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Motorpoint: Two thirds of motorists delay changing their car because of the credit crunch

(28/08/2008)

Almost two thirds of motorists have decided to delay changing their car because of the credit crunch according to a new poll by Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket. The online survey revealed that 69.8% of drivers had decided to delay replacing their car because of the financial uncertainty caused by the continuing credit crunch. Over 4,500 people participated in the poll. However, the credit crunch would appear not to be biting at Motorpoint, with sales up 7.6% year on year, as m... [more]

Mercedes-Benz: Smart fortwo celebrates 10th birthday

(15/08/2008)

On July 2, 1998, a vehicle with an entirely new concept first rolled off the assembly line: the smart fortwo. On that date an extraordinary success story commenced in Hambach, France. Until now, the compact two-seater has become the vehicle of choice of more than 900,000 customers in 37 countries. The smart fortwo soon got cult status and is the only automobile which is still in production to be displayed at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Since beginning of 2008 the smart is being successfully... [more]

Mercedes-Benz: Race Mercedes CLC-Class coupé around the streets of a virtual London

(14/08/2008)

Mercedes-Benz is offering online browsers a chance to race its new CLC-Class coupé around the streets of a virtual London, with the new www.CLCdreamtestdrive.com website. Users can customise a CLC 350 Sport – the range’s flagship model – before hitting the road and aiming to set the fastest time. The top time recorded over the three summer months will be entered into a prize draw, with the overall winner receiving a real driving experience at Mercedes-Benz World, at Brooklands, Surrey. Some ... [more]

Masternaut Three X: Origo Industries turn CO2 emissions from your vehicle into fuel at your own home

(16/06/2008)

Origo Industries has developed a system that captures the CO2 from your vehicle’s engine and then allows you to turn these emissions into fuel at your own home to re-power your car. The same fuel could also be used to power your house. The system uses a new approach where CO2 is regenerated through algae in a home unit, allowing the user to produce bio-oil (up to 2500 litres per year tax-free). Origo Industries is displaying its technology for the first ever time at the Green-Car-Guide Live! ... [more]

Mazda: Mazda launches Three-Door and Diesel Mazda2 models

(05/06/2008)

One of the keys to Mazda’s growth in Europe has been a strategy of expanding the line-up with exciting vehicles that appeal to an ever-wider group of customers. In less than two years, Mazda has introduced several vehicles, like the high-performance Mazda3 MPS, the power retractable hardtop MX-5 Roadster Coupe and the sports crossover SUV Mazda CX-7. This strategy is now set to continue with the European launch of the first three-door Mazda2. Launched in October 2007 as Mazda’s first new-... [more]

Mazda: Mazda tests vehicle-to-vehicle communications to alert drivers of oncoming vehicles

(03/06/2008)

Mazda has started public road trials of its advanced safety vehicle, Mazda ASV-4. The system uses vehicle-to-vehicle communications to alert drivers of oncoming vehicles at blind intersections or on twisting roads where visibility is limited. The aim is to lessen the severity of - or even eliminate - two-vehicle collisions at blind intersections, rear-end collisions and accidents when a vehicle turns right by reducing driver error. Testing of the two-vehicle blind collision avoidance syste... [more]

Car sales expected to continue at slower pace for rest of 2008 (Channel NewsAsia)

EON HAS UNTIL JUNE 29, 2009 - 2 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Chrysler hints at sale of Dodge Viper (CNN Money)

Cut import duty on hybrid cars: Industry players (Business Times (Malaysia))

Chrysler Explores Sale of Dodge Viper Unit (New York Times)

Chrysler Explores Sale of Dodge Viper Unit (New York Times)

Vehicle Sales In China Down 18% In July [Chinese Auto Market] (Jalopnik)

Mail House Direct Emerges to Drive Car Sales and Profit on National Scale (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Car dealers rolling along (Napa Valley Register)

Ford Organises Special Conference in Craiova For Automotive Industry Suppliers (The Auto Channel)