Hyundai Motor UK has revealed pricing and specification details for its new i20 Turbo Edition.
Designed, engineered and built in Europe, the i20 Turbo Edition will be priced from £12,975 OTR when it enters showrooms this month.
Meeting the growing trend for small capacity turbo petrol engines, the special edition i20 Turbo features Hyundai’s entertaining yet efficient 100PS 1.0-litre turbocharged 3 cylinder petrol engine with CO2 emissions just 104 g/km.
The European Commission has published proposed greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030, and even after Brexit our car makers will have to meet them or be prevented from selling in the EU area.
Countries with higher GDP per capita have been set tougher targets than less developed countries, with the UK set an emissions reduction target of -37%, equal to France, and the new legislation proposes to include trucks by 2019.
Samsung Electronics is in advanced talks to buy some or all of the operations of parts maker Magneti Marelli from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, reports Automotive News Europe.
Samsung is particularly interested in Magneti Marelli’s lighting, in-car entertainment and telematics business and could consider an acquisition of the whole company, in a deal estimated to be worth $3 Billion.
The German states of Hesse and Baden Wuerttemberg are considering joining Bavaria in suing Volkswagen for damages caused by its emissions-test cheating scandal.
Shares in VW, Europe’s largest automaker, plunged in the wake of the revelation of the cheating by U.S. regulators last September, hitting the state coffers and pension funds of the German states which had invested vast sums in VW.
Bosch is launching its new Coup eScooter sharing service in Berlin.
Coup, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bosch, now provides Berlin residents with a new mobility option featuring a simple pricing model. Customers can now find, reserve, and use their nearest eScooter at any time.
