Crown Honda expands north London operations
Winner of multi awards, Crown Honda, has acquired second retail site in north London to expand its operations.
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Volvo is extending green DRIVE range with Start-Stop systems
Volvo’s green DRIVE range is getting extended with addition of highly low CO2 emission and increased fuel efficiency models. Volvo will unveil its full DRIVE range at Geneva Motor Show on March 3. Models would include Volvo S80 Executive Saloon, Volvo V70 and XC70 Premium Estates and Volvo XC60 Crossover.
Volvo introduces front-wheel drive in XC60 and XC70 crossover
2.4D engine and front-wheel drive introduction in Volvo XC70 premium estate and XC60 crossover would bring down CO2 emission to 159 g/km. This will make Volvo XC60 the first premium SUV falling below Writing Down Allowance threshold of 160 g/km for company cars. The award winning XC60 will thus become an attractive choice for Fleet [...]
Honda’s UK factory to suspend production till 1st June, 2009
Tumbling profits have forced Honda’s UK factory to go into long break. Workers at motor giant’s plant made the last car on January 31, and went on extended shutdown of 4 months caused by big slump in sales. Production will remain suspended till June 1.
Book your Volkswagen Passat CC now
Four-door, four-seat with seven-speed DSG gearbox option, Volkswagen Passat CC, is now open for order booking.
Light weight and compact 7-speed DSG transmission, provided with a pair of dry clutches, improves performance and economy over conventional automatic gearbox. A low first gear ratio imparts acceleration from 0 to 62 mph in 8.5 seconds, while raised 7th [...]
British legend, Sir Jimmy Savile, buys Volkswagen California
The British entertainment legend, Sir Jimmy Savile, bought new Volkswagen California which was delivered to him by Volkswagen Van Centre (West Yorkshire) before Christmas.
Sir Jimmy informed that he has had two other Volkswagen campers for many years, but the new California was all-dancing and all-singing dream vehicle for him. He said that being a wanderer [...]
Citroen introduces special edition of Citroen C1 Splash
Citroen, known for its innovations and clean environment initiatives in designing of its vehicles, is now presenting a nautical new edition of best selling, environment friendly car, emitting just 110g/km CO2. The new Citroen C1 Splash has been loaded with extra equipments which include central locking, front electric windows and air conditioning. It will be [...]
Honda suspends production in the UK plants for 2 months
Woes of the car industry in the UK and elsewhere in the world do not seem to end, as Honda decides to suspend production at its plant in Swindon, Wiltshire for 2 months.
New Jaguar XFR sale to begin in March 2009
New Jaguar XFR, put on demo at the Detroit Auto Show, is true to Jaguar’s heritage of legendary performance.
One third British workforce to lose jobs at Nissan
Nissan is set to cut 1,200 jobs at Sunderland factory, rendering almost 33% of workforce jobless as demand for cars took big slump in Europe due to recession. 800 permanent positions and 400 temporary contracts will no longer exist, bringing Japanese manufacturer’s strength of 3,800 factory staff down to 2,600.