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Monday, August 16, 2010
Huge support for R2RC petition
The Right to Repair Campaign (R2RC) petition has officially gathered 37,438 signatures. The results of the petition have been handed over to all the European Commissioners. ...more>
Huge support for R2RC petition

Thursday, August 12, 2010
AMG evolution
To publicise the launch of the new 2011 S63 AMG in September, Mercedes showed the new car on the track side by side with its spiritual “Grandfather” at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium recently. The 300 SEL 6.8 AMG finished second at the Spa 24-hour race in 1971, a result that is widely acknowledged as putting AMG on the automotive map as in-house performance division of Mercedes-Benz. ...more>
AMG evolution

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
On-line cars sales set to soar
Within five years one in five of all car sales will be made on line. That is the view of web management company GForces, which has recently conducted a survey of car buyers. ...more>

Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Three wheel fun
Is it a car? Is it a bike? The makers of the GT3 Motion would prefer you to think of it as something unique. It is in fact a two-seater, tri-wheel design featuring two front wheels and a single rear wheel but with two separate tyres. ...more>
Three wheel fun

Monday, August 09, 2010
Total recall
Recalls have been big news this year and last year, especially as some unexpected carmakers have been making the headlines. However, figures from motoring website insideline.com appear to indicate that this high profile is mostly down to hype. ...more>

Friday, August 06, 2010
Automechanika (14 – 19 September 2010)
Automechanika Frankfurt opens its doors for the 21st time from 14 - 19 September 2010. A record event in 2008 saw 161,000 visitors from 146 nations fly to Frankfurt. ...more>
Automechanika
(14 – 19 September 2010)

Thursday, August 05, 2010
Protect your vehicle from volcanic ash
While travel disruption may have stopped for the time being, the Icelandic volcanic eruption still poses a very real threat to car paintwork. The cloud of highly abrasive, acidic ash is falling onto vehicles and represents a real danger to cars. ...more>
Protect your vehicle from volcanic ash