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Most car buyers buy a car without a full understanding of its history, functions or specifications

According to a new fish4cars survey, over half of car hunters (55%) buy a car without a full understanding of its history, functions or specifications: a symptom of the fact that 57% of us admit to feeling totally befuddled when negotiating with car dealers. Interestingly, a huge seven out of 10 (70%) of buyers have purchased a car even though the information they were getting from the car dealer went right over their heads. Although car-sales... [more]

Volkswagen Group reports increased sales revenue and sharp rise in profit

The Volkswagen Group has delivered more vehicles, increased sales revenue and recorded a sharp rise in profit in the first quarter of 2008. The Volkswagen Group delivered 1.57 million vehicles worldwide in the first three months, an increase of 7 percent. Sales revenue grew by 1.4 percent to €27.0 billion. Operating profit rose by 21 percent to €1.3 billion. Profit after tax was €929 million, an increase of approximately 26 percent. “The succ... [more]

Dodge will launch Journey crossover in August 2008

Dodge brand will launch this summer the all-new Journey crossover, which offers fuel economy, masses of interior space and value for money, without compromising its bold looks. With 5+2 seating standard across the range, the front-wheel drive Dodge Journey will be available in the UK from August 2008 and will feature a 2.4-litre petrol engine or a 2.0-litre diesel engine. The diesel engine will be available with either a manual or dual-clutch ... [more]

Kia increases Carens MPV range

Kia Motors have added a seven seater 2.0 petrol LS derivative to their Carens MPV range. The 2.0 litre 142bhp petrol unit comes married to either a five speed manual or four speed automatic transmission. This MPV benefits from many of the existing features of the LS high level spec. With a top speed of 112mph the automatic transmission produces 189Nm of torque and accelerates from 0-62mph in 11.9 seconds. The manual fares even better with a to... [more]

New road tax prices lack consistency

The changes in road tax (technically known as Vehicle Excise Duty or VED) are intended to persuade consumers to buy less polluting cars, by making road tax progressively more expensive for higher polluting models. Clean Green cars believes the government’s plan to introduce 12 road tax (VED) bands instead of six is sensible, but the price of taxing a car in each band appears to have been generated at random. However, looking at the price j... [more]

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Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life (Independent)

This week's test car, the Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life, is a bit of a mouthful, so I'd better start by breaking its name down into its constituent parts and explaining each in turn. The Caddy is a Volkswagen van; like so many other vehicles wearing VW, Audi, Seat or Skoda badges, it is broadly based on the Golf. The Maxi is a new, stretched version of the Caddy, which provides more interior ...

SEAT's Car Price Tweaks (carpages)

The arrival of a tranche of exciting new models, the addition of innovative new options and a particularly modest price list tweak – that’s SEAT’s recipe for summer success.

Curvy Mégane Coupé gets in shape (AutoExpress)

Watch out Volkswagen! This is the car that Renault bosses are promising will end the Golf GTI’s dominance of the competitive hot hatch market. Meet the high-performance Mégane Coupé, which despite the name will have a three-door hatch bodystyle. Insiders have reported is to be badged R28.

Seat Freshens Its Appeal This Summer (The Auto Channel)

LONDON - June 18, 2008: The arrival of a tranche of exciting new models, the addition of innovative new options and a particularly modest price list tweak – that’s SEAT’s recipe for summer success.

Fun fathers (The Star)

My dad is the greatest dad in the world! He takes me to explore the deep jungles of the Amazon, sky-dive from mountains in Switzerland, trek the treacherous slopes of Mt Everest and sail to frigid Antarctic.