Daily Archives: January 12, 2013

BMW 1 Series GT (Active Hybrid Tourer) Caught Cold Weather Testing

BMW 1 Series GT (production version of the Active Hybrid Tourer) has been caught cold weather testing in Sweden, still wearing heavy disguise and temporary lights.

Honda’s Swindon factory to shed 800 jobs


Honda is preparing to downsize the workforce at its Swindon factory by 800, citing poor demand for its British-built models in Europe. This is the first bad news to affect British car manufacturing in 2013 – following a great performance in 2012.

The Most Common Reasons to Fail a Driving Test – video

Here are ten things which might help you pick up a few minor or major points on your driving test. Your minor points are going to add up to a fail, and a major point (a big mistake) is going to fail you in one fell swoop. This top ten will help you to avoid some common mistakes.

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 dealer launch events this weekend


Volkswagen dealers across the country are holding launch events for the Golf Mk7, which went on sale this week. Dealers are inviting Golf fans and potential customers to visit their showrooms and find out all about the latest generation car, take a test drive in the new car and benefit from some launch offers.

Vauxhall Adam begins production in Germany

GM has invested 190m in its Eisenach factory in anticipation of the Adam’s additional sales – and it looks  to introduce this second production line, but it’s paying off – more than 16,000 orders have been before the Adam’s official on-sale date of 19 January.