Copyright (c) 2010 GlassGuide.co.uk en-us 60 Latest Editors Blogs from GlassGuide.co.uk http://www.GlassGuide.co.uk/ Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:20:17 GMT http://www.GlassGuide.co.uk/ http://www.GlassGuide.co.uk/images/glass_guide_logo.gif http://www.GlassGuide.co.uk/ Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:20:17 GMT Business Minister Mark Prisk said: "The manufacturing sector will be vital to stimulating the economy so I welcome the ONS statistics published today which shows a 0.3% rise in output. "We need to be cautious as manufacturing activity may slow.......]]> Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:10:13 GMT The IAAF has written a strongly worded letter to Transport Minister Michael Penning expressing surprise at the government's decision to review the MoT test. The review is scheduled for later in the year. Transport Department whip Earl Atlee told.......]]> Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:01:32 GMT UK manufacturing output rose 0.3% in July from the month earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics. The figure, which excludes mining and the oil and gas sectors, took the rise for the year to 4.9%, the best annual gain since 1994. .......]]> Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:17:28 GMT CHINA CAR SALES: Car and truck sales in China - the world's biggest auto market - rose 18 percent to 1.02 million in August from a year earlier, according to the China Passenger Car Association. RELIEF: Automakers seeking to offs.......]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:21:36 GMT A leading economic think tank has highlighted the importance of encouraging private sector research and development (R&D) and has said that improving the availability of finance will be crucial to sustaining the recovery and rebalancing of the UK eco.......]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:19:35 GMT Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., is recalling a small number of Soul and new Sorento models in order to deal with a door wiring issue. As part of Kia's continuous quality improvement programme a potential fault has been identified in a small section of the d.......]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:11:35 GMT Equivalent to £1.16 a mile over first 6,000 miles New cars lose an average of £38 a day - or about 36% of their value - in the first six months of ownership, whilst three-year old second hand models shed just £3.10 a day .......]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:57:13 GMT With Trade demand for stock having increased in recent weeks, vendors have noted that the bulk of this demand has been for diesel engined variants. On average a diesel model on a bread and butter car, like a Ford Focus 1.6TDCi, compared to an equivel.......]]> Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:53:18 GMT Once again a good-sized crowd, and enthusiastic despite the cars on offer being for the most part higher mileage. Most of the dealers out today were independents: one said to me that his usual source, a franchise he buys the trade-ins from, is predic.......]]> Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:29:36 GMT As Skoda UK celebrates an impressive year of growth, the manufacturer has appointed Duncan Movassaghi as its new Head of Operations. Prior to joining Skoda, Duncan, from Warwickshire, held the position of Head of Transformation at Lloyds Pharmacy........]]> Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:04:49 GMT It's official - the ultimate dream car for Britons is not a super-fast Italian exotic but a classic British Aston Martin, such as the DB5 driven by fictional spy James Bond. A survey by Lloyds TSB reveals that more British motorists dream of owni.......]]> Mon, 6 Sep 2010 14:53:50 GMT New car sales fell sharply in August for the second consecutive month, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have shown. August saw 55,305 new cars registered - down 17.5% compared with August 2009, the SMMT said. The indu.......]]> Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:57:43 GMT So the market has begun to show signs of life, retail footfall has edged up, with the end of peak holiday season and the imminent return to school. This improvement has led to more used car buying activity and therefore an improvement in prices being.......]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:46:25 GMT A large amount of suspected counterfeit car parts have been seized by police in south Armagh. Officers found the substandard parts, including brake pads, at premises on the Concession Road in Cullaville. A large amount of cash was also recover.......]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:15:32 GMT Fast-growing car dealership Vertu is expected to motor ahead to full-year profits of up to £6.6m as it revealed further plans for expansion and committed itself "totally" to remaining headquartered in the North East. The group - Britain's ei.......]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:00:14 GMT Saw a nice new car deal on offer from Lotus this week - the Exos T125. However, there's no roof, no air-con, no CD player, it hasn't got any doors and only features one seat. On that basis you be forgiven for assuming the car would have a relatively .......]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:01:50 GMT The Countryman is an intoxicating package. All the handling ability of a MINI in a larger package and the ability to go off-road (and it can), all wrapped up in one of the most desirable brands in the market.

The ‘swollen’ MINI looks t.......]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:15:37 GMT After ten days driving in Italy, it's apparent I need a little ... de-programming. However, I got here without hitting anything and in time to be part of a reasonable turn-out, considering it's the begining of September and everyone should be selling.......]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:00:32 GMT The UK motor industry has urged chancellor George Osborne to consider the significant economic contribution made by industry when he makes tough decisions in the Comprehensive Spending Review, set to be published on 20 October. In a letter to the.......]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:15:22 GMT Ferrari has decided to recall all of the 458 Italia cars it made this year, following reports of a number of the luxury cars catching fire. Ferrari said its engineers had flown around the world to investigate five reports of "thermal incidents". .......]]>