Research suggests that drivers are not carrying out regular checks on their vehicles and are therefore having more car related problems. It seems that basic car maintenance is being overlooked by a lot of British car owners, including those that are leasing vehicles. This research has prompted experts to carry out regular checks including tyre ...
North Carolina State University has developed an automated car that can stay within motorway lanes without human assistance. The state-of-the-art software is able to do many of the driving functions of a human driver, meaning that it is miles ahead of other projects. Earlier projects have been limited to a single function like staying within ...
Volkswagen has decided to extend all of their leasing offers until the end of September, which means that leasing their newer models at a reduced price is now possible. A representative for Volkswagen has said that this extension is to allow drivers to make the most of their money, at a time when they have ...
Drivers can make money out of their unused vehicle by sub-leasing it on a newly established car share web site. WhipCar, which came online this week, enables drivers to sub-lease their vehicle to other drivers for anything from an hour to a whole week. Most importantly this will not have any effect on your own ...
Drivers currently have the chance to win the lease on an Electric-MINI, as part of a real world trial of the new electric car. People between Andover, Oxford and West London could win the opportunity to lease the electric car, with the aim of determining how practical the vehicles are for everyday life. The environmental ...
In recent weeks, both Toyota and Honda have promoted leasing deals which have led others in the industry to follow suit and advertise similar programmes. The deals have helped to attract more drivers who, on the back of the recession, have begun to question whether leasing a car would be a more economical option than buying ...
Mercedes have developed an estate car modelled on the CLS Coupé which has been designed to meet the needs of the modern driver. The new design was revealed at Auto China 2010 and a Mercedes representative said that it is a “clear indication of the further emotional appeal of the Mercedes design idiom.” Mercedes have pointed ...
Chrysler, owned by General Motors, have recently repaid an emergency loan of £5.3 billion to the U.S. government, which may indicate a financial recovery. Chrysler seems to have recovered from the worst financial crisis in the company’s history, and it has been announced that they have actually started to make a profit. This comes as ...
Three research projects have recently test drove a talking car, which can communicate with both the driver and with other cars on the road. The prototypes have cost to date €52 million of European Union funding and were recently tested near Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Car manufacturers involved in similar projects include BMW, Daimler, Renault, Volvo ...
Female drivers may have to make some cutbacks in the up-coming months as insurance premiums seem to be on the rise. According to Confused.com’s price index, car insurance premiums have also increased by 14.3% since April 2009. This amounts to a £66 increase in a year, and a £21 increase since January of this year. ...
