AMG has opened its first ever stand alone showroom – in Beijing. Unlike every other car showroom AMG has presence in, this is the first time that they do not have to share with the standard Mercedes brand. What this obviously proves in that China is the number one market for the high end vehicle […]

Police in Dubai are today auctioning off 129 cars that have been abandoned by their owners, one of which is a Ferrari Enzo! Dubai has a problem with abandoned cars where ex-pats are in debt. Debt is a criminal offence in Dubai and people leave the country rather than fall foul of the law. Consequently […]

Seat has released what it calls a ‘concept’ Seat Ibiza Cupra at the Beijing Motor Show. In reality this is likely to be the car that will be produced as it is clearly in the mould of the current Leon Cupra. Apart from looks nothing much has changed – it still retains the same 180bhp […]

Jaguar have announced 2 new engines at the Bejing Motor Show – a 3.0 litre supercharged V6 and a 2.0 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder one The XJ ‘Ultimate’ will be the first model to come with the new V6 motor with a 340bhp version. It will also share this with the Jaguar XF. Sharing its […]

Ferrari has been looking at hybrid technology now for the latest generation of supercars and has tried it out in the 599. It has chosen the obvious KERS name to link it in with the F1 racing team which carries so much clout in the motoring market. Seen as the pinnacle of the Fiat brand, […]

Victoria Beckham was announced as a Range Rover ‘Brand Champion’ back in 2010 which most would claim was a cynical attempt to tie up the Evoque with fashion. With the car now having a waiting list of over a year and having a huge female appeal (including our MD’s wife!), one would have to say […]

An interesting article has been posted on the BBC Money Box site re the apparent confusion over Insurer Liability in the event of a Drink Driving conviction. The bottom line is that some insurers want to add an exclusion into their policy wording that invalidates motor insurance cover in the event of a drink or […]

New client John Fairbanks has kindly allowed us to quote him after he took out motor insurance with us: “Oh my God – an efficient, professional, honest, no-nonsense insurance broker with a sense of humour. Am I dreaming?” Kind words indeed for our head of Convicted Driver car insurance, John Roberts. John F was delighted with […]

Following on from the likes of Bentley and others who have joined the SUV bandwagon, Lamborghini have announced their own crazy version, the Lamborghini Urus. Lamborghini plan to sell 3,500 of these a year which is more than double the number of Gallardo and Aventadors put together! Although we believe a large number of these […]