Car News

Is the Honda Civic the best value car to run?

by Rick Guttridge April 10, 2012 Car News

Parkers, the popular price guide to used cars has recently used calculations to try to find the best cars to own and run over a period of around three years. The cars cover a wide range of categories from the modest city car to the premium luxury saloon and 4×4 categories. There were no surprises [...]

Read the full article →

Easter Opening Times

by Ben Ormsby April 2, 2012 Car News

Date Showroom Service Centres Customer Services Good Friday 6th April 10am – 7pm CLOSED CLOSED Saturday 7th April 9am – 9pm 9am – 1pm CLOSED Easter Sunday 8th April 10am – 6pm *Trafford Only* CLOSED CLOSED Easter Monday 9th April 10am – 7pm CLOSED CLOSED

Read the full article →

Jaguar Land Rover to produce in China

by Rick Guttridge March 23, 2012 Car News

An agreement has been reached between Chinese Car Company Chery Automobile and Jaguar Land Rover which is thought to pave the way for the Jaguar and Land Rover cars to be marketed in China with some production potential. A new, jointly owned company will be formed, with a view to also establish a research and [...]

Read the full article →

Geneva Motor Show 2012

by Ben Ormsby February 15, 2012 Car News

The European motor show circuit gets started with the Geneva show on March 6th and already we have word of a few of the new and exciting cars which will be on display. Many of the cars seen will not be officially released until later in the year, some could even be two or three [...]

Read the full article →

GM back on top

by Rick Guttridge January 31, 2012 Car News

General Motors (GM) has regained its position as the world’s biggest vehicle maker in a dramatic turnaround for a firm that was facing bankruptcy just two years ago. GM said sales rose 7.6% last year to more than 9 million vehicles. GM emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 after a $52bn (£34bn) taxpayer-funded bailout. The US [...]

Read the full article →

Some Saab memories

by Ben Ormsby January 25, 2012 Car News

 One of the mysteries of the classic car world is just why the 96, the first Saab sold in the UK, does not receive as much attention as the likes of the VW Beetle. Just like the Beetle, the Saab 96 is a quirky car in many ways: for example the four-speed column gear [...]

Read the full article →

Will wireless charging help electric car sales?

by Ben Ormsby January 10, 2012 Car News

There has been reluctance for the British public to buy electric cars in any significant numbers. There could be a number of factors for this, price for example; the electric car at the moment is not as competitive as its petrol or diesel counterparts, in spite of a massive £5,000 subsidy from the government. Potential [...]

Read the full article →

A sad end for SAAB

by Ben Ormsby December 22, 2011 Car News

With the filing of bankruptcy papers this week it’s all over for SAAB but the funeral. Or is it? It is true that few car makers have existed so long and so close to the precipice, or shown the uncanny ability to come back from the seeming dead.  But this week’s developments would suggest that the [...]

Read the full article →

Copyright © CC Automotive Group Ltd T/A Carcraft Nixon Street, Rochdale OL11 3JW - Company registered in England and Wales, number 819414.