News In Brief

22nd October 2006

NEW Urban Light version of Peugeot 107 to start at £6,895, making it cheapest Lion on sale. Features 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine, plus power-steering and CD as standard equipment.

MOTABILITY, which helps disabled drivers take to road, supplies two millionth car, a Renault Scenic. Non-profit organisation has 440,000 registered users, many using modified vehicles.

VAUXHALL'S little Corsa is big hit. Parent company General Motors has 95,000 advance orders for all-new supermini - that's 20,000 more cars than it expected to sell during this year.

THE AMOUNT of car-related direct mail risen by 12 per cent, claims Royal Mail. It means 12 million homeowners got unsolicited mail from makers trying to sell cars in spring.

BRITISH motorists could be forced to drive with lights on at all times if latest European Commission proposals adopted. EC wants to set a date for mandatory headlights, but UK not agreed yet.