Motoring News

New Nissan project 'to create 200 new jobs'

Thursday, 24 June 2010

The Japanese car-maker Nissan has started production of a new engine which could lead to the creation of 200 jobs in the North-east of England.

Land Rover announces uprated 2011 Range Rover

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Land Rover has undertaken a far-reaching update of the Range Rover. The two most significant changes are the adoption of a much more powerful diesel engine and a new eight-speed automatic gearbox.

Seat introduces new hot Leon

Friday, 18 June 2010

Just a week after launching the super-economical Ecomotive version we featured here a few days ago, Seat has extended its Leon range at the upper end by introducing a hot new Cupra R version, claimed to be the quickest car the company has sold in the 25 years it has been present in then UK.

Volkswagen updates Jetta saloon

Friday, 18 June 2010

Volkswagen has announced a new version of its Golf-based Jetta saloon; this move has been expected since the Golf itself was heavily revamped just over a year ago. The crisp styling of the latest Jetta was foreshadowed by that of the company's New Compact Coupé design study, which was displayed at the Detroit Motor Show earlier this year.

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Friday, 18 June 2010

UK vehicle production soars

Thursday, 17 June 2010

Car and commercial vehicle (CV) production roared ahead last month compared with May 2009, it was announced today.

GM withdraws request for €1.8bn of loan guarantees

Thursday, 17 June 2010

General Motors yesterday withdrew a request for loan guarantees from European governments, saying it now had the firepower to finance a restructuring of the company without outside support.

20% of drivers keep quiet about 'smash-and-run'

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

As many as 20% of motorists would not own up if they damaged a parked car, a survey showed today.

Mid-life improvements for Mondeo

Monday, 14 June 2010

Ford has introduced a series of tweaks for its popular Mondeo. As well as improved petrol and diesel engines, the car is now available with a new twin-clutch transmission, PowerShift, which is similar to the Volkswagen group's DSG gearbox.

Germany says no to GM

Thursday, 10 June 2010

New doubt last night surrounded the future of GM Europe, the European arm of the US car manufacturer, after the German government turned down its appeal for more than €1bn of state aid. Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, bowed to pressure from the Free Democrats, her coalition partners, who have argued that the business should be expected to stand on its own two feet, particularly now that its US parent company has emerged from bankruptcy and repaid some $8bn in loans received from the American and Canadian governments.