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New car registrations continue to rise – up 6.6% in July 2014

The Ford Fiesta (pictured) topped the UK sales chart again in July 2014 There must come a point (mustn’t there?) when new car sales/registrations slow down in the UK, but there seems little sign of it happening any time soon. For the 29th month in a row, new car registrations in the UK rose again in July 2014, up by 6.6 per cent on the same month in 2013, hitting a total of 172,907. So far in 2014, new car registrations have risen by 10.1 per cent to 1,460,172, with the SMMT predicting that new car registrations for 2014 will end up 8.1 per cent up on 2013 at 2,450,000.

Usain Bolt Gold Nissan GT-R eBay auction starts 22nd November 2012

A ‘Bolt Gold’ Nissan GT-R – painted gold to mark Usain Bolt’s Olympic success in 2012 – will be auctioned on eBay starting on 22nd November 2012. The Nissan GT-R ‘Bolt Gold’ is a one-off 2013 GT-R painted in the only colour appropriate for Usain St. Leo Bolt, and is being auctioned on eBay to raise funds for the Usain Bolt Foundation  - which supports educational and cultural opportunities for children in Jamaica – and will be specced for whatever country the auction winner wants to take delivery.

Renault revives Gordini hot hatch brand

Renault is to revive the Gordini name, using it on range-topping versions of its Renaultsport Twingo, Clio and Megane hot hatches. The first new-generation Gordini will be based on the Renaultsport Twingo 133, and be unveiled on 25 November 2009 at Renault's premier showroom on the Champs Elysees. The new car will be called the Twingo Gordini RS, and then a Clio Gordini RS will follow in spring 2010.