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Lotus has a PR meltdown on Facebook

Lotus Facebook PR Lotus has responded to the rumours flying around about their possible demise by posting a PR statement on Facebook. Badly. Earlier today we addressed the rumours flying around about Lotus – which range from administration to takeover via the disappearance of CEO Dany Bahar.

UK car sales up 11% in May (2013)

The Ford Fiesta (pictured) was again the best selling car in the UK The rise and rise of new car registrations in the UK continues to defy the rest of the economy, with figures up in May 2013 by 11 per cent year on year, and private sales up a massive 20.9 per cent to levels last seen in 2007. It’s the fifteenth month in succession new car registration have risen in the UK, with sales for May at 180,111 and total sales to date in 2013 hitting almost 1 million units, at 948,666. The SMMT think the big jump in private registrations is down to a number of factors, including cars bought under the scrappage scheme now being traded in for a new car, strong incentives from car makers and the promise of new cars offering lower running costs, and they’re probably right, although there are other factors in play too.

Mercedes AMG Performance 50 – 8 new AMG models promised

Mercedes are celebrating 45 years of AMG and looking forward to the next 5 years with AMG Performance 50 & 8 new models. Mercedes has been busy celebrating 45 years of the AMG Performance brand, with cars like the SL65 AMG 45th Anniversary rolled out to commemorate the AMG brand. Looking back is all very well, but it’s the future that matters.