The Car Hub

Car hire companies are forecasting there will again be shortages of cars for hire in holiday destinations this year.
In June last year The Car Hub warned motorists that due to the financial downturn in the economy there would be shortages in the coming summer rent a car availability. Our forecast was proved correct with widespread shortages ranging from cheap car hire to the top end of the market.

What a problem it’s turning out to be if you are a Toyota car owner.
With over 180,000 UK cars across its full range awaiting recall for modifying a sticky accelerator pedal there is now a further dilemma they face.

It seems that since Nissan launched their Nissan Juke this week there’s more talk of how this vehicle looks than how it performs.
Nissan have taken a very bold step her in subtly asking the question, would you drive an ugly vehicle?
The Japanese car maker are hoping motorists will look past its exterior and view this crossover for what it is, an affordable (aka cheapish), small vehicle which can just as easily be used on city streets by young urbanites in addition to grown-ups in rural areas.

Revealed today are the first pictures of the new Renault Wind coupe roadster for 2 people (no +2 here) which will have to compete against the established Peugeot 207CC, Nissan Micra C+C and Mitsubishi’s CZC. The official unveiling of this new Renault will be at the Geneva motor show next month.

Next month, February, the UK government’s scrappage scheme for cars will come to an end, the pot of money to fund this scheme will then be empty.
Japanese car maker Toyota seem to have stolen a march on all their rivals by announcing their own follow-up “swappage” scheme to tempt punters to opt for either their Yaris, Auris or Avensis models.

This week the prestigious car magazine WhatCar announced it’s annual awards and car company Mazda have driven away from the competition by winning two of the major prizes.
The Mazda6 model has won the Family Car Of The Year with its 2.2D 5 door hatchback and also the award for Estate Car Of The Year with a variance of the same model.

Ford UK have just announced that during 2009 they sold more cars in the UK than any other manufacturer, making it the 33rd. year in succession.
Not only do Ford rule the roost in car sales they also have the best selling van, the Transit, which has been out selling everything for the last 45 years

Hello, my name is Alice and I’m from Wonderland.
As a privileged car owner my Prime Minister has asked myself and all my fellow motorists to be the ones to make the major sacrifices to get his government out of the huge debts they say they have accumulated on our behalf.