Parent company DaimlerChrysler...
Parent company DaimlerChrysler has found that a locking ring within the steering system has not been attached properly, which could result in it failing. Only 1,650 of the 12,000 cars sold since May have been affected – and while the ForTwo isn’t in UK dealers until September, some left-hand-drive models have already found their way into Britain.
The stylish hatchback...
The stylish hatchback picked up twice as many votes as its nearest rival, the Porsche Cayman, in winning the accolade. Thousands of readers took part in the poll through the magazine, our award-winning website and on our stand at the recent MPH 05 motor shows in Birmingham and London. The Civic will now go into a grand final in February to find the overall European Auto 1 champion, with the results announced at the Geneva Motor Show the following month.
Honda"s head of corporate press and PR, Paul Ormond, said: "This is a real boost, particularly for Honda workers in Britain, who will build the car."
The Civic"s UK victory was especially good news for Auto Express reader Stephanie Ward, of Nuneaton, Warks, whose name was pulled from the Auto 1 prize draw into which all voters were entered. She wins a VIP chauffeur-driven trip to next year"s British Motor Show at ExCeL in London"s Docklands, courtesy of Citroen, which won last year"s Auto 1 contest.