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Vauxhall Promotes ‘Black Box’ Insurance Tech For Young Drivers

CASH-STRAPPED young drivers rejoice – Vauxhall is to offer drivers between 18 and 20 one year’s insurance cover for a one off payment of £99. To qualify you’ll need to opt for one of Vauxhall’s Corsa Excite or Limited Edition models. The car maker is teaming up with insurance provider ingenie, and each car is fitted with ‘black box' technology which monitors driving style, including speed, acceleration, braking and cornering.

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A recent Business Week article stated that "never before has design been so vital to an auto maker's success, maybe even to its survival". Much of the reason for this is the close parity in quality between different brands and the general high quality of new cars; according to J.D. Power, vehicle quality has improved 24% in the past five years.

BMW to show production hybrid X6, 7-series at Frankfurt motor show

A pair of fire-breathing hybrids from BMW based on the X6 and the 7-series will be revealed in production guise at the Frankfurt motor show in September. The ActiveHybrid X6 arrives in the United States late this year, followed by the ActiveHybrid 7 in the spring of 2010. Both hybrids combine electric motors with powerful twin-turbo V8 engines to boost output, performance and fuel economy, while retaining the looks of the popular conventional versions.