Eight years after it created the compact crossover segment, the one millionth Juke has rolled off the line at Nissan Sunderland Plant. On average, a Juke is built at the plant every 105 seconds, while three million Qashqai have been built there since 2006. Ford in America will pay the equivalent of over £226M to settle a civil actions arising from claims of failed or faulty Takata airbags … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 September
Ferrari will mark its 70th anniversary with a one-of-a-kind LaFerrari Aperta auction to benefit the charity Save the Children. The auction will take place on Saturday 9 September during the “Leggenda e Passione” sale organized with RM Sotheby’s on Ferrari’s Fiorano track before a specially invited audience of Ferrari clients. The Welsh Government may turn back timetables and allow councils … [Read more...]
Newslines 27 June
Jaguar is introducing an efficient and powerful new 300PS Ingenium petrol engine to the XE and XF saloons and F-PACE performance SUV models. The 2.0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine produces 400Nm of torque for exceptional acceleration, with low fuel consumption and emissions. Nine years on after 16 deaths and180 injuries, Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection over its airbag … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 January
Fuel prices are expected to rise over the coming months. Oil production cuts are beginning to be felt in the market but China is buying more and wholesale prices have been rising since New Year. Donington Park has been leased by MotorSport Vision, headed by Jonathan Palmer. He already controls Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Snetterton, Cadwell Park and Bedford Autodrome and is expanding into … [Read more...]
Newslines 10 May
The Mobility Roadshow 26-28 May at Silverstone will include a free conference regarding older drivers on Friday 27 May. Age UK, in conjunction with The Forum of Mobility Centres and Mobility Choice, charity organiser’s of The Mobility Roadshow, would like to invite all consumers, trade representatives and healthcare professionals interested in driving options and future opportunities for older … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 March
BMW has been an extra five months to replace faulty Takata airbags in some US models after it was found replacements for the originals were also defective. Honda changed the design of Takata airbags in its vehicles after defects were found but did not tell US legislators, it is claimed. About 800,000 Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg have been recalled to check and replace a … [Read more...]
Newslines 12 February
European Conservatives and Reformists Group MEP Daniel Dalton will be overseeing a revision of laws governing how cars are approved, in the wake of the emissions scandal. Mr Dalton, who represents the West Midlands region, has been appointed as the ‘rapporteur’ or lead MEP on the so-called type approval proposals, which set out the technical and safety requirements a car must meet before it can … [Read more...]
