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After a number of images of the vehicle being leaked on various website, further details have emerged about the next generation of BMW's extremely popular Mini. The third generation of the Mini is thought to follow the concept design unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2011. Though sticking to a similar design, the updates give the Mini a sportier look, with a more slanted windscreen, a bu...

A mere month since it's last major recall of cars, Japanese carmaker giant Toyota has again issued a recall of almost 5,500 of it's vehicles in the UK. The affected models this time are Verso-S and Yaris, with 5,409 of these located in the UK, with around another 170,000 affected worldwide. The recalled vehicles were manufactured between November 2010 and March 2012. This time the issues th...

This year's New Car Awards from Auto Express produced a surprise winner, the SEAT Leon, which won the overall Car of the Year 2013 award. The judges at Auto Express lauded the Leon's ample spacing, style, and it's overall quality, as well as the amount of equipment and kit available for the car. Auto Express's editors also praised it's economy and said it's 'bargain' price offered great val...

The new offering from Volkswagen's ever-popular Golf range went on sale in the UK yesterday, offering motorists it's classic old style but with a good deal more room inside. The new version of the Golf offers the same levels of trim as it's hatchback equivalent, for around £800 more than you would pay for the usual model. However, where the Golf Estate shines is it's boot capacity. It...

In official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), we see that the number of deaths in the UK from road accidents or on roads in 2012 was at the lowest level ever seen. During 2012, there were 195,723 casualties on roads in total in the UK. This amount represents all reported injuries, no matter how small, and also deaths. On it's own, this figure was 4% less than in 2011. B...

In what they are calling the largest investment made in British roads for 50 years, Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, unveiled budgets for the Department for Transport (DfT) yesterday. The investment, to take place over the next decade, comes from plans by the government to spend up to £300 billion on the country's infrastructure. Of that pot of money, £28 bi...

A recent report from the leading trade association for motor finance has announced that the bulk of lenders are predicting that the new car finance market will see strong growth over the next year. The report, recently released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), is in essence a survey of confidence. It shows that growth is expected by more than three quarters of lenders, with over...

Latest figures from vehicle remarketers have shown a growing interest in cars with smaller engines from business fleets, with many vehicles going for higher than current market values. Buyers have been clambering for good condition small engine cars on the second hand market over the past few months, with the Peugeot 107 and Hyundai i10 being markedly popular. Many of these vehicles are for...

Warnings about the usability of local roads in the UK have been voiced by officials, with many saying that without significant restoration and improvements, local roads will useless in 'severe weather'. In a recent report by the Local Government Association (LGA), we see that around 2.2 million potholes were fixed by local councils in 2012, which is an increase of about half a million potho...

Looking at both manufacturing figures and current market trends, analysts are expecting the UK to out-distance France, currently the second biggest vehicle manufacturer in the EU, in automotive output in "...a few years." The current top three automobile manufacturers in Europe are Germany, France and the UK, with Germany dominating the marketplace. Last year, their output was 5.5 million v...