Volvo has launched a new online sales platform for used cars, offering second-hand models directly from the manufacturer with guarantees on quality. The platform, dubbed Volvo Cars Selekt Direct, allows customers to use a computer, smartphone or tablet to search for, select and pay for a used car in a single end-to-end service, available at… Continue reading Volvo launches online sales platform for used cars
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Volvo plans new mega-casting technique for next-generation electric cars
Volvo has confirmed that its next-generation all-electric models will make use of a new mega-casting production technique made possible by an £810 million investment in its Torslanda production facility. The first car to feature the new technology, which could be a production version of the Concept Recharge, will be produced in 2025. Mega-casting involves moulding… Continue reading Volvo plans new mega-casting technique for next-generation electric cars
Volvo rolls out over-the-air software updates across whole range
More Volvo customers can now reap the benefits of over-the-air (OTA) software updates. The Geely-owned carmaker has brought OTA capability to the latest XC90, S60 and V60 models, following the introduction of the tech to its electric vehicles. As a result, all models in the Volvo range from the 2023 model year onwards will have… Continue reading Volvo rolls out over-the-air software updates across whole range
Final British-built Vauxhall Astra rolls off Ellesmere Port production line
It’s the end of an era at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant, with the final Astra rolling off the production line on 6 April 2022. Vauxhall began making Astra models at the Wirral-based facility on 16 November 1981, having previously imported rebadged versions of the Opel Kadett. From then until now, some four million Astras spanning… Continue reading Final British-built Vauxhall Astra rolls off Ellesmere Port production line
Government offers up £500m of taxpayer cash in Jaguar Land Rover loan guarantee
Half a billion pounds of taxpayer money will be used to guarantee the majority of a loan for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to boost its electric vehicle programme. The total loan is worth £625million and is being provided to JLR by 12 commercial banks. UK Export Finance (UKEF) – a ministerial department of the Government… Continue reading Government offers up £500m of taxpayer cash in Jaguar Land Rover loan guarantee
2022 Range Rover Sport caught testing
Land Rover is gearing up for the launch of its new third-generation Range Rover Sport at the end of 2022 and these fresh spy shots have given us our best look yet at the new premium SUV. The new Range Rover Sport will follow in the tyre tracks of the fifth-generation Range Rover revealed in… Continue reading 2022 Range Rover Sport caught testing
Vauxhall Corsa and Mokka ranges revised with new trim levels for 2022
Revisions to the Vauxhall Corsa and Mokka line-ups have been announced for 2022, with a simpler trim structure revealed for both models. The Corsa – Britain’s best-selling car in 2021 – is now offered in three trim levels instead of four, while the new Mokka range shares the same three-trim structure as its supermini sibling. … Continue reading Vauxhall Corsa and Mokka ranges revised with new trim levels for 2022
New Ford electric crossover to spearhead brand’s EV offensive
Ford has outlined its plans for further electric cars in Europe by revealing a new ‘start-up’ business unit called Ford Model e, which will deliver three new electric SUVs by 2024. Ford has signed an agreement with Volkswagen Group to secure access to VW’s MEB platform for electric cars, which will form the basis of… Continue reading New Ford electric crossover to spearhead brand’s EV offensive
New all-electric Ford Puma SUV to arrive in 2024
A new fully-electric version of the popular Ford Puma SUV will arrive in 2024, as part of Ford’s ‘Model e’ electrification plan which includes two larger EV SUV models and four new electric vans. Auto Express understands that the Puma EV will share some componentry with the forthcoming electric versions of the Transit Courier and… Continue reading New all-electric Ford Puma SUV to arrive in 2024
New Alpine A4810 concept is a hydrogen supercar for 2035
Alpine is highlighting what its models could look like in the future with its newly revealed A4810 concept, giving a glimpse of what a hydrogen-powered Alpine supercar could look like by 2035. The A4810 was designed by students at the European Institute of Design (IED) in Turin, Italy, rather than internally by Alpine, with a… Continue reading New Alpine A4810 concept is a hydrogen supercar for 2035