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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Filed under: Europe You'd expect the European Car of the Year contest to be stacked mainly with European cars, of course, if not cars from around the world that are sold in Europe. But this year, the fight is being waged almost exclusively between European cars that we don't even get on this side of the Atlantic. The candidates for the 2010 awards were announced back in June , but that's basically...
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http://www.modifiedcars.com/rss.asp (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
New ride Vauxhall Astra Convertible 2004.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The new Opel/Vauxhall Astra has won a German Golden Steering Wheel award. “Das Goldene Lenkrad” is Germany's most prestigious car prize, and provides it provides a welcome boost for the Astra and Vauxhall's plant at Ellesmere plant where it is built at a time when the future of GM's European operations has once more been thrown into doubt.
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Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
All New Vauxhall Astra Wins the Golden Steering Wheel Award 2009LUTON/BERLIN – November 5, 2009: European car buffs have handed the Vauxhall/Opel Astra its first major trophy last night in Berlin, by winning the Golden Steering Wheel in the compact class. It is the most prestigious award issued by Auto Bild magazines group. This year’s election involved readers in 26 European countries,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Tauriq Khalid found not guilty of threatening BNP leader during far-right demonstration in Burnley An Asian man has been cleared by a jury of racially abusing the white leader of the far-right British National party, Nick Griffin, following an incident in Burnley when he was protesting outside a police station. The jurors at Preston crown court deliberated for 45 minutes following a three-day trial,...
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Perrys Motor Sales (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
THE rate of change in car makers’ priorities over these past few years has been truly remarkable and I think we are in the very early stages of a transition that will see us all driving radically different cars within a decade or so. Vauxhall has just released news of an ecoFLEX version of its Corsa [...]
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Stuart Birch longed for his father to drive something cool. Fifty years later he reports on what it feels like finally to drive a Vauxhall Velox and Wyvern Jaguar Mk II and Ford Zodiac.
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Shield Wall (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Leader of BNP 'racially abused' (by a Paki!!) British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin was racially abused by a man who made threatening "gun gestures" towards him, a court heard. The North West MEP was giving evidence in the trial of Tauriq Khalid. The 23-year-old from Burnley is accused of shouting racial abuse at Mr Griffin and other BNP members who were demonstrating in the Lancashire...
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Exposing Islam. (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
British National Party leader Nick Griffin was racially abused by a Muslim man who made threatening 'gun gestures' towards him, a court heard today. Mr Griffin was giving evidence in the trial of 23-year-old Tauriq Khalid, from Burnley, who is accused of shouting 'white b*****ds' towards Griffin and other BNP members who were demonstrating in the Lancashire town. As the far-Right leader gave media...
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Cars UK (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The final line-up of seven for the European Car of the Year Award (COTY) has been announced. It’s that time of the year again, when the final line-up for the European Car of the Year Awards are announced. And there seems to be something of a theme. The finalists are : Citroen C3 Picasso Mercedes E Class Vauxhall Astra Peugeot [...] News from: Cars UK | UK Car News Car of the Year Finalists announced...
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Mark Wadsworth (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
From The Metro : British National Party leader Nick Griffin was racially abused by a man who made threatening "gun gestures" towards him, a court heard today. The North West MEP was giving evidence in the trial of 23-year-old Tauriq Khalid, from Burnley, who is accused of shouting "white bastards" towards Griffin and other BNP members who were demonstrating in the Lancashire town....
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Transpontine (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
This roadside shrine of flowers and candles in Brockley commemorates the sad death of Paul Rowe (pictured), killed there earlier this month. The basic facts are set out in this story Newsshopper story (22 October 2009): A 49-year-old woman has been arrested following a road crash which killed a motorcyclist. Police were called to the junction of Brockley Road and Coulgate Street in Lewisham on Sunday...
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Eco Friendly Mag (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Review: Vauxhall Corsa EcoFlex whets appetite for 2010 upgrades Lem Bingley, BusinessGreen, Monday 2 November 2009 at 00:15:00 A decent little car offering cost-conscious, eco-aware motoring – but don’t buy till next year With the Corsa EcoFlex, Vauxhall has succeeded in bringing its popular supermini hatchback down into tax band B, with an impressive official CO2 [...]
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The Rant (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
This is a real E-Bay ad... Vauxhall Vectra B lexus style lights - well sick yo!!! WIKKID MAN!!! boooyak Big showt owt to all dem boiz nd gyals bussin in dem Vectraz. Ere we av sum well rude lexus lites. Propa peng modifiing bruv. I got dese on my 1.6 LS wot had tintz, a metal spoila, neonz on da roof and my main man Lostboi angin owt da back till e got busted 4 robbing Dave's nan. Ne way it wos wicked....
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The chances are that you have seen enough of the advertisements by now to know exactly what happens when you drive a Vauxhall Corsa. You get pursued up the road by a gang of menacing, if reassuringly small, sock puppets, who shout, in the style of celebrating darts players and people on stag nights when the sixth tray of drinks arrives: “C’mon!”
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habser | 09/11/2009
The plug-in hybrid Opel Ampera is likely to be offered with a price tag of 24,500 pounds (about 28,000 euros), according to Opel’s managing director Hans Demant. The Opel Ampera was officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year and is slated to go on sale in 2012.With this price, the Opel Ampera would be less expensive than the top of the line Vauxhall Zafira with automatic transmission.
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trymi | 07/31/2009
Because it is more fuel-efficient and has less emission, the Fiat 500 has replaced the Vauxhall Corsa as the basic learner driver vehicle at the British School of Motoring (BSM). This is devastating for Vauxhall since around 70% of new license holders buy the same model in which they learned to drive.
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