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Europcar to offer the new Renault Zero Emission range from 2011
Europcar has pre-ordered 500 Renault electric vehicles for delivery in Europe’s largest cities from the 3rd quarter of 2011. Through a roll-out targeting its rental outlets in Europe’s largest cities, Europcar is set to offer its customers the new Renault Zero Emission range from 2011 in the European short-term rental market. With electric vehicles, which produce zero emissions during use, Renault is preparing a breakthrough solution that prov... [more]
Car clubs benefit from steep increase in car insurance premiums
Car insurance premiums have seen a steep 14% increase in the past year according to the AA British Insurance Premium Index. This is the highest rate increase on record and average premiums for comprehensive motor cover jumped by 5.6% in the third quarter of the year, the biggest quarterly increase since the AA first started monitoring the market in 1994. A City Car Club survey showed that mostly this increase in premiums had been felt by city mot... [more]
EuropcarClub brings a fresh approach to car sharing
Europcar has launched EuropcarClub to offer the membership benefits of a car club with the flexibility of daily hire, following a successful roll out in France in 2008. Car clubs are still relatively new to the UK but for durations of more than a few hours, a choice of vehicles and UK wide coverage, they can’t compete with daily vehicle hire. EuropcarClub is a subscription based service, with two tiers – Easy and Premium. Ideal for those wh... [more]
GoGo Electric customers hire electric cars to try out the technology
GoGo Electric, London’s first non-membership electric car hire company, says that the bulk of its customers are private motorists living on the outskirts of the city who want to try out electrics as potential ‘early adopters’. The company, which offers short-term rentals of the all-electric Mega e-City from its base in Brixton, says that the petrol and diesel price hikes during the summer, and the government fuel duty increase in September, ha... [more]
73 percent of Brits love having their own car
If the popularity of Top Gear and the success of the scrappage scheme weren’t proof enough, the Brits' love affair with the car is far from over according to a new study by Europcar. In the annual Europcar Observatory - an independent survey covering 7 countries in Europe and over 5000 drivers - 73% of Brits said they love having their own car compared to 60% in the rest of Europe. And when pushed to consider giving up a household car, 67% said ... [more]
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Morgan Stanley Said to Hire Pearson for Car Research (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley has hired Credit Suisse’s Stuart Pearson to head its European automobile equity research team in London, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Wife In Murder-For-Hire Case Denied Lower Bail (WCBS-TV New York)
Accused in a chilling murder-for-hire plot against her husband, a Nassau County mother of four appeared in court today to try and get her $1 million bail reduced. Susan Williams has been jailed for a week on charges that she hired a hit man to kill her husband, but the "hit man" was really an undercover detective working with the county district attorney.
Murder-for-hire plot nets 16-year sentence (The News Virginian)
STAUNTON — A judge Tuesday sentenced a Stuarts Draft man to 16 years in prison for trying to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife and her boyfriend.
Company near airport may hire 250 workers (Louisville Courier-Journal)
A startup company has announced plans to begin distribution operations near Indianapolis International Airport and potentially hire 250 workers in the next few years.
Bowie car salesman cuts the deal of a lifetime (The Capital)
Car salesmen have the reputation of being "wheelers and dealers" doing whatever is necessary to get a customer to buy a car. Joe Aiello — The Capital Wayne Fogelman, 91, gives the thumbs-up before taking off from Freeway Airport.
Crash Leaves Two Women Trapped in Car Overnight (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)
Two women were trapped in their car for nearly 12 hours after their vehicle rolled over an embankment.
Car bomber sentenced to 20 years in prison (WSFA 12 Montgomery)
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - One of two men involved in a car bombing at a home in Parrish was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison.
BMW 5-Series Voted 'Most Highly Anticipated New Car' Of The Year (The Auto Channel)
MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – March 9, 2010: BMW’s new 5-Series saloon, set to go on sale later this month is the most highly anticipated new car of 2010, new research has revealed.
B.C. man who tried to hire hit man to kill U.S. lawyer (Toronto Sun)
A B.C. man and former U.S. Army Ranger has had an extra 20 years added to his prison term after trying to hire a hit man to murder an assistant U.S. attorney.
24 car dealers in Minnesota are back in business (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The GM dealerships that got new leases on life appear to be largely in rural Minnesota, with an estimated 500 jobs saved.
