Vehicle Strategies, The Motoring Solution

Mercedes Vito. Find your perfect partner. We love a good advert and this one is one of the best we’ve seen for a while…   [...] Continue reading...

The results of a new survey will have you worried if – like thousands of motorists – you rarely carry out safety checks on your car, have only a sketchy knowledge of what goes on under the bonnet and tend to rely on the annual MoT test to pick up faults. Mystery shoppers from What Car? magazine visited six MoT garages within five days with a “doctored” six-year-old Vauxhall Corsa that the RAC had inspected and ra[...] Continue reading...

The cold time of the year makes the hearts of many winter sports fans beat faster: soon they’ll go on holiday and head for the ski runs, half-pipes or cross-country trails. Mercedes drivers are well prepared thanks to state-of-the-art driving assistance systems and the 4MATIC all-wheel drive available in many model series. New products from Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH suitable for the recently launched new generations of the B[...] Continue reading...

Inchcape Fleet Solutions has announced the signing of a complete fleet management outsource contract with Scotia Gas Networks (SGN). Following a competitive tender process, SGN, the UK’s second largest gas distribution company, chose Inchcape Fleet Solutions to provide the totally outsourced fleet management arrangement they required. The contract will see the company provide SGN with a combined fleet of 2,100 cars and light commercia[...] Continue reading...

Michelin is launching its new Primacy 3 car tyre, which will be available in the UK and Europe from February 2012. The new tyre’s name reflects the fact that the tyre enhances safety in three different areas of performance. Compared with its four market-leading competitors, the tyre manufacturer says that the Michelin Primacy 3 delivers the best grip when braking on dry or wet surfaces and when cornering on wet roads. One example is[...] Continue reading...

Saab is to get a minimum of 600m Euros to fund operations to the end of 2013 under proposals revealed following its agreed sale to Chinese companies Pang Da and Youngman. The funding is part of a reorganisation plan that also includes 500 job cuts. Using the funds Saab expects to generate car sales of 35-55,000 in 2012 and 75-85,000 in 2013, with a long-term target of 185-205,000 sales driven by access to the Chinese market. New models [...] Continue reading...

Kia was one of seven manufacturers to sign an agreement to make hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) vehicles commercially available by the middle of this decade. The car that is regarded as a panacea for a zero-emissions future – one that can make its own electricity on the move, cover long distances between refuelling and emit no CO2 – is coming, according to the Korean manufacturer. However, Hydrogen cars are just one strand in Kia&[...] Continue reading...

Europcar is urging motorists who want to drive ‘green’ to hire an electric vehicle for a day. “Electric vehicles offer huge opportunities for motorists to save money, especially for city driving where they are congestion-charge free and where the stop-start of heavy traffic consumes more fuel”, said Ken McCall, managing director, Europcar Group UK. “But for many they are not sure if electric will be truly convenient for them. [...] Continue reading...

The strength of the fleet sector helped new car registrations rise by 2.6% in October to 134,944 units, the second increase in three months. Fleet sector registrations equated to 73,712 units – a 7.9% increase when compared to October 2010 – with business registrations up 9.7% to 6,189 units. Fleet and business registrations held 59.2% market share in October, revealing the continuing strength of the sector. Paul Everitt, SMMT chief[...] Continue reading...

The OFT today issued a call for evidence to establish the background to recent reports of rising UK private motor insurance premiums, and consider whether further work may be necessary to improve the way the market works. UK annual comprehensive car insurance premiums are reported to have risen by as much as 40 per cent in the year ending 31 March 2011. The OFT wants to establish the full facts, the reasons behind any increase, and whet[...] Continue reading...