Race to lower car loan rate hots up

A day after ICICI Bank cut rates, Axis Bank follows with a 50-75 basis points cut. - ICICI, Axis cut car loan rates - ICICI-First Data look at 500,000 PoS terminals by 2015 - Union Bank signals rise in deposit rates - 2000-09: The game changers - A dozen banks to get new chiefs this year - Sebi allows 16 banks to accept ASBAs Car loans could soon go the home loans way with private lenders scrambling to match each others’ rates.More about Race to lower car loan rate hots up

Supercar maker Lamborghini...

Supercar maker Lamborghini is on the right track - half-year figures reveal a 45 per cent rise in sales.
The firm sold 952 cars between January and June this year, compared with 655 in the same period in 2005. The increase was down to the introduction of the new Gallardo, a stronger dealer network and more international clients.  More about Supercar maker Lamborghini...

Italian supercar legend...

Italian supercar legend Ferrari has updated its home in cyberspace. The www.ferrariworld.com website has more than 2,000 pages, containing in excess of 3,500 images, which should keep the estimated 60,000 daily visitors happy. There"s also a special members" area where fans can access exclusive content.  More about Italian supercar legend...

GM to display 6 concept vehicles in Delhi Expo

US car maker General Motors today said it will display six production and concept vehicles during the Auto Expo here next month, besides putting on display its soon-to-be-launched mini car "Beat". - Beat there, done that - Lunch with BS: Karl Slym">Lunch with BS: Karl Slym - More about  GM to display 6 concept vehicles in Delhi Expo

Company blames pothole after trailer leaves lorry and hits car

A HAULAGE firm blamed a pothole after a trailer broke free from a lorry and hit a car passing at 60mph.

Magistrates heard the car ended up hitting the central reservation on the A38 at Willington after the runaway trailer hit its side.
Luckily no-one was seriously injured.
The lorry was operated by Punchard's Haulage, of Bramshall, near Uttoxeter, which was fined £1,334 after admitting using a vehicle with a part in a dangerous condition.  More about  Company blames pothole after trailer leaves lorry and hits car

The car dealer from...

The car dealer from Only Fools and Horses, played by John Challis (left), will star with wife Marlene (Sue Holderness) in a new show. It"s to be called Green, Green Grass, and the pilot episode will be filmed next year. The pair move from Peckham to the country, with son Tyler in tow. Del Boy and his Reliant van won"t appear... More about The car dealer from...

'We Look at the Car... It's Serious' Tales of an Ambulance Driver

Few jobs are more adrenalin-fuelled than dashing from one medical emergency to another. Ambulance driver and blogger Tom Reynolds tells all
We get a call to an RTA. A car has crashed into a bus; normally these things are “nothing” jobs. We put on the blue lights and head towards the crash. The radio bursts into life, there is an officer who “lucked” onto the scene – he tells Control he needs a lot of ambulances, the fire service and the police. The injuries are all serious. More about   'We Look at the Car... It's Serious' Tales of an Ambulance Driver

Is your car so dirty...

Is your car so dirty passengers would rather take the bus? If the vacuum cleaner is a rare sight for your car"s interior, we"d love to hear from you. We need help from readers with filthy cars for a feature,  More about  Is your car so dirty...

Is it a sports car or...

Is it a sports car or a motorcycle? This three-wheeler concept from Italian bike manufacturer Aprilia is being touted as a real ground-breaker. The company reckons the newcomer is the first vehicle of its type to feature dual-fuel technology. It says it"s capable of high speeds and will appeal to people from both car and bike backgrounds. More about  Is it a sports car or...

Talking car parks are...

Talking car parks are here. Police forces in Gloucestershire and Derbyshire are fitting speakers to pay and display machines to broadcast security messages as motorists buy tickets. Meanwhile, a new. More about   Talking car parks are...