Nissan Japanese carmaker unveils £52m production press amid post-Brexit tariff warnings The production line at Nissan’s Sunderland factory. The third-generation Qashqai model is due to be delivered in 2021. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Media Nissan is pushing ahead with its £400m plan to build its new Qashqai sports utility vehicle at its Sunderland factory, despite the… Continue reading Nissan presses ahead with £400m Qashqai plan for Sunderland
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Nissan gives Sunderland plant £400m boost to build new Qashqai
Nissan has announced the latest stage of a £1 billion investment programme in its Sunderland production facility in preparation for building the next-generation Qashqai there. This is a £52 million press to stamp panels for the third-generation crossover, which is expected to launch early next year. It brings the total investment in production of the new Qashqai to… Continue reading Nissan gives Sunderland plant £400m boost to build new Qashqai
Nissan invests £400m in UK car plant despite Brexit warning
Japanese group prepares to build Qashqai model at Sunderland site despite EU tariff threat Go to Source
@Nissan: Nissan unveils new stamping line in Sunderland ahead of new Qashqai launch
2020/03/06 New Extra-Large Press unveiled in UK plant Part of £400m investment in facilities in preparation for new Qashqai New Juke production hits 35,000 as model celebrates 10th anniversary SUNDERLAND, UK – Nissan today unveiled a new £52m XL press line in its UK manufacturing plant, as preparations ramp up for the hotly-anticipated next generation… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan unveils new stamping line in Sunderland ahead of new Qashqai launch
Mahindra-powered Ford EcoSport set for launch in early 2021
The Mahindra-powered version of the Ford EcoSport SUV is confirmed for launch in the first quarter of 2021. Mahindra & Mahindra and Ford Motor Co signed an agreement back in September 2017 to collaborate in areas like connected vehicle technology, electrification, and product development. One of the first products to come out of this collaboration… Continue reading Mahindra-powered Ford EcoSport set for launch in early 2021
Press release 07 / 2020- vehicle registrations in February 2020
Date 04/03/2020 Flensburg, March 4, 2020. In February, 239,943 Passenger cars (Passenger car) newly registered, -10.8 percent less than in the same month last year. Both commercial (66.8% / – 7.8%) and private New registrations (33.1% / – 16.1%) declined. With the exception of Porsche (+19.1%), the declining number of registrations in February extended to… Continue reading Press release 07 / 2020- vehicle registrations in February 2020
@Mitsubishi: Mississauga, Ontario – March 3, 2020 – Surpassing last year’s record February and following January’s best-of sales month, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc. achieved its best-ever February sales results
Total sales increase 15% Eclipse Cross sales increase 83% – Best Ever February Outlander sales increase 18% Outlander PHEV sales increase 16% RVR sales increase 4% Mississauga, Ontario – March 3, 2020 – Surpassing last year’s record February and following January’s best-of sales month, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc. achieved its best-ever February sales… Continue reading @Mitsubishi: Mississauga, Ontario – March 3, 2020 – Surpassing last year’s record February and following January’s best-of sales month, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc. achieved its best-ever February sales results
@Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors Reports February 2020 Sales; Best February Since 2004
Outlander Sport, with 6,213 sales, reported its best-ever February sales performance. Sales of Outlander, Mitsubishi’s adventurous three-row, seven-passenger CUV, were up more than 52 percent over February of 2019, also the best-ever February sales performance. February 2020 sales of the Mitsubishi Mirage, the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid vehicle sold in America1, were up 3.3 percent year-over-year… Continue reading @Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors Reports February 2020 Sales; Best February Since 2004
Vantage sells Kia and Honda Bradford dealerships
Vertu Motors has acquired the Kia Bradford and Honda Bradford businesses from Vantage Motor Group. This £4m transaction will bring the number of outlets operated by the Group in Yorkshire to 18. Colleagues at Bradford Honda and Kia will join Vertu Motors, ensuring customers are welcomed by familiar faces with valuable Honda and Kia experience… Continue reading Vantage sells Kia and Honda Bradford dealerships
Renault’s Alpine goes further upmarket as it looks beyond France
PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) – Renault's Alpine brand will launch a more luxurious version of its sleek A110 sports car as it looks to branch out from its core French market and consolidate a jump in sales last year, its chief executive said.
The Renault group, which also makes budget Dacia cars, revived the Alpine brand and its two-seater models in 2017, updating a classic design which hit a peak in the 1960s and 70s.
But the French company is struggling with slumping demand in emerging markets and outlined cost cuts in February to try to turn around a decline in operating margins.
Pricier models like the Alpine could help improve the group's profitability and growth in the longer run as the brand goes even more upmarket and plans more launches, Alpine Chief Executive Patrick Marinoff told Reuters.
“If you look at profit potential in the future, Alpine is the tool and the weapon for Groupe Renault to harvest that potential,” he said in a telephone interview to replace an event p..