South Korea has banned the sale of 10 models built by Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group's Porsche brand after an investigation found they fabricated documents related to emission tests. The three manufacturers were slapped with total fines of 7.17 billion won ($5.9 million), which apply to 4,523 vehicles, and the certifications given for these models have … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 December
The wraps will come off an Audi Q8 concept at the Detroit motor show in January. The very wide and long coupe styled four-seater SUV has elements from a 1980s Audi concept but this new model will go into production against the forthcoming BMW X7 and it’s thought to share components with the sister-company Bentley SUV. Honda Motor has reached the 100 … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 December
The proposed joint venture EV platform underpinning next generation Nissan LEAF and Renault Zoe models will be used by Mitsubishi as well, says Japanese media. Mitsubishi was recently acquired by Nissan after it got into financial difficulties and has its own EV platform in the Outlander, so the future models to carry its tri-diamond badge are … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 December
Between £15,000 and £20,000 has been raised from the auction of old Aberystwyth street signs, which were replaced with Edwardian-style versions. About 150 people attended the auction at The Coliseum, Ceredigion Museum, as more than 200 signs went under the hammer this week. Network Rail believes it will take 28 years to get the Welsh rail system up to … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volkswagen Move up! 1.0
Small cars can sometimes give a tester the biggest surprises, such as the Volkswagen Move up!, says Robin Roberts There are 17 models in the up! range from £9,370 to £11,750 for the 60, 75 and 90PS 1.0 petrol models and the five-door 82ps e-up! jumps to £25,280. The petrol versions come in three or five-door bodystyles with a choice of five-speed … [Read more...]
US strategy on diesel under review by German car makers
Volkswagen will no longer offer diesel vehicles in the U.S., its global brand chief said, ending speculation the company might return to the technology after its emissions scandal fades from memory. The comments by Volkswagen brand CEO Herbert Diess, first reported by European business daily Handelsblatt and confirmed to Reuters by a VW spokesman, were … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 November
The UK Government and Nissan look to be in the clear over their discussions for a Brexit agreement. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said a preliminary enquiry had not raised EU concerns but more details would be required. Britain’s car parking spaces are too small to cope with consumers’ love affair with big family SUVs, leading to … [Read more...]
Volkswagen agree US repair programme
Volkswagen Group has reached an agreement with U.S. environmental regulators to fix or buy back around 80,000 Audi, VW and Porsche vehicles with tainted 3.0-liter diesel engines. Working with the Environmental Protection Agency and California’s Air Resources Board, Volkswagen would get the go-ahead to fix some 60,000 vehicles and offer to repurchase about … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 November
Jaguar will unveil its new all electric model based on the F-Pace at the LA motor show today. Insiders say it is smaller than the SUV with a more rakish roofline similar to the Evoque Coupe and will get AWD transmission and might be related to the next Land Rover Defender platform. A new smaller MG SUV to undercut the GS model will be revealed in China … [Read more...]
VW & Audi braced for costs and profits dip
Volkswagen Group says third-quarter operating profit at its core VW brand plunged more than half, adding weight to management calls for cutbacks at the the automaker's biggest division. Operating profit at the VW brand dropped to 363 million euros ($396 million) from 801 million a year earlier, and subsidiary Audi is cutting its earning forecast due to … [Read more...]
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