As of late, it has been reported that Land Rover dealerships have been telling customers they cannot have their new car, unless they agree to not sell that car outside of its original dealer network. Specifically, customers have had this experience with the new Defender – a car which has been hard to get hold of, with price increases for those which are available. We’ve heard of a few cases […]
Alfa Romeo has updated the Stelvio SUV this month, with a revised front end and some new interior changes. The company will be delivering the first cars to customers in early 2023. For now, only the standard models have received updates, with the more performance focused Quadrifoglio to get updated later on next year. As for the changes, the main outside one is the headlights, which are now darker and […]
Volvo only offers two saloons in its lineup, the S60 and and larger S90. However, earlier today the Swedish brand announced that the S60 has been removed from sale in the UK. Volvo has said this is only a temporary change, but no information has been given if and when it would be back on sale. The S60 started at £44,005 in the UK, with the choice of two engines. […]
Earlier this week, Škoda revealed its first vRS branded electric car, with the upcoming Enyaq iV vRS. As the name suggests, this is a performance version of the standard Enyaq iV SUV. The car has the same battery pack as the standard model, same power output, same 0-60mph time and the range is even the same. The new car is identical in specs to the Coupe, with 295bhp and 460Nm […]
This week, Kia has revealed the pricing for the all new 2023 Niro EV, an all electric SUV which is already on sale here in the UK, starting at £36,745 (OTR). Over in the US, the car starts at $39,450 and will be arriving in Kia dealerships later this month. Kia says the new Niro EV will be available throughout the US, in all 50 states. Here in the UK, […]
This week, the Ford Motor Company has announced that it has sold its stake in ‘Sollers Ford’, ultimately ending the company’s presence in Russia, after 11 years running the joint venture with Sollers. Ford sold its 49% share in the joint venture for a “nominal value,” with the option to buy back the share if the situation change. Back in 2011, Ford and Sollers founded a joint venture together to […]
Yesterday, we reported the news that it was understood that Ford was going to end production of the iconic Fiesta hatchback in 2023. The news came from The Sun at the time, but earlier today the car company has confirmed the rumour, that come June 2023 the car would be dropped from sale. The Fiesta is currently manufactured in Cologne, Germany and by June 2023, the car will be discontinued. This […]
A new report today as revealed that Ford could be planning on stopping Ford Fiesta production in 2023, due to falling demand as buyers switch to the Vauxhall Corsa and the Ford Puma. The Ford Fiesta was the best selling car in the UK for many years on the trot, but despite a recent facelift, the model hasn’t even made the top 10 best selling cars at all recently. From […]
Today, Tesla in China has reduced the prices for the Model 3 and Model Y, for all variants in the model lineups. This means that now, the base version Model Y is now eligible for any government subsidies, due to its costing less than 300,000 yuan (£36,500). This price reduction is only taking place in China, with prices in the UK and the rest of Europe remaining the same. In […]
In Nottingham UK, the ‘Wireless Charging of Electric Taxis’ (WiCET) project has finally gone live, after almost three years in the making. Back in January 2020, the UK government announced funding for the project and it was awarded £3.4 million to install a testing base for wireless charging taxis and earlier this month, it started working. A taxi rank in Nottingham has been converted to be able to charge electric […]
