car model news
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Market Insight 24 Mar
Peugeot 208 and 2008 top Europe’s new car sales rankings in February
Peugeot’s 208 hatchback and 2008 compact SUV finished first and second in the rankings of Europe’s best-selling cars during February, Jato Dynamics’ data has revealed.
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Manufacturer 23 Mar
Seat plans affordable urban EV and all-electric Cupra Tavascan SUV
Seat has revealed plans for a new affordable urban electric vehicle (EV) priced from £17,300 to £21,600 and given the green light to the Tavascan EV previously showcased by its Cupra performance sister brand.
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Manufacturer 18 Mar
BMW strategy takes Mini all-electric on road to ‘significant profit growth’
The BMW Group is set to take Mini all-electric by the early 2030s with 50% of all its car sales fully electric vehicles (EV) by 2024 as part of a strategy targeting “significant profit growth”.
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Manufacturer 11 Mar
Mazda UK to ‘capture back’ 50% of missed March new car sales in Q2
Mazda UK managing director Jeremy Thomson has told AM that the brand plans to “capture back” 50% of March sales lost to COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ showroom closures in April, May and June.
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Manufacturer 9 Mar
Skoda opens order books for debut EV, the Enyaq iV SUV
Skoda’s franchised car dealers have opened their order books for the Czech brand’s first fully electric vehicle (EV) – the Enyaq iV SUV.
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Manufacturer 8 Mar
Toyota's 'mad' Yaris GR hot hatch named UK Car of the Year 2021
Toyota’s high-performance Yaris GR hot hatch has claimed the UK Car of the Year 2021 title to prevent a hat-trick of successive electric vehicle (EV) award wins.
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Car Dealer News 4 Mar
Motorline scores hat-trick at Hyundai Motor UK’s 2020 car retailer awards
Motorline was named as Hyundai Motor UK’s retail group of the year as its dealerships claimed retailer of the year and aftersales dealer of the year awards to mark a memorable hat-trick at the Korean car franchise’s annual awards.
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Manufacturer 26 Feb
High performance Tiguan R SUV open for order to UK customers
Volkswagen's high-performance Tiguan R SUV is now available for order for UK customers, priced from £45,915 RRP OTR.
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Manufacturer 24 Feb
Hyundai launches new EV brand with Ioniq 5 unveiling
Hyundai has launched the first of three electric vehicles to be launched in the next four years as part of its newly-established Ioniq EV sub-brand – the Ioniq 5.
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Manufacturer 17 Feb
McLaren Automotive unveils £185,500 Artura plug-in hybrid supercar
McLaren Automotive has officially unveiled its first ever series production plug-in hybrid (PHEV) supercar – the 680PS Artura.
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Manufacturer 5 Feb
Order books open for new Mercedes-Benz EQA electric SUV
Mercedes-Benz UK has opened up order books for its new, fully-electric EQA SUV – with prices starting from £40,495 (inc. plug-in car grant).
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Manufacturer 3 Feb
Mazda MX-30 EV to benefit from brand's car scrappage scheme savings
Mazda UK has added its new MX-30 electric vehicle (EV) to the list of cars eligible for savings of up to £4,000 in its CO2 emissions-reducing car scrappage scheme.
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Manufacturer 2 Feb
Kia recalls Sorento SUVs due to SOS eCall feature fault
Kia Motors UK has issued a recall for its new Sorento SUV after identifying a problem with the vehicles eCall SOS alert system.
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Manufacturer 28 Jan
Volkswagen ID.4 EV SUV now on sale in UK, priced from £37,800
Volkswagen’s ID.4 SUV electric vehicle (EV) has officially gone on sale in the UK, with 1ST Edition models available to order for £37,800 (inc. plug-in car grant).
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Latest News 27 Jan
New Land Rover Defender rescues car transporter from ice and snow (video)
Swansway Garages staff turned to their “iconic” Land Rover Defender demonstrator car to tow a fully-loaded car transporter free of snow and ice after it became stranded outside Stafford Land Rover this week.
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Manufacturer 26 Jan
Lotus will begin to realise Vision80 strategy with Elise replacement
Lotus Cars will advance its Vision80 strategy in 2021 with the launch of a new Type 131 sports car to replace its iconic Elise and a move into a new £100m manufacturing facility at its Hethel headquarters.
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Manufacturer 21 Jan
Mercedes-Benz reveals new electric EQA compact SUV
Mercedes-Benz has revealed images and technical details of its new, all-electric EQA compact SUV as it prepares to expand its EV offering this Spring.
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Manufacturer 14 Jan
New Groupe Renault strategy to include 24 car launches by 2025
Groupe Renault has revealed details of a new “Renaulution” strategy which aims to halve the Renault, Dacia, Lada and Alpine carmakers’ number of vehicle platforms while delivering 24 model launches by 2024.
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Manufacturer 8 Jan
Jeep previews new seven-seat Grand Cherokee SUV
Jeep has revealed the new seven-seat Grand Cherokee L, a long-wheelbase version of the model that will arrive in Europe later this year.
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Manufacturer 1 Dec
Honda’s CR-V SUV becomes hybrid-only with e:HEV drivetrain
Honda UK’s CR-V flagship SUV will be available as a hybrid only from 2021 as the Japanese carmaker continues its planned move to electrify its vehicle range.