Industry

Aurobay is new powerhouse for Volvo & Geely

14 July 2021

Volvo Cars and parent Geely Holding have will create a joint venture under the name Aurobay for its powertrain operations as the companies proceed with their announced plans to merge these into a new, stand-alone business. The new company will be a global supplier of complete powertrain solutions including next generation combustion engines, … [Read more...]

Two new family cars lack the ultimate safety features, say testers

12 July 2021

Two popular new family cars fall short of the best protection for occupants compared to their rivals, say safety testers. In the latest round of Euro NCAP tests, the new Renault Kangoo and Opel Mokka both earn four stars, one below the highest rating.. The long overdue, new edition of the Renault Kangoo MPV performed well in crash tests, but with only … [Read more...]

Suzuki’s century of ideas & cleaner seas

11 July 2021

They may be one of the smaller engineering companies, but Suzuki has consistently shown over a century that it’s the size of an idea which matters, not the business itself. Some 11 years before the Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Co was officially formed in 1920, founder Michio Suzuki pioneered a new type of textile loom design in 1909 after watching his … [Read more...]

Vauxhall’s electrifying plans for newcomers

9 July 2021

Vauxhall’s electric drive is accelerating. British brand will focus entirely on full battery electric vehicles from 2028, it has revealed just days after announcing a £100Million investment in electric vans and people movers at Ellesmere Port from next year. Paul Willcox, Managing Director, Vauxhall Motors, said, “As of 2028, Vauxhall will only … [Read more...]

Vauxhall cut price with new Grandland PHEV

9 July 2021

Vauxhall has dramatically slashed prices with the introduction of the New Vauxhall Grandland. With new technologies, lower pricing, petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid powertrains, New Grandland comes in SE, SRi, Elite and Ultimate trims. The New Grandland is the latest model to feature Vauxhall’s new and bold design language with its distinctive Vizor … [Read more...]

Ford UK plant to build ambulance

7 July 2021

Ford and Venari Group have agreed to build new emergency services vehicles in the Dagenham plant. The Ford Venari Alliance brings together Ford, the UK market leader in commercial vehicles and Venari, the UK’s largest emergency service vehicle provider, in plans to manufacture the all-new, lightweight front-line ambulance – unveiled by Ford and Venari … [Read more...]

£100M electric models going to Ellesmere Port

6 July 2021

A £100M investment is going into Ellesmere Port, Cheshire vehicle plant of Vauxhall parent Stellantis to build pure electric vans and people carriers in 2022. It lost the next Astra car project but has secured the new investment to build models for Stellantis brands of Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroen and will be exporting most of the production to … [Read more...]

Newslines 6 July

6 July 2021

The Scorpion brand returns to make the hearts of the Abarth fans beat even faster with the new 180HP 1.4 T-Jet 695 Esseesse limited edition, but its British sale date and prices have not been given. Produced in a limited edition of just 1,390 models, split equally by 695 in Scorpion black and 695 in Campovolo grey, distinctive exterior and … [Read more...]

Tesla top UK registrations as recovery continues

5 July 2021

New car sales are recovering but more slowly than expected by car makers. The global shortage of micro-chips is affecting outputs from plants, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. June’s UK registrations of 186,128 new cars is 16.4% below the last decade’s average for the month and the second quarter’s total is still 9,000 units short of … [Read more...]

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