Monthly Archives: July 2012

UK car production up 14.1%

July 21, 2012   simon

There can’t be many sectors in the UK boasting double digit growth right now – or ones which export 63% of output. However, UK car production in the first half of the year rose 14.1% to hit 750,000, which means an annual rate of 1.5 million. That compares to 1.0 million in 2009, and means it is almost back to its pre-crisis level of 1.6 million reached in 2007/2008. Over the next few months it could drop back a little as demand from southern Europe is now so weak, but the medium-term outlook is still very rosy.
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Supercar Showdown at Beaulieu

July 21, 2012   simon

Beaulieu will be playing host to a parade of supercarson Bank Holiday Monday, 27 August.75 supercars have already signed up to attend the event, with more awaiting confirmation, indicating a much larger display of vehicles than in previous years. Among the line-up are a Jaguar XJ220, Ferrari F40, F50 and 360 Spider, Lamborghini Gallardo, Mercedes SLS, Ultima GTR Can-Am, Lightning GT Carbon and Aston Martin GT2.
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£1 million cloned car ring smashed – but beware of others

July 20, 2012   simon

Manchester police have recovered £570,000-worth of stolen cars from a ring that was cloning stolen cars to make them appear legitimate. Car cloning is the vehicle equivalent of identity fraud – criminals steal a car and give it a new identity copied from a similar vehicle already on the road. This gang would steal cars and clone them to make them look legitimate. The cars were given new number plates and the registration number was used to list the vehicles for sale. The gang also used stolen V5 documents, stolen road tax discs, fraudulent MOT certificates and receipts and faked vehicle history check documents. They also used the personal details of innocent people to help create a fake history for the vehicles, making the scam very hard to spot.
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Audi brings back RS3 to UK

July 20, 2012   simon

Audi is bringing another 250 examples of the RS3 to the UK, after the first allocation of 500 all sold out. These additional cars will be available at the same price of £39,930 as first batch which were sold last year.The RS3 features a turbocharged 2.5-litre five-cylinder petrol engine with 335 bhp driving all four wheels through a standard seven-speed S-tronic twin-clutch transmission.
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Surge in caravanners this summer? Safety Tips

July 20, 2012   simon

Oh joy – there could be 20% more caravanners on the road this summer, as we all look for cheaper holidays. This coming weekend is the busiest for people going on holiday, and research by Nissan suggests one in five “towers” will be doing it for the first time. Slightly worryingly, four out of ten of those surveyed and who tow caravans, trailers or boats, admit that they have never had training on how to do so safely.One of the biggest areas of concern is drivers’ lack of knowledge on the towing capabilities of their vehicle, resulting in drivers buying and renting caravans their car doesn’t have the sufficient power and torque to tow.
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