Uber is a new smartphone application is expected to revolutionize the taxi business. It is forming a major threat to traditional taxi. The Uber software allows users to ‘order’ a private car. It offers an easy way of connecting passengers with drivers willing to hire out their vehicles. Uber originally began in San Francisco in
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RAC, the breakdown recovery provider, has warned its customers that poor quality diesel fuel is expected to be the main cause of potential car accidents. RAC has warned thousands of drivers of a winter breakdown. All makes and models of car are at risk. The highest percentage of breakdowns is in eastern England and Scotland,
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Alcraft Motor Company has recently announced its decision to “reinterpret vehicles using British design values.” Alcraft, a new British design and engineering business, has revealed its plans revolutionize car design in a line of “British concepts.” With the aid of students from the Royal College of Art, Alcraft will initially focus on marques with British
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Motorists who like to exceed speed limits in Bristol streets will not be happy to hear the news that speed cameras across the city will be back to service after they were turned off two years ago. Mayor George Ferguson, the mayor of Bristol, has announced that work will start in 2014 to re-commission the
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SEAT has announced that a new SEAT Leon Cupra is hatch coming in 2014. The new car will be unveiled on 8 January next year. Unfortunately, there have not been any official pictures. The Leon Cupra is SEAT’s equivalent of the Golf GTI. The Cupra sits above the FR in the Leon range. The new
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Chevrolet fans in Europe have received a blow as General Motors has revealed that it decided to pull out of Europe. The firm declared that it is ‘strengthening’ its ‘European brand strategy’ by pulling Chevrolet out of major markets in Western and Eastern Europe. General Motors explained that this decision is ‘largely due to a
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Hyundai has revealed its new Intrado concept car. (The Intrado takes its name from the underside of an aircraft’s wing.) The new model is expected to be shown in the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. What is special about this car is that it is the first car designed under the company’s latest styling rulebook, called
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Erik Johansson, a Swedish artist, is an amazing photographer who has recently produced art works inspired by cars. Taking the subjects from everyday life and focusing on cars in particular, Johansson gives a new image of reality mixed with a touch of surrealism. Self-taught photographer and artist Erik Johansson is causing a stir with his
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Reports say that 700 badges have been seized by police. The badges are believed to have been stolen from cars in the Coventry area. Maxine-Ann Sokil, 49-year-old badge thief, was caught out when a potential buyer recognised a badge from Coventry Transport Museum on eBay. The amateur detective informed museum staff, who in turn reported
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Recent news reports have revealed that General Motors (GM) will be pulling its Chevrolet brand out of major markets in Europe. GM has now confirmed that its Australian subsidiary, Holden, will stop making cars Down Under by the end of 2017. It is reported that 2,900 Australian people will lose their jobs as a result
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