Back when we were being all green last month, we brought you news from the US fast food chain Burgerville, which was creating thousands of gallons of lovely biodiesel - from its discarded cooking oil.

‘it was a plan we approved of heartily, and now you don’t even need to travel Stateside to enjoy the distinctive smell of double cheeseburger ‘n’ fries as a delivery truck thunders past.

Because McDonalds has today announced that it is to convert all of its UK delivery vans to run on cooking oil-based biodiesel.

Once the oil has been used to bubble your Freedom Fries to a tasty state of crispiness, it’ll be combined with rapeseed oil to power McDonald’s 155 lorries, saving some 1,650 tonnes of carbon each year.

All very impressive, but what’s happened to the to-hell-with-ya, free-livin’ McDonalds of old? Next thing they’ll be offering salads with your Big Mac.
source:topgear

According to BusinessWeek, the well-loved MG marque was revived by its new Chinese owners, Nanjing Auto, and was unveiled at Silverstone’s 2007 MG Car Club gathering last weekend in the UK.

The Chinese company also announced an agreement with Healey Automobile Consultants to take over and revive the Austin Healey, another sports car that has been out of production for over 35 years.

With MG production starting later this year, Nanjing is receiving strong interest in global dealer partnerships from a number of major brands. Leading up to the commercial launch of the new MG TF 2-seater sports car, Nanjing has received an overwhelming response to their request for applications to become an MG franchised dealer.
source:autochannel
The high level of enthusiasm has not only come from retailers within the UK, but also from those located as far as Greece and South Africa.