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The Northamptonshire race venue and testing facility is challenging the UK motor industry to sign up to the BEN 24 hour cycle challenge on Friday, March 16 to raise money for the benevolent fund.

Perodua has extended the popular interest free finance offer on Myvi SXI giving customers the option of spreading payment of their new Myvi over 24 months.

Audi remains unbeaten at Bathurst: For the second time in succession, the R8 LMS prevailed in the most important GT endurance race on the fifth continent.

2011 was meant to be the year of the electric car yet consumers did not meet this call to arms and plug in.

Expanding vehicle leasing and fleet management company Ogilvie Fleet is in the hunt for a string of top industry awards.

British Car Auctions (BCA) has released new data on the most popular colours for used cars sold at auction at the beginning of 2012.

Newcastle-based ‘Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care' has signed a fleet deal with Nissan for 50 NV200 vans to transport patients to and from Freeman Hospital in High Heaton.

Land Rover will unveil a Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.

Seat UK's management team returns to full strength with the news that Ashley Andrew is joining the business as head of operations.

Citroën is continuing to evolve the DS line with the unveiling of a new concept at the Geneva Motor Show - Citroën DS4 Racing.

Honda has revealed images of the European CR-V Prototype ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

OnStar, a subsidiary of General Motors, and Telefónica have reached an agreement by which Telefónica will provide M2M connectivity to OnStar-equipped General Motors vehicles in its future expansion to markets outside of the United States, Canada and China.

Vendor Online aims to enable vendors to attend auctions even if they are not there by allowing vendors to log on and ‘attend’ more than one auction at once to represent their vehicles as if they were standing on the rostrum with the auctioneer.

Simultaneously with the world premiere of the first BMW M Performance automobiles, BMW's concept study of a further model from this new product category will be showcased at this year's Geneva International Motor Show.

Chevrolet has come up with a whole range of 12-plate deals across the entire model range - Spark, New Aveo, Cruze Hatchback, Orlando and Captiva.

Subaru’s new 2+2 coupe has already generated high levels of interest at dealerships, with many customers placing orders before pricing and standard equipment have been announced.

Mercedes-Benz has launched its new Truck Service Contracts; a revised and re-priced programme.

A week before the homologation of the new Audi A5 DTM on March 1 the drivers and their assignment to the total of three Audi factory teams have been confirmed.

The upgraded version of the Mazda3, is now on sale from £13,495 which includes a £2,300 saving.

MHA MacIntyre Hudson LLP predicts that the Budget on March 21, 2012 will contain unwelcome news for company car drivers as the Government commits to new taxation plans.

TR Fleet has secured a deal to provide a range of fleet and vehicle-related services to SSP - The Food Travel Experts.

MPs on the cross party Transport Select Committee have warned the Government it must do more to show that transport expenditure plans involve a fair allocation of resources across the nation.

Consumer demand for used cars is set to create upward pressure on the right quality of used car stock, says SMA Vehicle Remarketing.

Cost efficiencies and stable pricing are the key factors attracting employees to salary sacrifice, according to a survey carried out by Zenith.

TomTom believes better education for drivers on the benefits of vehicle tracking systems may reduce the use of GPS jammers on Britain’s roads.

Fleet managers and businesses buying plug-in vans will be eligible for a grant of 20% of the cost (up to £8,000), in the new Plug-in Van Grant scheme announced by the Department of Transport.

Rugbi Industrial Supplies has completed the switch to Mercedes-Benz vans by purchasing its first low-emission Euro 5 model.

ExxonMobil’s range of Mobil Delvac commercial vehicle lubricants have demonstrated significant fuel economy benefits in independent testing in Volvo and Iveco trucks.

According to Driving Futures several key work and lifestyle changes are driving the growth of car rental in the UK.

Fiat presents the first official images of the 500L, the new model which will have its world preview at the International Geneva Motor Show.