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Jaguar Land Rover is creating 1,000 new jobs

by Rick Guttridge March 21, 2012Car News from the UK

More good news for the British-based motor industry has been announced by Jaguar Land Rover who is to create 1,000 new jobs at their Halewood plant on Merseyside. This is the result of the demand for its Range Rover Evoque and its Freelander 2. The factory is to move to a three shift pattern with [...]

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New Nissan revealed at Geneva

by Ben Ormsby March 16, 2012Car News from the UK

The latest model from Nissan was unveiled by Business Secretary Vince Cable at the Geneva show and will be in the small car segment. According to Nissan’s sources it is going to have some exciting new technological features, but these have not yet been revealed! One is likely to be the Nissan around view monitor [...]

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Vauxhall to open heritage centre

by Rick Guttridge March 16, 2012Car News from the UK

Vauxhall began making cars in this country in 1903 and have long been a favourite with the motoring public, from the first 6hp single cylinder engined car to today’s latest sleek Insignia and Astra ranges. Always a firm favourite with fleet buyers for many years, this means that a good supply of well maintained vehicles [...]

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Elderly drivers may have a re-test

by Ben Ormsby March 15, 2012Car News from the UK

It is bound to cause controversy but a recommendation has been floated that elderly drivers should take another driving test if they are caught speeding or breaking other traffic laws and should be sent on training courses to make sure they’re still safe behind the wheel. This idea is from a report by the Parliamentary [...]

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A look at the three cylinder Ford Focus

by Rick Guttridge February 15, 2012Car News from the UK

Most people seem to be downsizing in these tough economic times and it would seem that Ford is thinking that way too. Britain’s best selling family hatchback is being offered with a downsized three cylinder 999cc engine even though the smaller Fiesta still enjoys the excess of a 1.6-litre petrol engine option. This engine has [...]

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Motoring fines to get a massive hike

by Ben Ormsby February 14, 2012Car News from the UK

In another hammer blow to the already hard hit motorist, there is talk of increasing the current standard fine of £60 and increasing it to £100 or a massive £120 if they choose to go to court to challenge a speeding ticket for example. The proposal is the brainchild of the Justice Secretary Ken Clarke [...]

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Government ‘U’ turn on the MOT

by Rick Guttridge February 7, 2012Car News from the UK

In a surprise move which was announced by Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, the plans to change the frequency of the MOT have been scrapped following pressure from road safety and motoring groups, which will mean that cars will continue to be tested after three years and then annually. Ministers had been considering delaying the [...]

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Nissan breaks a record at Sunderland

by Rick Guttridge January 6, 2012Car News from the UK

Nissan produced 480,485 vehicles at its Sunderland plant in 2011, up 14% from 2010 and a new record for a single UK car plant. The success of the Qashqai model is the secret to the growth at the plant and over 300,000 were made. The crossover vehicle was the ninth best-selling car in the UK [...]

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