Monthly Archives: June 2014

Google cars running Android Auto to hit showrooms later this year.

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

Google Inc says the first cars running Android Auto will hit showrooms later this year, after the Internet search giant signed on 40 auto-industry partners for its car-software development alliance. Executives demonstrated to developers how Android Auto acts like an … Continue reading →

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C10 “Prince Henry” Vauxhall – 1911.

Posted on June 25, 2014 by

Built originally to compete in the 1910 Prince Henry Trial held in Germany, the C10 3-litre Vauxhall has since been acknowledged as Britain’s first true sports car. This 1911 car has been owned by Vauxhall Motors since 1946 and is … Continue reading →

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Iain Cameron of Industrial Strategy Communications writes from Berlin.

Posted on June 25, 2014 by

I met the CEO of Rework, Nikita Johnson, recently at a Nesta brainstorming event on digital health services. As a result I decided to attend their two day conference in Berlin last week. It was held in an excellent conversion … Continue reading →

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Beaulieu Motorcycle Ride-In Day

Posted on June 19, 2014 by

Bikers everywhere will be kick-starting their engines on Sunday 13th July and heading for the fifth annual Motorcycle Ride-In Day at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. Jump on your bike and take a trip through the stunning New Forest to … Continue reading →

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Greenwich, Conn, Jacksonville and Beaulieu.

Posted on June 14, 2014 by

What was once a poster car for millions around the world in the 1970s went for more than $1.2 million at the seventh annual Bonhams collector motorcar auction in Greenwich, Conn. A slim-bumpered 1975 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 Periscopica went … Continue reading →

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UK car exports double in a decade.

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

Total UK car export values doubled from £12bn in 2004 to £24.8bn in 2013. Average wholesale value of each exported car rose from £10,200 (2004) to £20,640 (2013). More than £47,000 a minute was generated by UK car manufacturers in … Continue reading →

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Financing business expansion – Iain Cameron.

Posted on June 10, 2014 by

Techcityblog.co.uk is very lucky to have a third guest blog from Iain Cameron who worked for 25 years in the Department of Trade and Industry and Cabinet Office. He also worked for over ten years on business improvement in the … Continue reading →

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