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Confusion reigns over...

Confusion reigns over the fate of a boat-load of CityRovers which has recently arrived at Portbury Docks, Bristol - no one wants to take responsibility for them! Up to 1,200 of the superminis have been sent from the factory in India, but because MG Rover is in administration, they"re in limbo. A spokesman for storage firm Walon said: "The cars are not our responsibility, they"re the port"s. We"re not accepting them."



A worrying 12 per cent...

A worrying 12 per cent of cars and vans have at least one defective tyre. In a Tyre Industry Council report, 14 per cent of those tested had less than 2mm of tread, too. A spokesman for the body said: "In our opinion, these weren"t safe and needed replacing immediately." A total of 30,000 tyres were examined for the study.


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A company spokesman...

A company spokesman said: "It"s something that could happen. If there is enough interest in one, we will probably do it."

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JCB"s Dieselmax has...

JCB"s Dieselmax has already won the prestigious Royal Automobile Club Dewar Trophy for its 350mph sprint across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, US, last year (Newsweek, Issue 952). And the firm has a new eco-friendly plan in the pipeline - with top brass using the awards ceremony last week to announce it.

Hot on the heels of its diesel suc÷­cess, JCB revealed its next record-breaking challenge will be powered by biofuel. Boss Sir Anthony Bamford said: "Dieselmax already runs a 20 per cent mix, but we are now looking at solely using biofuel." JCB wasn"t the only carbon-busting firm being given the thumbs-up, as the Club handed out another award for a green pro÷­ject at its ceremony.

Technology firm Zytek picked up the Simms Medal for developing and producing engines used to power hybrid and electric vehicles.




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