Only 100 Mazda RX-8 Left for Sale in Europe
28 Aug 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The sad moment when an entire range of performance vehicles will meet their doom as a result of the new Euro 5 emissions standards, set to become mandatory from 1 January 2011, is fast approaching. ...
UK Revs Up Charging Infrastructure
2 Aug 2010, 07:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After last week the British government gave a green light to an incentive program aimed at encouraging its citizens to buy electric vehicles, the country is now getting ready to step up efforts to g...
Nissan Leaf Available for Order in Europe
30 Jul 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Japanese electric vehicle manufactured by Nissan is now available for order in Europe, only a few days after the carmaker announced the roll out plan for the US and the 8 years, 100,000 miles wa...
UK to Give 5,000 Pounds to EV Buyers
28 Jul 2010, 10:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following several months of uncertainty, the new British government has approved a piece of legislation which will give future buyers of electric vehicles 5,000 pounds off the price of the vehicle. ...
Seat Ibiza ST, Priced at £12,070
28 Jul 2010, 07:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Spanish manufacturer Seat announced yesterday the pricing information for the new Ibiza ST (Sport Tourer), the model presented in the beginning of the year. The British isles will get the ST with pr...
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...