Latest articles on Vauxhall Astra

Nissan LEAF's cheap fuel and free road tax mean tiny costs of ownership

(09/12/2010)

CAP have predicted the Nissan LEAF will retain 47% of its on the road price (after the £5000 government incentive) after three years and 30,000 miles – better than hybrid and diesel engined rivals. This has resulted in the cost of ownership falling even further, with low depreciation adding to the savings made from using cheaper, cleaner electricity as a fuel. Charging the Nissan LEAF’s batteries costs around £2 and the car has a range of more than 100 miles according to official figures. In... [more]

The Honda Jazz is the most reliable student car

(15/10/2010)

Warranty Direct has analysed its 50,000 live policies to produce the reliability list of small used cars that come with a price tag suitable for parents or cash-strapped students. As tens of thousands of new students leave home and head for university this month, Warranty Direct reveals that the best car to pack them off in, for the student-sized budget of under £3000, is the Honda Jazz. The diminutive Jazz is the least likely runabout to leave its driver stranded on the hard shoulder, and is... [more]

Other car news and resources

Memorial Day Sales Events Will Drive Auto Industry To 14.2 Million SAAR, According To Kelley Blue Book Analysts
IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com , the leading provider of new car and used car information, projects new-vehicle sales to approach 1.4 million units, or 14.2 million ...

Brazil Stimulates Banks to Boost Car Lending as Sales Slump
Brazil eased reserve requirements on car loans and cut taxes on consumer borrowing in a bid to boost slumping vehicle sales and prevent growth in Latin America’s biggest economy from stalling.

British car industry gets the lead out
After withering for decades, British car manufacturing is returning to something resembling the good old days – albeit with foreign owners and vastly changed work practices

Great American Group® Notes New Car Sales Are Reinvigorating Demand for Original Equipment Manufacturer Parts, Tires
Analysts with Great American Group, LLC , a leading provider of asset disposition, valuation and appraisal services, believe that domestic demand for original equipmen

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.

Car finance website Car Loan 4U comments on the rising demand for new cars
The UK’s leading car finance website Car Loan 4U comments on the high demand for new cars, despite the UK entering another recession.Macclesfield, UK (PRWEB UK) 23 May 2012 The number of new car sales has increased over the first three months of the year.According to one of the biggest car dealers in the country, Inchcape, sales of new cars have shot up by almost 5% in the first quarter of 2012 ...

Car sales' trickle-down provides boost to economy
Car sales that are running at the fastest pace in four years are poised to reverberate through the world's largest economy as a spillover into production, profits and jobs for Americans may be starting.

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 ...

Alfa Romeo - Audi - BMW - Chevrolet - Chrysler - Citroen - Dodge - Fiat - Ford - Honda - Hyundai - Jaguar - Jeep - Kia - Land Rover - Lexus - Mazda - Mercedes-Benz - Mini - Mitsubishi - Nissan - Peugeot - Porsche - Renault - Saab - Seat - Skoda - Smart - Subaru - Suzuki - Toyota - Vauxhall - Volkswagen - Volvo