A sudden change of venue has led to the change in the name of this event which showcases over 3,000 classic cars. Originally known as the Wroughton Classic Car Show, organizers have moved the event to The Liddington, a prestige 155 acre location only five miles away, but even closer to Junction 15 of the M4 motorway.

But with a new sponsor, the new title was to be expected, being entitled The Adrian Flux Classic Car and Bike Show which can now accommodate a larger population for family visitors and guests. Founder and organiser Greg Dunningham has taken the decision to move with an eye to the show’s continued and growing popularity, and says it’s an opportunity too good to miss.

“Our success at Wroughton exceeded our wildest expectations, but we had to share that site with a working museum, and it was clear I had to think to the future,” he says. “The Liddington offers several bonuses. It’s got as much space as the old venue, but it also has several entry points enabling us to use a faster ‘one way system’ for entry and exit, along with separate trade access.

Entrance to the show will be £10 for a car and up to four people. However, ‘early birds’ can buy advance tickets for only £5 from the special ticket page on the show’s website, www.adrianfluxclassic.co.uk. All that’s needed is to quote the offer code CLASSIC03 when completing the purchase.

(Source) Press

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Here is something that all Mercedes Benz lovers are bound to like. If you are among the car geeks eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the Mercedes Benz E-Class Coupe, then you only have to wait until May to get your hands on one.

Now revealed ahead of its scheduled debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, the new two-door joins its four-door counterpart, which Mercedes just unveiled a few months ago, and replaces the outgoing CLK model.

The new E coupe encompasses all the luxury features and prestige you’d expect from a Mercedes, built into the most aerodynamic shape in the industry and incorporating a bank of the latest environmental, safety and convenience features developed by Mercedes’ vast engineering resources.

Engines range from a fuel-sipping four-cylinder turbo diesel all the way up to a tire-smoking 388-horsepower V8, with an even more powerful AMG version to follow, and with prices ranging from 44,684.50 all the way up to 66,045.00 Euros and beyond for the top-of-the-line E500 Coupe.

(Source) Autoblog

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A crucial element in Ford’s recovery is the once-healthy market for big trucks. Ford still offers three 2009 F-150 premium models: The Lariat,  the King Ranch, and the top of the line Platinum; but ‘fashion buyers’—guys who buy big Ford trucks for show, not because they ever haul anything with them—fell away in record numbers when gas prices skyrocketed this past summer.  Commercial buyers, constrained by the economic downturn and the credit crunch, have also been holding back.

How bad will it get for Ford? “With so many economic headwinds, we believe the pickup segment will bottom out at 1.7-million units in the next two years,” says Joe Barker, senior manager, global sales analysis for CSM. “That’s down nearly 40 percent from 2007.” If gasoline prices stay low, hybrid and compact high-mileage vehicles may not sell well either, prompting many industry analysts to forecast a much smaller U.S. auto manufacturing sector in the years to come, no matter what vehicles end up on the assembly lines.  Meanwhile, anyone in the market for a new Ford truck right now is likely to get a pretty good deal.

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There were talks that German car giant Daimler may possibly buy Volvo from Ford. However after some careful deliberation and study, Daimler passed on the said deal, seeing more drawbacks than benefits which placed Volvo back on the bidding table. BMW likewise had initial interest but eventually declined to push through with their sale.

So where does this leave Ford and Volvo? For now, it does put a dent towards Ford’s intent to unload some product lines that it cannot really handle. Volvo on the other hand is not doing so well. In fact, it has made job cuts as early as June but most of them were in Swedish territory.

According to Der Spiegel, Daimler foresaw problems with harmonizing Volvo parts and practices with its own prestige Mercedes cars, which would require substantial investment and small returns.

It looks like Volvo has to wait for another interested buyer, if any, in the midst of this crisis we are in.

Via Asiaone Motoring

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