Monthly Archives: April 2013

Tata Motors program to upgrade skills of its 25,000 dealer technicians

Tata Motors has created a forum, bringing together about 25,000 technicians, spread across the company’s 1,300 commercial vehicle dealerships and authorised service stations, to upgrade their skills.

BMW to build new plant in central or eastern Europe

Looking to expand production capacity, BMW has decided to research the emerging countries in central or eastern Europe. That would include countries like Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, or Croatia.

Prices for new Toyota ProAce revealed

Toyota has announced prices for its new ProAce van which officially goes on sale on July 1. The cheapest version is priced at £22,300 including VAT which gets you the standard wheelbase and standard height van with the 90PS 1.6-litre diesel engine.

HRDC To Revive Willhire Racing From the 1980s

Julius Thurgood, founder and Race Director of the HRDC, is planning a reunion for cars which originally competed in the Willhire 24 Hour, Britain’s first 24-Hour  race.

The Willhire 24 Hour, initially conceived for production cars, was held at between 1980 and 1994. Over the years, the race included both sports and saloon cars, although in later years it ran FIA GpN cars running in the National Saloon Car Cup, which was run by the BRSCC.

SEAT announces prices for Leon SC


SEAT has announced that its three-door Leon SC model will be priced from £15,370 – £300 less than the five-door equivalent. Buyers can place an order from April 15, with first deliveries due in the UK from early July.