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Booming British car market hits nine-year high in 2014

By James Fallon Motor Industry 04 July 2014 11:44 British new-car sales continue to rise, new figures out today revealed. In the first six months of 2014, a total of 1,287,265 new vehicles were registered – a 10.6% increase on the same six-month period in 2013 and the highest total in almost a decade. And the boom is showing no signs of tailing off; during June 2014, new-car registrations rose 6.2% to 228,291 and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders expects the trend to continue throughout the year as the economy continues to bounce back.

1.7 million drivers consider insurance fraud

1.7 MILLION drivers in the UK would consider making a fraudulent insurance claim after an accident. Even if they were not hurt or not badly injured, these drivers believe it is acceptable to claim compensation. Research by Gocompare shows 6% of UK drivers would consider making a false claim, while 3% would do whatever they could to claim money from an insurer.

2014 Mazda 3 hatchback photo leaks in report

The 2014 Mazda 3 hatchback was caught with no camouflage on the Bank of America Merrill Lynch's annual "Car Wars" study. As we suspected, it sports the Kodo front end we've seen on the Mazda 6. Otherwise, it looks pretty similar, besides a few character-line changes.