Car and Van News

Peugeot has opened order books for its 2008 crossover, with a starting price of £12,995.

The new extension to the brand’s line-up will arrive in showrooms on 18th July.

Volkswagen is reviving a classic performance version of its Beetle model, and offering it to UK buyers for the first time.

The GSR model was first sold on the European market four decades ago.

This year’s Silverstone Classic is promising to live up to its claim to be the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival by breaking all records.

Launching the July festival to the media, event director Nick Wigley has revealed that entries, advanced ticket sales and trade stands are all running well ahead of last year.

The UK’s new van market jumped by almost half in April, compensating for declining truck registrations to boost the CV sector.

The 43 per cent rise in van registrations, to 20,751 units, represented year-to-date growth of 17.6 per cent.

What is it: Latest version of Ford’s pocket rocket

Key features: New Ecoboost engine, clever chassis, budget price

Van operators have been urged to consider renting, rather than buying their vehicles after a safety survey produced shocking results.
Data collected by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) concluded that half of all vans more than three years old in use today are unroadworthy.

Peugeot believes that its 2008 has the right ingredients to become the best-selling B-segment crossover.

The brand believes the car can outsell Renault’s new Captur and take customers away from the segment-leading Nissan Juke.