Ford set to delay new minivans November 28, 2012 Ford may delay the next versions of the Galaxy and S-MAX minivans as it plans to shut a factory in Genk, Belgium, where the vehicles are made, German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reported yesterday. Ford said on 24 October that it plans to close the Genk factory employing about 4,300 workers by the end [...]
Functional but not the finished article November 27, 2012 FUNNY HOW the MPV, once the auto industry’s latest, cleverest idea, now seems a little old-fashioned. The compact SUV has pretty much superseded small MPVs because they have similar flexibility – for transporting mountain bikes, flat-pack furniture, dogs, as well as people – in a trendier 4×4 package. But it seems there’s still a place [...]
CAR TALK November 27, 2012 Dacia know how to give you value for money It doesn’t matter how wealthy you are, bargains are always an attractive proposition. At just £5,995, Dacia’s forthcoming entry-level Sandero Access model is the UK’s most affordable new car and can be had for as little as £69 per month. Meanwhile, the Dacia Duster SUV starts [...]
Wasps bounce back with win over Worcester November 18, 2012 LONDON Wasps recovered from last week’s defeat at Cardiff Blues to see off Worcester Warriors 28-19 yesterday at Adams Park. Tries from Simon McIntyre, Jack Wallace and Charlie Davies saw them past the Warriors to keep their LV= Cup hopes alive. Elsewhere a strong London Irish side lost 22-15 at Leicester thanks to a great [...]
UK car manufacturers bounce back after slump in September November 15, 2012 CARMAKERS bounced back in October, with the number of vehicles rolling off production lines rising by 6.4 per cent during the month. Britain produced 148,927 cars and commercial vehicles last month, a strong rise to help reverse a blip in September when output fell seven per cent, according to figures from the Society of Motor [...]
Queen salutes Enterprise Award winners at Buckingham Palace November 14, 2012 ENTREPRENEURIAL awards season is upon us again. At the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise at Buckingham Palace earlier this week, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh congratulated representatives of the 209 winners in the palace’s ballroom. The awards, which have been operating in various forms since 1966, this year had 862 entrants from all over [...]
Car talk November 13, 2012 The Caterham Seven Supersport The Caterham Seven Supersport is getting an even-more race-focused brother. The two-litre Supersport R boasts a bigger Ford Duratec engine, a five-speed gearbox and packs 180bhp. Developed over three years of Caterham’s R300 race championship, the car has hardcore track-bred dynamics, a bespoke steering wheel, composite race seats and four-point race [...]
Car sales rocket up in booming October market November 6, 2012 NEW CAR registrations defied European gloom to soar upwards in October, data showed yesterday, adding to the picture of strength in the 2012 UK market. Consumers registered some 151,252 cars in October, an automobile industry body said, up 12.1 per cent on that month in 2011. This latest rise means total sales so far in [...]
CAR TALK November 6, 2012 Jessica Ennis shows off the new Jaguar Olympian Jessica Ennis will be driving the new Jaguar F-Type at this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show on 10 November. Ennis has already driven the two-seater at Jaguar’s test track reaching a speed of 150mph. Ennis is a Jaguar Academy of Sport Ambassador and already drives an XKR. She [...]
Wall Street flat after two day storm closure October 31, 2012 THE US stock market slowly returned to life yesterday after two days in the dark, in the wake of the massive storm Sandy that caused the market’s first weather-related two-day closure since the late 19th century. The Dow and the S&P 500 closed little changed while the Nasdaq Composite edged 0.4 per cent lower in [...]