Tag Archives: 2012

California greenhouse gas emissions up 2% in 2012

California greenhouse gas emissions up 2% in 2012

According to the most recent greenhouse gas emissions inventory from the California Air Resources Board (ARB), the state’s total greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.7% in 2012 from 2011 to 459 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e).

Ford Focus was the best selling 2012 nameplate

Ford Focus

The Ford Focus was the world’s best-selling vehicle nameplate in 2012, with Fiesta as the world’s best-selling subcompact car, according to the automotive data and trends forecasting leader Polk.

Used cars get older and more expensive in 2012


According to the latest data from British Car Auctions, the average value of used cars that went under the hammer in 2012, rose by 4.7 per cent compared with 2011.

UK new car sales news for 2012


New car sales have risen in 2012, with a 5.6 per cent overall rise, when compared to 2011. and the market seems to be weathering the Europe-wide economic crisis, but British buyers are downsizing.

Vauxhall UK’s favourite retail van in 2012

Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles was the biggest selling van maker  to the retail sector in the UK for the second year running in 2012.