More than 2,000 jobs in the North East were secured today after Nissan decided to build a pioneering electric car at its Sunderland plant. A five-seater mainstream electric car called the Leaf will be built in Sunderland from 2013, on the back of a £420 million investment from Nissan. More than half of the investment [...]
Read moreFor most motorists car insurance is not usually a laughing matter. Premiums can be very expensive, and it is not unusual for an annual policy to cost more than £1000. According to the latest AA British Insurance Premium Index car insurance premiums increased by more than 7% in the last quarter of 2009, and unfortunately [...]
Read moreDespite gloomy predictions for 2009 in the recruitment sector and many of the industry’s main players struggling, the Simply Jobs Boards have recorded their best year to date. Simply Jobs Boards, who operate 15 niche jobs sites including SimplySalesJobs.co.uk, SimplyMarketingJobs.co.uk and AviationJobSearch.com, posted a profit level 24% up Y-O-Y Ian Partington, managing director of Simply [...]
Read moreBuying a car can be expensive. However, there is one way you could drive away a brand new car for no more than a few hundred pounds. Intrigued? I don’t know just how passionate you are about your car. But I do know that, whether it be a Bentley or a banger, owning a car [...]
Read moreNew car registrations were up by 26.4% in February, compared with the same month last year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said. The scrappage scheme appeared to have fuelled the eighth consecutive month of growth in new car sales, as it accounted for 19.6% of sales. With the scheme coming to an [...]
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