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The organisers of the 2008 London Motor Show announced that 472,300 people visited the ExCeL-based event over its two-week running period. That’s a 14 percent raise over the 2006 show that welcomed 415,000 visitors. However, despite the increase in numbers, London is still not in a position to compete against other major European car shows like the ones in Geneva , Paris or Frankfurt . And even though this year’s event hosted several world premieres like the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia, Ford Focus RS, Honda OSM and Seat Ibiza SportCoupe, it's worrying that many major players like Audi, BMW, Porsche -even Aston Martin and Rolls Royce- chose not to participate. Click here for our reports on the 2008 London Show
- New Rolls-royce Dawn's Online Reveal Date Set For September 8
Rolls-Royce will give the world an online preview of its Dawn convertible on Tuesday, September 8 at 2 pm London time. That’s exactly a full week ahead of the car’s world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Read more »...
- Aston Martin To Race Two Cygnets At Bridgestone Eco-rally
A pair of Cygnet minis will be representing Aston Martin at the fifth annual Bridgestone Eco-Rally that takes place in London this weekend. This is the first time that the British marque participates at the event, which will pass from the heart of Oxford...
- Gm's Vauxhall Offers A Free Grille & Light Shine Service To Londoners
These days marketers and advertising agencies alike come up with all kind of weird ideas to grasp the attention of consumers. In the UK, GM's British subsidiary Vauxhall is promoting its newly launched Insignia sedan by offering a free grille and...
- Ford Uk Receives Over 1,000 Orders For 300hp Focus Rs
Imagine that; even though we’re still about six-months away from the Focus RS' European market launch and despite the fact that Ford has not announced any pricing whatsoever, just two months after the car was previewed at the 2008 London Motor...
- Fiat To Make Uk Debut Of The New 500 With Flight On The London Eye
Italians sure know how to put a show, take Fiat for example; the Italian carmaker will launch its all-new 500 minicar in the UK with a flight in one of the capsules on the British Airways London Eye, London’s iconic landmark that’s also...
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2008 London Motor Show Visitor Numbers up 14 Percent
The organisers of the 2008 London Motor Show announced that 472,300 people visited the ExCeL-based event over its two-week running period. That’s a 14 percent raise over the 2006 show that welcomed 415,000 visitors. However, despite the increase in numbers, - New Rolls-royce Dawn's Online Reveal Date Set For September 8
Rolls-Royce will give the world an online preview of its Dawn convertible on Tuesday, September 8 at 2 pm London time. That’s exactly a full week ahead of the car’s world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Read more »...
- Aston Martin To Race Two Cygnets At Bridgestone Eco-rally
A pair of Cygnet minis will be representing Aston Martin at the fifth annual Bridgestone Eco-Rally that takes place in London this weekend. This is the first time that the British marque participates at the event, which will pass from the heart of Oxford...
- Gm's Vauxhall Offers A Free Grille & Light Shine Service To Londoners
These days marketers and advertising agencies alike come up with all kind of weird ideas to grasp the attention of consumers. In the UK, GM's British subsidiary Vauxhall is promoting its newly launched Insignia sedan by offering a free grille and...
- Ford Uk Receives Over 1,000 Orders For 300hp Focus Rs
Imagine that; even though we’re still about six-months away from the Focus RS' European market launch and despite the fact that Ford has not announced any pricing whatsoever, just two months after the car was previewed at the 2008 London Motor...
- Fiat To Make Uk Debut Of The New 500 With Flight On The London Eye
Italians sure know how to put a show, take Fiat for example; the Italian carmaker will launch its all-new 500 minicar in the UK with a flight in one of the capsules on the British Airways London Eye, London’s iconic landmark that’s also...