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Honda has announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles broke the 1 million mark at the end of September 2012.

Hyundai has added a new range-topping Premium trim to the existing New Generation i30 line-up.

The new three-door Corsa 95PS 1.3CDTI ecoFLEX Start/Stop now achieves 85.6mpg while emitting 88g/km of CO2.

Mitsubishi has confirmed the appointment of Hawkins Mitsubishi who yesterday opened their doors at Park Garage, Browns Hill, Penryn, TR10 8DW.

In late summer 2013, Volkswagen will launch the 1.6-litre TDI Bluemotion Golf. This all-new engine reduces emissions from 99g/km to 85g/km, with fuel efficiency of 88.3mpg.

Vehicle manufacturers were celebrating nearly a decade of achievement in vehicle security, as the winners of the ninth British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards (BIVSA) were announced at Thatcham as Volkswagen claimed the award for selling the most-secure cars for the third year in a row.

Volkswagen predicts sales to be largely unchanged from the existing model’s 60,000, which account for almost three-quarters of total Golf registrations.

Across the board used cars averaged £6,315 in September, an increase of £157 (2.5%) over August’s figure, according to BCA’s latest Pulse Report.

Vauxhall has been named Fleet Manufacturer of the Year at Northern Ireland’s UTV Business Eye Awards 2012.

Subaru’s new compact crossover, the XV, has received the highest possible safety rating in crash safety tests in the USA.