports. The company says that buyers began specifying longer warranties with higher levels of cover during the recession in large numbers but that the trend has yet to see a [...]

May 27th, 2010

Ford has become the official vehicles supplier to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which reaches its final in Oslo, Norway on Saturday. A fleet of 40 vehicles will provide exclusive transport for the show’s organisers, artists and celebrities. At the contest, the US carmaker will showcase its latest vehicle line-up, including the new S-MAX and [...]

May 27th, 2010

It’s two hundred years since, French firm, Peugeot first began its life. Exactly two centuries ago, that the two Peugeot brothers, Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frédéric, established the Peugeot company with the creation of ‘la société Peugeot-Frères et Jacques Maillard-Salins’. The company was set up after the brothers converted their father’s corn mill into a steel mill [...]

May 27th, 2010

I feared praising the Fabia, not because it’s a difficult to find reasons to love this car but because it’s precisely the sort of car that divides motoring journalists from motorists in general. The journalist craves a car that excites something, irritates something, evokes a reaction- giving the writer a solid ground upon which to [...]

May 27th, 2010

Organisers of the biggest free motor show in the UK have released full details of their forthcoming London event. The 2010 London Motorexpo runs from Monday, June 7 until Sunday, June 13, and marks the 15th annual event to be staged at the stunning urban environment of Canary Wharf. Among those exhibiting at this open [...]

May 26th, 2010

After eight weeks and hundreds of video entries, Renault has chosen the final 16 candidates to take part in its ‘Very Good Trip’. The French carmaker will broadcast the adventure as a brand-new reality show on the web, starting with the first episode on June 8, 2010. The eight teams come from the UK, Belgium, [...]

May 26th, 2010

Spanish carmaker, SEAT is set to launch two new best-specified cars as the Exeo Tech and Exeo ST Tech models hit the showrooms this summer. The new added-luxury cars are available to now and join the existing Exeo line-up of the S, SE, Sport and SE Lux versions. These new models feature thousands of pounds [...]

May 26th, 2010