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UK car sales grow for first time in 15 months

By Tim Smith Motor Industry 06 August 2009 12:30 UK new car sales have nudged upwards by 2.4% in July 2009 – the first increase for 15 months. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which collates registration figures, claimed that the scrappage scheme was responsible for the jump. Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive, said: ‘The impact of the scrappage scheme is clear and we are encouraged by the positive impact it has had, increasing new car registrations since April 2008.

Autoweek in review: We meet LaFerrari, Corvette Stingray convertible at Geneva motor show

Monday morning was bustling at One Autoweek Tower, as information on debuts from the Geneva motor show flooded our inboxes. Important debuts included the Corvette Stingray convertible, Lamborghini Veneno and 2014 Porsche 911 GT3. Tuesday, we focused on Geneva as the Alfa Romeo 4C,Spyker B6 Venator concept and Ferrari LaFerrari exotic supercars were revealed.

Nissan X-Trail N-TEC+ launched

Nissan has launched a new X-Trail model – the X-Trail N-Tec+ – with ‘Sporty’ looks and extra gadgets. Last year we got the Nissan X-Trail Platinum Edition with all the options ticked and a price of almost £30k, and now we get the sporty version – the Nissan X-Trail N-Tec+ – with more gadgets and extra kit at £27,790. Nissan are trumpeting the X-Trail N-Tec+ as the ‘Sporty’ X-Trail (if that’s not an oxymoron) and pitching it between the Acenta and Tekna versions.