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BMW announce three-level track for Frankfurt Motor Show

Motorists and car insurance policy holders heading to the Frankfurt Motor Show will now have the chance to test drive the latest vehicles from German car giant BMW on their purpose-built 300-metre indoor track. The track, part of BMW’s 10,000 square meter exhibition space at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, allows visitors to test drive some 24 vehicles – including BMW’s first all-electric offering, the i3 hatchback, priced at 34,950 euros (

Car sales in America reach six year high

Motorists and car insurance policy holders in America bought more cars in April 2013 than they have in any month in the past six years, prompting hopes that the country is now on track for a full economic recovery. 1.5 million vehicles were sold in the States in August – up by 17 per cent from the previous year – and all three US domestic carmakers have reported double-digit domestic sales increases in the month of August. America is the world’s second largest market for cars, but the sector has been badly affected by the financial crisis, with demand and consumer confidence dipping dramatically in recent years. But the rise in year-on-year car sales in the context of a general trend for upwards economic growth has made industry watchers optimistic.