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Stars out for Goodwood revival
The Goodwood Revival is now just two weeks away – and promises to be an ideal place for a spot of star gazing. Well known faces from most motor sport disciplines will be in action including Formula One stars, rally winners, endurance racing champions, tin-top tearaways and some leading bikers. For example, current Renault Formula [...]

FTA demands freeze on Severn Crossing tolls
“Absolutely ludicrous,” is the damning verdict of the Freight Transport Association (FTA) about the Severn Crossing tolls. In its written submission to the Welsh Affairs Committee, the trade body has highlighted the damage that unchecked and successive price increases have had on businesses while urging the Government to freeze toll levels in 2011. Speaking about [...]

News in brief: Renault reveals new Laguna
It may not make its official debut until the Paris Motor Show, but Renault has released initial details for the New Laguna. Among the features of the revised vehicle will be a more assertive front end design on the hatch and SportsTourer. Renault has described it as being more reliable and safer than ever, making [...]

Back to school – back to driving misery
Many parents can’t wait for their children to return to school, but for the nation’s motorists this Monday is unlikely to be such a happy event. According to new research by TomTom HD Traffic, last year there were 702 more miles of traffic and 297 more traffic incidents on “back to school” Monday compared to [...]

Volvo S60 to receive special metallic edition
Just yesterday we told you about production beginning on the new Volvo S60 (see article) and now we have news of a special edition of the model. Performance tuning specialists Heico Sportiv have joined forces with Volvo to develop a new 330PS version of the T6 with just 100 Black Sapphire metallic editions to be [...]

Used cars lead industry out of recession
As the motoring industry gradually moves out of its recession, British Car Auctions (BCA) believes it has used cars to thank. Even though much expectation was placed on the Government’s scrappage scheme to inject life into the retail motor sector during the recession, BCA believes that used car values have been the key to spearheading [...]

Red Arrows take on Suzuki Off-road centre
It is not very often that we mention anything other than cars and vans on these pages but we’re making a special exception today with the news that the world famous RAF Red Arrows aerobatic display team learnt a whole new meaning of the term ‘air time’ over the bank holiday weekend, as they joined [...]

New Volvo V60 begins production
The production of the new Volvo V60 sports wagon, a sculptured, sleek estate, has started at the Torslanda plant in Sweden. Together with its sister car the new S60 saloon the V60 is the most dynamic Volvo yet seen. And some 240 V60 cars will be produced on a daily basis at Torslanda once the [...]

MINI set to launch largest model yet, the Countryman, with 4×4 options
MINI fans will be extremely excited to know that the car maker is set to launch its latest and largest model, the MINI Countryman, to the UK market later this month. And for those who have always wanted more space than MINI has offered in the past, or capacity for off-road driving, they’re in for [...]

Renault and Ellen MacArthur continue partnership
Renault has confirmed that it is to continue its partnership with Dame Ellen MacArthur for another three years. Renault was one of the founding partners of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, launched in September 2010 at the Science Museum in London together with a number of influential business, education and government leaders but has been working [...]