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Brits don’t know their ABS from their elbows.

Research reveals most of us feel out of our depth when buying a car. Are we made up with our motors or simply fed up with the cars we own? A study published today reveals why some of us just aren’t satisfied; a huge 70% of buyers have purchased a car even though the information they [...]

Credit crunch to hit the car market.

The latest Regional Planning Report from Experian, the global information services company; forecasts a further downturn in house prices and an increase in unemployment for the first time since 1992, the UK could start seeing a change in demand for 4×4s. Despite rising interest rates, growing debt and environmental concerns over the last few years, larger [...]

Toyota sells 1,000,000th Prius

On the 15th of May 2008, Toyota will have sold more than 1,000,000 units of the world’s first mass-produced petrol/electric hybrid vehicle. The Prius has sold 23,893 units in the UK alone and sales are up 7.1% year on year. Toyota believes that the Prius vehicles have helped to reduce CO2 emissions by 4.5 million [...]

Mazda 6 scoops industry honour

 If you want to be an award winner in the motoring industry then you must have green appeal - as demonstrated by the Mazda 6 scooping the Best New Car award at the Fleet World honours. The car, which went on sale at the turn of the year, is appealing to fleet operators primarily due to [...]

BMW broaden green programme

BMW has announced that it is going to have an EfficientDynamics Open Weekend, which could save you up to £520 a year. How you might ask? Well the BMW UK dealer network is to stage a BMW EfficientDynamics Open Weekend where drivers of all makes and models of car will be able to take advantage of a [...]

Twenty million car buyers plan to downsize next time

A dramatic shift in buying trends in the UK’s new and used car markets is predicted in the latest survey from car supermarket group, Motorpoint. More than two thirds of car buyers said they will be downsizing with their next purchase. Industry watchers have been highlighting a surge in both new and used supermini and compact [...]

Lower your carbon footprint by working from home

One of the largest motoring organisations, the RAC Foundation is advising companies to allow staff to work from at home at least one day a week. It is claiming that if you work from home you can reduce energy usage up to 80%, making green house living a reality. According to the research carried our for [...]

Celebrity gas guzzlers exposed

 While promoting the benefits of it car sharing clubs, which it is claimed can reduce its members’ car journeys by 35 per cent; City Car Club has issued a hall of shame of the celebrities it feels are most in need of a green car makeover. Topping the chart was Mr Nasty himself, Simon Cowell, who [...]

End of life vehicle disposal

Toyota works in tandem with vehicle dismantling network Autogreen to provide end-of-life vehicle recycling and disposal services.This means that all Toyota and Lexus customers are provided with a free take-back service from January 1 2007. Autogreen represents more than 250 vehicle recycling sites around then UK ensuring that Toyota and Lexus customers have access to services [...]

Paul McCartney’s eco blunder.

Sir Paul McCartney was disappointed to learn this week that his new Lexus LS600 Hybrid was flown especially from Japan for him with a carbon footprint of 38,050kg. The £84,000 car was a gift from Lexus for helping to promote its green cars. Usually the cars are shipped by sea with an estimated carbon footprint of [...]