Motor Industry must reinvent the wheel

The Wheel - such an old design???

Whilst no one anticipated the global economic crisis and the devastating impact this would have, I find myself asking; Why are we so surprised by the woes of the car makers of the world?

General Motors is on the brink of collapse.  They’ve let Saab file for bankruptcy protection and Opel are looking for new owners / investors.  But why are we surprised?  Saab hasn’t returned a profit in over a decade of GM ownership!  GM’s American factories are weighed down by the political burden of the unions and thus their operating costs are high.  Moreover, these same factories work to archaic practices or, at best, are half way to imitating their Japanese counterparts.

International Van of the Year Award 2009

We are family! I got all my sisters with me!

Bipper, Nemo and Fiorino are not Disney’s take on the ugly sisters but instead Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat’s joint venture van - they’re the same small van but rebadged by each manufacturer.  A jury of international journalists congruating at the International Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover, have this week named the van - the “International Van of the Year”.

Vansdirect Crash Course In Languages

Poo Eine Vansdirect?!

It’s safe to say that most of us are ignorant of other languages.  We know they exist and we try to speak them when desperate for the toilet or looking for the train station, but few of us embrace them.  Well, at Vansdirect, we dare to be different.  We’re not all about cheap vans and the best van deals this side of the English Channel.  Oh no, Vansdirect is a company keen to learn.