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New Fiesta Titanium Individual special edition(19/10/2009)
Fiesta celebrates its new line-up with a new Titanium Individual special edition. The Fiesta line-up has six series and five engine options to choose from and broadens the Fiesta appeal to a wider range of consumers. The Fiesta range now consists of Studio, Edge, ECOnetic, Zetec, Titanium and Zetec S models and with 1.25 petrol and choices of 1.4-litre petrol or diesel or 1.6 petrol or diesel engines. Studio is where the Fiesta story starts and it now comes as either three or five door and w... [more]
Hyundai outsells Ford and Vauxhall to top UK retail sales charts in August(07/09/2009)
Hyundai sold more cars to retail customers in August than any other brand, overtaking Ford and Vauxhall. The figures, which would have seemed inconceivable a few months ago, show that Hyundai’s overall sales for the month rose 323% compared to August last year to 3,737. It gives Hyundai a record overall market share of 5.6%. The i10 city car has been the company’s biggest success, with 2,431 finding homes in August. This makes it Britain’s third best selling car, relegating the Vauxhall Corsa... [more]
Ford Transit with ECOnetic low CO2 technology helps companies maximise fuel efficiency(19/06/2009)
The new Transit ECOnetic, based on the front-wheel-drive Transit 280 panel van with short wheelbase and 2.2-litre 115PS Duratorq TDCi engine is now on sale at £18,095. Target combined fuel economy is 39.2mpg, while average CO2 emissions are 189g/km. Commercial vehicle director, Ford of Britain, Steve Kimber, said: "In the real world, a fuel economy saving of 10 per cent can make a major impact on running costs. Transit has always been the vehicle business people choose when they want value fo... [more]
Fiesta 1.4-litre automatic is now on sale (18/06/2009)
Ford has made a new addition to the Fiesta range, in the form of the new Durashift automatic transmission models. The refined transmission is matched to the Ford Fiesta’s new 1.4-litre, 96PS Duratec petrol engine, with a responsive character that benefits from new Fiesta’s lighter yet stronger body structure, being approximately 40kg lighter than the car it replaced. This ensures ‘auto’ convenience does not significantly compromise performance or economy, with new Fiesta automatic achievin... [more]
The cost of green cars is the main obstacle to selecting a green model(03/06/2009)
The latest poll from TheGreenCarWebsite has revealed that the cost associated with going green is the biggest obstacle preventing the sale of greener cars. 33 per cent of visitors said that the cost of green cars compared to regular car models was the main obstacle to selecting a green model. This is no misconception either: TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk looked at some of the most popular ‘green car’ models (the ones with the lowest CO2 emission ratings) and found that many of the greener variants... [more]
New car registrations fell again in January(17/02/2009)
New car registrations fell 30.9% in January to 112,087 units. However, the diesel market share rose 0.7 percentage points to 45.6%. The new car market continued to decline sharply at the start of 2009, with volumes down by over 30%. Consumers remain concerned the general economic gloom will impact upon them directly. With jobs being lost, consumers appear unwilling to spend on large discretionary items like cars. The market is expected to decline by 19.3% in 2009 to 1.72 million units. Th... [more]
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India auto sales up 3.4% in April: industry body
Car sales in India rose just 3.4 percent year on year in April, data from an industry body showed Thursday, after the government hiked taxes on vehicles and car makers raised prices.
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Car sales grew only 3.40 percent in April
Domestic passenger car sales in India increased by only 3.40 percent in April and stood at 168,351 units from 162,813 units sold in the like period of 2011, according to data furnished by an industry body Thursday.
Car dealers defy downturn with growing sales
(Reuters) - Britons came out in force to buy new cars in the first quarter, according to figures from top dealers, the latest signal that the car sales are resilient in the face of a return to recession for the broader economy. UK industry leader Pendragon Plc, whose 250-plus retail outlets trade as Stratstone, Evans Halshaw and Chatfields -- reported a 15.7 percent increase in new car market ...
April car sales up 3.4 pct y/y
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Car sales in India rose an annual 3.4 percent in April, according to data from an industry body, a sixth consecutive monthly increase but lower than in recent months after the country ...
April car sales rise 3.4 pct y/y
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Car sales in India rose an annual 3.4 percent in April, according to data from an industry body, a sixth consecutive monthly increase but lower than in recent months after the country ...
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