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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.



Chevrolet has launched...

Chevrolet has launched a new payment plan called 3 And Easy, which offers no interest, fees or monthly instalments. Buyers pay one third of the list price when placing an order for a new Chevy, another after 12 months and the remainder two years later. The arrangement is available throughout July on a range of models.


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Mirrors which help lorry...

Mirrors which help lorry drivers spot cyclists are set to be put up at junctions around London. The capitalò€™s mayor, Boris Johnson, has called for ò€˜Trixiò€™ mirrors to be installed across the city after it was revealed that the majority of cyclist deaths involve lorries turning left at traffic lights.

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New small-segment arrivals...

New small-segment arrivals such as the Fiat Grande Punto and Vauxhall Corsa have helped earn their manufacturers a place in the list of the latest top 10 best sellers in Europe, fresh figures show.

Sales on the Continent generally remain buoyant, with a year-on-year rise of one per cent (12,349 cars) in January. The total for the month was 1,289,170 units, according to analyst JATO Dynamics. And it"s the superminis leading the charge. "The new Corsa has been particularly well received, accounting for an eight per cent improvement in market share," said a JATO spokesman. VW was Europe"s best seller overall, while it is the firms with significant new model introductions that have made the biggest leaps up the sales charts. As our table indicates, Peugeot, Fiat and Toyota have all performed well, enjoying booming business with the 207, Panda and Aygo respectively.

The latest EU registration data shows the Japanese brand boosted its market share by a healthy 22 per cent, thanks to sales of the Aygo and new Yaris. Vauxhall made second place after shifting more than 39,000 new Corsas. Meanwhile, Fiat"s slice grew by nearly five per cent.

Interestingly, even though the revamped hatch range bumped up the number of MINIs sold by almost 23 per cent, it wasn"t enough to give the company a top 10 ranking.




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