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New engines and transmission for best selling Kia cee’d

3 July 2015

Kia will upgrade to its increasingly popular Kia cee'd and offer a newly developed three-cylinder engine to lower emissions and fuel consumption. Kia's European designers have evolved the interior and exterior styling of the current cee'd into an exciting new look, with the powertrain team developing a wider range of engines and transmissions. The … [Read more...]

Van production up, but engine manufacturing slumps in UK

1 July 2015

Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show a boost to UK commercial vehicle production in May 2015 but engine production has slumped. Over 6,800 vans, trucks and buses were made in Britain last month – a 32.8% rise compared with last year. Data for the first five months of 2015 further demonstrate a CV manufacturing resurgence, … [Read more...]

Nissan Juke-R upgraded for new fight

30 June 2015

The birth of the Nissan Juke-R set a benchmark in 2011 as the world’s first Crossover supercar, marrying Nissan’s innovative Juke with the engine and running gear from the legendary Nissan GT-R – the brand’s flagship sportscar. Now four years on, Juke-R has been given an exciting upgrade to reflect the latest model of the Juke coupled with even more … [Read more...]

Toyota show the white stuff for enthusiasts

29 June 2015

Toyota has topped off its revised GT86 range with a new special edition model, the GT86 Blanco, a car that delivers all of the coupe’s acclaimed handling and performance plus an extra dash of one-off style. True to its name, the new Blanco is finished in GT White Pearl pearlescent paint with contrasting sports decals in a combination of red and grey. A … [Read more...]

Planners get guide to EV policies

28 June 2015

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has launched a Good Practice Guide for Local Measures to Encourage the Uptake of Low Emission Vehicles. A key recommendation is that policy measures implemented at the local level should be consistent with each other, that common definitions and vocabulary for low emission vehicles should be established. With the … [Read more...]

New Ford Focus RS to push out 350PS

27 June 2015

Ford says the all-new Focus RS high-performance hatchback will deliver a maximum power output of 350 PS. The Ford Performance-developed model features a unique version of the new 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine that debuted with the all-new Ford Mustang. Ford will demonstrate the performance of the all-new Focus RS to the public for the first time at the … [Read more...]

More powerful Aston Martin DB9GT and refreshed stablemates

26 June 2015

Aston Martin has shown the DB9 GT – the luxury British sports car maker’s most compelling production ‘DB’ to date. Designed to offer the best of what DB9 can be, the new car delivers world-class grand touring and hand-built excellence. Claiming the title of the most potent DB9 yet devised, by virtue of its uprated 6.0-litre V12 engine which now boasts … [Read more...]

When £5,000 grant ends this year, some help will continue

26 June 2015

The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), has clarified the status of the Plug-In Car Grant (PICG), which is available for vehicles emitting less than 75g/km CO2 when the incentive scheme ends this year. It has confirmed that the current version of the grant, worth up to £5,000, will end this year, at a date yet to be confirmed. Until that date, OLEV … [Read more...]

Commercial lines

24 June 2015

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary for Ford’s critically-acclaimed Transit van, UK-based company Van Sport has developed a limited edition Transit in association with M-Sport. Replicating the dynamic appearance of M-Sport’s Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car (WRC), this special edition Transit comes complete with a WRC inspired bodykit and hand-crafted … [Read more...]

California dream is heading to a Volkswagen showroom