Available to order now, with first deliveries in July, Vauxhall has added an all-new Euro 6.2-compliant 1.5-litre Turbo D 130PS powertrain to its Grandland X SUV range. In SE trim, it achieves CO2 emissions from 108g/km and combined fuel economy of 68.9mpg when paired with the six-speed manual transmission, and it costs rom £24,190. The Land Rover Velar can now be ordered with a 3.0V6 TD … [Read more...]
Ford hint at German EV plant – with subsidies
Ford could make electric cars in Germany after 2023, when the life cycle of its Fiesta model is due to end, chairman of Ford Germany Gunnar Herrman told the Handelsblatt business daily. "Purely hypothetically that (2023) could be a good time for it," Herrmann told Handelsblatt in an interview this week. Herrmann said it would take around 15 months to retool the company's plant in Cologne, … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 August
New state-of-the-art test facilities have been installed at MG Motor UK’s Longbridge site demonstrating commitment to the future and the quality of its products. £1.2 million has been invested to install a fifth engine test facility and to further enhance the vehicle rolling road on-site at MG HQ in Longbridge. German vehicles sales fell in July, first time this year, by almost 4%. While … [Read more...]