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Peugeot Says New 208 Already No. 7 Best Selling Car in UK
Peugeot Says New 208 Already No. 7 Best Selling Car in UK

7 Feb 2013, 09:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A little over a year ago, we wrote an editorial saying that if struggling European carmakers want to survive, they need to make small cars and/or crossover. While that wasn't a messianic attemp...

 
Suzuki Launches Special Edition Swift SZ-L in the UK
Suzuki Launches Special Edition Swift SZ-L in the UK

1 Feb 2013, 16:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A few days ago, we told you that Suzuki has managed to sell 3 million Swifts since 2004. Of those, 80,000 of the Hungary-built supermini were sold in Britain where it was introduced in May of 2005. ...

 
New Renault Clio UK Commercial: You'll Never Forget
New Renault Clio UK Commercial: You'll Never Forget

1 Feb 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2012 was the year of the supermini for most European carmakers. Peugeot has a new one, Ford has a significantly refresh Fiesta, Dacia launched the affordable alternative and their parents at Renault...

 
SEAT Launches Altea and Altea XL Copa Editions
SEAT Launches Altea and Altea XL Copa Editions

18 Jan 2013, 17:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / SEAT's UK branch has announced the launch of two new editions, the Altea and Altea XL Copa. These new stylish people carriers supposedly ad £1,500 of extra equipment over base models, at ...

 
BMW M6 Grand Coupe Coming o Britain in May, Pricing Announced
BMW M6 Grand Coupe Coming o Britain in May, Pricing Announced

17 Dec 2012, 10:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The third and probably final model in the BMW M6 range has been unveiled, a four-door called the M6 Gran Coupe. The newest car built by the M division has the potential of also being the most luxuri...

 
UK Shopper Wins a Free Car, a Hyundai Veloster
UK Shopper Wins a Free Car, a Hyundai Veloster

14 Dec 2012, 09:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you ever found yourself dreaming what car you’d want to get for free from your favorite carmaker. That carmaker is probably more along the lines of... BMW or Mercedes. But there’s n...

 
Suzuki Grand Vitara Mild Refresh for UK Market
Suzuki Grand Vitara Mild Refresh for UK Market

8 Dec 2012, 13:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not surprisingly, Suzuki gave up on selling automobiles in the US and is now focusing exclusively on those much sexier bikes. But its four-wheeled creations are a bit better suited for the European ...

 
Third of Teen UK Drivers Think They’re Better Than Parents
Third of Teen UK Drivers Think They’re Better Than Parents

4 Dec 2012, 15:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A survey conducted by RED Driving School in the UK, found that a third of young people believe they’re better drivers than their parents and grandparents. To be more precise, 29 percent sta...

 
Dacia Sandero, the Cheapest Car to Finance in the UK
Dacia Sandero, the Cheapest Car to Finance in the UK

19 Nov 2012, 13:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Newcomers to the UK market Dacia have announced they have found another way to undercut the competition. The Sandero, available for the first time in RHD for the UK market from just £5,995, is...

 
Vauxhall Offering £500 in Free Fuel With Car Purchases
Vauxhall Offering £500 in Free Fuel With Car Purchases

16 Nov 2012, 14:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Vauxhall really didn’t have to comission a study for this, but they did, and found that the cost of fuel would influence the purchasing decisions of 73 per cent of drivers when buying a new ve...

 
2013 Suzuki Jimny Facelift UK Pricing
2013 Suzuki Jimny Facelift UK Pricing

14 Nov 2012, 09:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Dacia Duster is on sale in Britain now, stiff competition for any affordable off-roader. So to make sure it stays relevant, Suzuki has slapped a new face onto the Jimny and sent it out fighting ...

 
2013 Nissan Titan Updates
2013 Nissan Titan Updates

11 Nov 2012, 13:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan USA has unveiled the 2013 model year Titan full-size pickup, featuring no obvious cosmetic changes, but plenty of small changes to increase the practicality of the car. All models come wi...

 
SEAT Mii Miinx Limited Edition is Very Pink
SEAT Mii Miinx Limited Edition is Very Pink

11 Nov 2012, 12:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / SEAT UK was the first to see a pink city car this year when UK dealership "Dales Seat" in Cornwall introduced it as a one-off. But Sales Manager Tom Rawlings saw it drew so much attention ...

 
Pre-Order an All-New Mazda6 and Win It (in the UK)
Pre-Order an All-New Mazda6 and Win It (in the UK)

6 Nov 2012, 13:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Sounds counter-intuitive, but that’s exactly what Mazda UK wants you to do. After pre-ordering the all-new Mazda6 from one of the 140 dealers across the country, you stand a chance of winning ...

 
Jaguar F-Type to Make UK Debut at Lord Mayor’s Show
Jaguar F-Type to Make UK Debut at Lord Mayor’s Show

30 Oct 2012, 14:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Jaguar has announced the brand new F-Type sportscar will make its official debut in Britain at the 2012 edition of the Lord Mayor’s Show on next Saturday on November 10th. The car will be d...

 
Dacia Duster Racks Up Over 1,000 UK Pre-Orders
Dacia Duster Racks Up Over 1,000 UK Pre-Orders

29 Oct 2012, 14:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In the 100 days or so since Dacia started taking orders for the Duster SUV in the UK, over 1,000 pre-orders have been made. Interestingly, buyers were not attracted just to the £8,995 entry pr...

 
New Ford Focus ST Becomes Police Car in UK
New Ford Focus ST Becomes Police Car in UK

23 Oct 2012, 15:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The brand new Ford Ford Focus ST has taken on its first role in law enforcement. The UK police took delivery of one of these 250 horsepower machines in estate form, and they kitted it out to use as ...

 
UK Car Sales Rise in September, Consumer Confidence Returning
UK Car Sales Rise in September, Consumer Confidence Returning

5 Oct 2012, 10:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Britain was just as hard struck as every other European nation by the economic downturn. It’s had its fair share of tax increases, bankruptcies and credit problems. However, it’s auto se...

 
Commercial: SsangYong Korando Is Cheap
Commercial: SsangYong Korando Is Cheap

7 Aug 2012, 16:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Crossovers are big business in Europe and the UK. Nissan is running away with the market, thanks to the success of the Qashqai and Juke, but there’s no shortage of cheap rivals, mainly from As...

 
VW Adds Two New Engines to Beetle UK Range
VW Adds Two New Engines to Beetle UK Range

26 Jul 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has enhanced the appeal of the Beetle range in the UK market with the addition of two of it most potent engines. Joining the base 1.2 TFSI and 1.4 TSI will be a powerful diesel engine, th...