According to the leading carbon offsetting scheme for car drivers in the United Kingdom, the cost of offsetting the CO2 emissions of a typical 4×4 vehicle is less than £25 annually.
Drivers are infuriated by increasing parking bills, congestion charges and other high-emission penalties. This is especially true with the 4×4 drivers. However, to show concern [...]
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Offsetting 4×4 Emissions Costs Less Than £25 Annually
Impact of Economy on the Future Models of Worldwide Passenger Car Manufacturers
Passenger car OEM future model directory Report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/Passenger-car-OEM-future-model-directory.html ) includes the total information of car manufacturers worldwide.
The current economic downturn has had a severe impact on the future model strategies of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers, with plummeting sales and the shift towards smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles being two of the key drivers [...]
Kelley Names Best New 2007 Road Trip Vehicles
Summer is the best season when families and friends find time to travel. And the common thing that these traveling persons have is a vehicle. In this connection, Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com opened the search for Best New 2007 Road Trip Vehicles.
Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com road test editors chose 10 new vehicles well-suited for road [...]
April Dooms Car Makers
With two less selling days, rising gasoline prices and poor auto demand, April contributed overwhelming decline in sales. Indeed, the previous month was not a good month for the auto industry.
The Toyota Motor Corp., again, took third in sales in the United States, outpacing DaimlerChrysler AG. The General Motors Corp. and the Ford Motor Co. [...]
Best Car Lease Deal: a Beetle or a Mini Cooper?
When it comes to buying cars, the very first thing that comes to mind is brand. What makes a car reliable? Brand name? Form factor? Or the way it functions? In the case of the Beetle and Mini Cooper, this can actually turn out to be a tough debate. The best car lease deal after [...]
Bmw Group Inks Record High in Middle East
BMW Group recorded its highest sales in the GCC countries with a 14 percent raise over 2006. Similar growth in sales was mirrored in overall Middle East sales with a six percent raise. Such growth inked a record of 15,150 BMW and MINI sales across the region.
Compared to 11,250 sales in 2006, the GCC inked [...]
Ford is in Troubled US Operations
Ford is currently facing some troubles in its operations. It might be doing fairly well overseas but is having very poor operations in the United States.
Latest reports say that Ford’s Volvo vehicle may be bought by German automaker BMW. According to Merrill Lynch, Ford could sell its premium brands, which also include Jaguar and Land [...]
The Best 2007 Vehicles for Road Trips
Sitting by the window you ask yourself, when does summer really start?
Well, it is up to you when summer really starts. After all, what you are most excited about is not the hot weather but that free time which you can use to relax, be with friends, be with family, and go places. And your [...]
Questions To Ask When Buying A Used Car - Part 2
Welcome back to part two of my article series. This mini-used car buying guide is a compilation list of my most important questions to ask when buying a used car.To recap from part one, over the phone we want to make clever inquiry to see if we can establish with some certainty that the seller [...]
3 of Today’s Hottest Small Hatchbacks Compared
Nowadays the economy driver is just as discerning with regards to expectation of performance as the buyer off the bigger luxury cars.As an example of how performance and specification demanding we have now become, we compare three of today’s smaller hatchbacks.The three hatchbacks being studied today consist of the Vauxhall Corsa VXR, the Mini Cooper [...]