For the seventh consecutive year Ford has been voted by Reader's Digest readers as Britain's most trusted car brand

Chevrolet today announced "Rev It Up 2007: Where Drivers Come To Play" (www.revitup.com), a day of competition and fun geared to automotive enthusiasts. Competitors pay just $25, and their friends and spectators can experience the six-city celebration of car culture for free.

In today's hectic world, when a vehicle needs service, drivers look for the simplest solution to get back on the road quickly. Wading through a complicated matrix of information in an owner's manual to understand a maintenance schedule can sometimes be time consuming and confusing. However, advances in technology at General Motors have made it possible for vehicles to tell their owners when service or maintenance is needed.

Ford's Parts Plus website has been launched with an all-new look to promote its aftermarket parts programme

Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $193 million in the first quarter of 2007, down $55 million from earnings of $248 million a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis from continuing operations, Ford Motor Credit earned $294 million in the first quarter, compared with $382 million in the previous year

General Motors sold a record 2.26 million cars and trucks around the world in the first quarter of 2007, according to preliminary sales figures released today. GM global first quarter sales were up 67,000 vehicles, or 3 percent, compared with sales of 2.19 million in the first quarter 2006. Global market share is estimated at 13.0 percent, compared with 13.1 percent a year ago.

Ford of Europe has achieved its best-ever March sales. With rising demand for its cars and commercial vehicles across Europe, the company increased sales by 4.6 per cent, to 220,326, compared with the same month last year. Market share improved by 0.1 percentage points, to 9.8 per cent.

Climate change is the world's greatest environmental challenge and companies have a significant role to play in 'greening' their vehicle operations

Today all passenger vehicles have some form of airbag. In many cases airbags are even selling points. Statistics support the value of these safety devices. According to the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the lives of nearly 20,000 passengers have been saved directly attributed to airbags, since 1987.

Round 2 of SUPER GT was held on Sunday, April 8th at Okayama International Circuit (3.703 km / lap). The NISMO MOTUL AUTECH Z, with drivers Michael Krumm and Tsugio Matsuda, started 6th and finished the race on the podium in 3rd place

Detailed mileage records compiled by both employers and employees will be essential to prove that van drivers have not used their company-provided vehicle on private journeys when a 600% increase in benefit-in-kind tax comes into effect on April 6.

The Mercedes Car Group delivered 286,800 vehicles to customers around the world in the first quarter 2007, compared with 295,000 in the same month last year. In March 2007, sales of Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and smart brand vehicles totaled 127,000 units (same month last year: 138,400).