Daily Archives: July 14, 2012

Autocar Competition – win a job, not a car


Autocar is running a competition for young people, with the prize of five work experience placements, £7500 cash – and the near-certainty of a good job in the car industry at the end of it. The competition is timely, given that the majority of people in work believe that it is now much harder for young people to enter the job market than it was when they joined.

Renault boss: Geordies are not from Mars shock


As well as 8,000 job cuts at Peugeot, which was covered yesterday, Renault is facing big problems. Sales in Europe dropped by 14.9% in the last six months, partially offset by a 14.3% rise outside Europe – but it sells fewer cars outside Europe, so the latter does not compensate for the former.

Supercar Sunday this weekend at Brooklands


As a kind of aperitif for next week’s Silverstone Classic, there is an open day for supercars at Brooklands in Surrey. The event will be using the excellent Mercedes-Benz World track – and a quick thank-you is in order to Mercedes for opening their circuit to other marques.