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Land Rover has led a resurgence of the British car industry in the latest customer satisfaction survey.

Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10076172/British-car-makers-top-for-satisfaction.html

History has been made as the first CO2 free laps of the Nurburgring 24 hour race have been completed using a new hydrogen hybrid automotive concept, the Aston Martin Rapide S.

Next Green Car: www.nextgreencar.com/news/6212/Hydrogen-hybrid-impresses-at-Nurburgring

Special dedicated traffic courts dealing with offences such as speeding and driving without insurance are to be introduced across the country, the Government has announced.

The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10062845/Dedicated-traffic-courts-set-up-to-fast-track-motoring-offences.html

Motorists may have paid thousands of pounds too much for their petrol over the last decade, after two of Britain’s biggest companies were raided on suspicion of manipulating oil prices.

Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10057460/Petrol-price-rigged-for-a-decade.html

The Peugeot 308 has been revealed ahead of going on sale later this year.

Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/peugeot/10053970/New-Peugeot-308-unveiled.html

Insurance companies are looking at new ways of assessing risk, says James Foxall.

Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/10047067/Why-car-insurance-is-changing.html

Auto Trader will publish its last print edition in June as it transitions to become a digital only business.

Trader Media Group’s print products from Auto Trader, Top Marques, Truck and Plant, Van Trader and Farm Trader will all cease in June and continue online.

Automotive Management Online: www.am-online.com/news/2013/5/7/auto-trader-to-close-print-issue-next-month-as-it-transitions-to-digital-only-business/32899/

The Greater Manchester Electric Vehicle scheme (GMEV), a new electric vehicle charging point network and pay as you go programme, led by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), has been officially announced.

Next Green Car: www.nextgreencar.com/news/6196/Manchester-launches-EV-charging-scheme

Lexus has been named top manufacturer in the 2013 Auto Express Driver Power survey, returning to the number one spot after four years as runner-up.

AM Online: www.am-online.com/news/2013/5/1/lexus-and-skoda-claim-top-spots-in-customer-satisfaction-survey/32882/

The Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra have been Britain’s top family cars for generations. All offer a compact size that feels at home on UK roads, but with enough practicality and dynamic ability to cope with everyday life and offer at least some entertainment on the right roads.

What Car: www.whatcar.com/car-news/golf-vs-focus-vs-astra/265790