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UK New car sales hit 394,806 in March 2013

The latest figures from the SMMT show that new car registrations in the UK in March 2013 hit 394,806, up 5.9 per cent over March 2012. The seemingly inexorable rise in new car registrations in the UK is continuing, with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reporting sales in March 2013 up 5.9 per cent on March 2012, with a total of 394,086 cars registered. These figures mean that new car registrations have grown for thirteen consecutive month and are now at their highest level since the Government introduced the Scrappage scheme in 2010 to try and breathe new life in to the market and encourage buyers to opt for low emission cars.

2012 Porsche 911 on video

2012 Porsche 911 - Hot weather testing in South Africa The arrival of the 2012 Porsche 911 is getting closer with a debut expected at the Frankfurt Motor Show in just a couple of months. Which explains why Porsche are now ready to play tease with the 2012 911. The first shot by Porsche in the PR salvo for the next generation 911 comes in the form of video of the new 911 hot weather testing in South Africa, complete with smiling, excited children and dramatic landscapes.

Audi S8 (2011) Confirmed – Audi S7 and Audi S1 planned

Audi has confirmed the 2011 S8 and an S1 and S7 The ink has just dried on our report on the new 2011 Audi A8 (well, you know what I mean) when we got news that Audi are going to produce an Audi S8 , despite earlier reports that there would be no S8 for the 2011 model, or even the W12 A8. But it doesn’t stop there. In an unguarded moment Audi’s Design Director Stefan Sielaff said that the ‘Design Grammar’ of the A8 would extend in to the S8, the S7 and the S1.