Elektromotive Charging Points Roll Out Begins in August
19 Jul 2010, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The UK is about to get its first extensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure, after local EV solutions manufacturer Elektromotive announced it will begin rolling off its charging points next ...
Ford Expands UK EV Testing Program
7 Jul 2010, 12:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford is stepping up its testing of the electric vehicles it plans to release in the near future and announced this week it will expand the range of vehicles currently being tes...
New Kia Sportage Developed on UK Roads
21 Jun 2010, 12:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British arm of the South-Korean manufacturer Kia announced today its new Sportage model is the fourth consecutive vehicle to have been specifically developed for the UK’s roads and drivers...
MG Design Center Opens in the UK
16 Jun 2010, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what was a somewhat limited ceremony, Chinese manufacturer SAIC officially opened the SAIC Motor Design Centre near Birmingham, after a 4.7 million pound investment made by the Chinese carmaker. ...
McLaren Reveals UK Retail Network
15 Jun 2010, 13:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Sports car manufacturer McLaren announced today its three UK partners, ahead of the 12C debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this July. The retailers in question are Rybrook in Birmingham, Jardin...
Kia UK Year-to-Date Sales, Higher than the Entire 2007
8 Jun 2010, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the fastest expanding brands in the world, South Korean manufacturer Kia announced today it managed to sell in the five months which have passed since the beginning of the year more vehicles ...
Toyota UK Celebrates 3 Million Vehicles Production Milestone
7 Jun 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Today is an important day for the British division of Toyota, as the 3 millionth vehicle manufactured in the UK will roll off the assembly line, nearly 18 years after the start of their UK productio...
Spyker Buys Saab UK Dealership Network
1 Jun 2010, 13:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the relationship between Spyker and Saab grows stronger, the former announced yesterday it has completed the purchase of the UK dealership network belonging to the former GM unit. Saab Great Brit...
Confirmed: Honda CBF1000F to Enter British Market
27 May 2010, 13:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In early April we were reporting that the Honda CBF1000 might become available in the UK this year, though the manufacturer still had second thoughts about this decision. Now, Honda released a state...
Vauxhall Releases Corsa Black & White Limited Edition
21 May 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Vauxhall has released the new Black & White Limited Edition for the Corsa supermini in the UK. The special trim includes glacier white paintjob, a contrasting sapphire black roof and 17-inch twi...
UK Car Production Grows by 44 Percent in April
20 May 2010, 12:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The British auto industry is continuing to record an increase in production compared to the previous year. In April 2010, car production went up 44% compared to April 2009, with total production rea...
Mercedes S-Klasse Receives Best Luxury Car Award from Fleet World
20 May 2010, 10:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse won Best Luxury Car at the 2010 Fleet World Honours. It’s the second consecutive award of this type received by the German luxury sedan. The award was presented t...
Skoda Fabia vRS Launches in the UK
17 May 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Skoda has announced that the new Fabia vRS range will be officially launched in the UK on Thursday 29 July 2010, with prices and specification having already been confirmed. The fastest productio...
Nissan Leaf Pricing in Europe Announced
17 May 2010, 12:35 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Nissan revealed that its all-electric Leaf model will be priced in Europe at under EUR30,000 ($38,000) after incentives are applied in most of its launch markets. Nissan says the price is about the ...
New Engines for the Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider in the UK
15 May 2010, 17:43 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Alfa Romeo UK has recently introduced its new 200 hp 1750 TBi petrol and the 170 hp 2.0 JTDM diesel engines to the Alfa Brera coupe and Alfa Spider convertible, following the unveiling of the powerp...
Land Rover to Launch Its First Diesel Hybrid in 2013
12 May 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Land Rover announced it would launch its first hybrid model in 2013, according to Car Magazine. The new Range_e is a hybrid prototype that demonstrates how hybrid technology will be put to work on a...
Peugeot 5008 Is Diesel Car of the Year, Magazine Research Says
10 May 2010, 13:20 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Peugeot won four categories and the prestigious overall award for Car of the Year in the Diesel Car Magazine awards 2010. After winning Best MPV and Car of the Year for 2010, Peugeot also came f...
Citroen’s LCV Sales Up 47 Percent in April in the UK
10 May 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Citroen’s LCV sales recorded a 47.58 percent increase in April in the United Kingdom, enabling the French company to gain a 9 percent share of the market. Strong performance from Nemo, Berling...
Dacia Won't Move Upmarket, Renault Promises
10 May 2010, 08:41 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Dacia, Renault’s successful budget brand, is not planning to move upmarket. The global marketing boss in charge of Dacia’s roll-out has promised that the Romanian brand won’t chang...
Aston Martin to Introduce the V12 Vantage in the U.S.
8 May 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Although initially Aston Martin didn’t intend to bring the V12 Vantage to the U.S. market, the British sportscar maker is planning to introduce this model in the fourth quarter of 2010, accord...