Tag: Renault

ACI, Euro NCAP: maximum score for Audi, Ford, Xpeng and Subaru

11.09.2024 Six cars tested in the third test in 2024: Audi Q6 e-tron, Ford Explorer, Jeep Avenger, Renault Symbioz, Subaru Crosstrek and XPENG G6. Maximum score, five stars, for Audi Q6 e-tron, Ford Explorer, XPENG G6, Subaru Crosstrek and the partner model Impreza. Truly excellent results, but the Q6 e-tron, in particular, demonstrated excellent performance… Continue reading ACI, Euro NCAP: maximum score for Audi, Ford, Xpeng and Subaru

Nissan’s ‘cool paint’ that can improve your car’s MPG

The best way to extend range or cover the same distance for less cost is to waste less energy doing it. Since EVs really began to take off a decade or so ago, the engineers developing them have scrutinised every fraction of a watt the car consumes across its entire electrical architecture. The same applies… Continue reading Nissan’s ‘cool paint’ that can improve your car’s MPG

Car Deal of the Day: stylish, high-tech Renault Megane E-Tech for only £211 per month

Cool, stylish interior with brilliant Google tech Lots of standard kit and big 440-litre boot £211 per month with £2,201 initial payment The Renault Megane E-Tech is one of our favourite family hatchbacks on the market. It looks simply stunning, features brilliant Google-powered technology, comes well-equipped, is pretty practical and nice to drive. All that… Continue reading Car Deal of the Day: stylish, high-tech Renault Megane E-Tech for only £211 per month

New Nissan Ariya Nismo arriving in UK showrooms in January 2025

The cherry on top of the Ariya Nismo’s aggressive new look is the spicy red accent that wraps around the car – a Nismo signature. There are lots more red accents found inside, from the dashboard and central armrest to the 12 o’clock marker on the steering wheel. Specially designed Nismo seats with suede-effect upholstery… Continue reading New Nissan Ariya Nismo arriving in UK showrooms in January 2025

Nissan Ariya Nismo to arrive in UK next year with 429bhp

The Nissan Ariya Nimso will hit UK roads early next year, bringing sport cars power and fitted with motorsport-derived aero. Based on the Ariya e-4orce, the first EV to get the Nismo treatment – and the first Nismo model since the 370Z – gets tuned throttle dynamics, a Nismo driving mode and a raft of more aggressive… Continue reading Nissan Ariya Nismo to arrive in UK next year with 429bhp

Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs signs JV with Japan’s Chuhatsu

Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs (SSS), a player in automotive spring manufacturing and part of the MG Brothers Group, has entered into joint venture with Japan’s Chuhatsu to produce power back door (PBD) springs. This strategic move positions SSS as probably the  first domestic producer of PBD springs in India, a market segment currently dominated… Continue reading Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs signs JV with Japan’s Chuhatsu

Japan’s Companies Sour on China After Years of Brushing Off Risk

(Bloomberg) — Japanese companies are increasingly abandoning an approach to business in China that once seemed immune to politics, a stark shift after years when they were the biggest single investors in their neighbor’s economy. Most Read from Bloomberg In an era defined by geopolitical risks and worry over China’s faltering growth, the economic math… Continue reading Japan’s Companies Sour on China After Years of Brushing Off Risk

China, price cuts and costs: the fuel driving Volkswagen’s crisis

Volkswagen faces challenges as profits from China have halved in a decade and Europe’s car market is shrinking. In May, Volkswagen finance chief Arno Antlitz warned that Europe’s top carmaker had about two or three years to prepare for cut-throat competition from abroad, mainly China. Last week, he cut that already-tight timetable by a year,… Continue reading China, price cuts and costs: the fuel driving Volkswagen’s crisis