The Ford Fiesta was the top-selling new car during May as registrations fell by almost a quarter during the month.According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), sales fell by 24.8 per cent last month, with only 134,858

Although the new Volkswagen Golf Estate is not expected to appear on UK roads until next year, motorists looking to sample the vehicle prior to then are to be able to do so across Europe.The sixth generation Golf is set

Great deals on vehicles including the Vauxhall Vectra and Volkswagen Passat are to be on offer at an annual money-saving event in Scotland, reports the Dumfries and Galloway Standard.Car retailer Arnold Clark is to run Arnold's Awards for three days

The new Ford Focus RS has been described as a car which "oozes with attitude" in a recent review.According to the Sun newspaper, the car is "dripping with menace" and takes the Ford brand to a "new levels of excellence".The

Middle-aged cash buyers are the biggest users of the government scrappage scheme, it has been revealed.A survey from the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) has stated some of the key stats associated with the scheme, offering motorists a £2,000 discount

The mileage completed by a car and its age seems to have little bearing on its appeal to motorists looking for a new vehicle at auction, it has been suggested.Honest John has analysed some of the latest vehicles changing hands

The vehicle brought in to replace the Vauxhall Vectra has been labelled as "quite simply brilliant" by one reviewer.Writing for the Islington Gazette, Neil Greenfield states that the Vauxhall Insignia has the capabilities of rivalling vehicles including the Jaguar XF

The strengths that the BMW 3-Series offers to fleet drivers in particular has been rewarded by the range being given an award.BMW's biggest-selling model range picked up the Best Fleet Car 2009 accolade at the Fleet World Honours, with judges

A Ford Focus driver has highlighted the impact that a person's body frame can have on whether they are over the drink-drive limit or not.Jacqueline Atkinson was recently convicted of drinking and driving after being tested by police an hour

Volkswagen has released its new Golf GTI, which features 17-inch alloy wheels and an engine which can deliver an extra 10bhp.The Volkswagen Golf GTI hatchback will retail at £23,000, which will get consumers a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that gets from

Coda Automotive will be introducing an affordable, full performance all-electric sedan built by Hafei in China to the mainstream California market in 2010.

General Motors and Penske Automotive Group confirmed details of a proposed transaction under which Penske would acquire the Saturn brand by the end of the third quarter.

The European Union has approved Swedish government loan guarantees to Volvo to help co-finance the development of green cars.

Logical lightweight construction, downsizing, efficiency and the best possible aerodynamics - the same subjects which currently occupy the brains of the automobile industry development departments are also key elements in the 24 Hours of Le Mans held for the 77th

West European car sales were down by just 4.2 percent in May as the effectiveness of scrapping incentives continued to rise, according to data released by JD Power Automotive Forecasting.

40 years after it began development of electric vehicles, Mitsubishi has unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicle (EV), describing it as "the pioneer that will open the door to the next 100 years of our automobile

Mitsubishi has released the first images of its Colt ClearTec, which has been specially wrapped for its forthcoming outing at this year's Revolve Eco-Rally on Monday 8th June.

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) has launched the Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle (EV), which is equipped with a high-performance lithium-ion battery.

Toyota's Prius was Japan's best-selling car in May, clinching the top spot in the domestic market for the first time and overtaking Honda's new hybrid, the Insight, which fell to third.

The new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid holds the title of The Most Patented Car in History, according to The Patent Board, which tracks and analyzes patents across 17 industries globally.