Vertu Motors completed the £4 million acquisition of the Kia Bradford and Honda Bradford business from the Vantage Motor Group. Coming less than three months after Vantage was acquired in a management buy-out, the transaction will bring Vertu’s number of outlets in Yorkshire to 18. Robert Forrester, chief executive of Vertu Motors plc, said: “I… Continue reading Vertu Motors completes £4m Vantage Kia and Honda acquisitions
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Seat repeats as the best selling brand in February and the Nissan Qashqai stands as the model preferred by the Spanish
March 3, 2020 Category: Faconauto News In the accumulated of the year, Seat is positioned in first position in both frame and best-selling model in what we have of 2020. The February registrations They have drawn a complex picture for dealers. Despite the 6% drop compared to 2019, Seat has positioned itself as the best… Continue reading Seat repeats as the best selling brand in February and the Nissan Qashqai stands as the model preferred by the Spanish
Premiere: Crozz becomes ID.4 – VW shows the new electric SUV
VW ID.4 Volkswagen actually wanted to present the near-series version at the Geneva Motor Show. (Photo: vw) Wolfsburg expanded with the compact SUV ID.4 VW his new electric car family this year. Like the ID.3 hatchback, which is about to be launched on the market, the new one is based on the modular electrical construction… Continue reading Premiere: Crozz becomes ID.4 – VW shows the new electric SUV
LG Chem buys Turkish plant in Poland for EV output expansion
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals company, said Tuesday it has acquired a Turkish television assembly factory in Poland for US$31.4 million to expand its plant for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.The South Korean chemical giant plans to raise its capacity to 100 GWh, enough to supply batteries to 1.6 million electric vehicles, by the end of this year.LG Chem supplies electric vehicle batteries to 13 of the top 20 car brands, including German automaker Volkswagen, French carmaker Renault, American auto giant General Motors and South Korea’s largest carmaker, Hyundai Motor.
Electromobility: VW says goodbye to natural gas
Volkswagen abandons the development of new natural gas models. Cars currently sold no longer have successors. Drives with hydrogen or synthetic fuels also have no great future prospects. (electric car. GreenIT) Go to source
New Bentley Mulliner Bacalar is £1.5m two-seat luxury GT
Hannig identifies three pillars of Mulliner: Mulliner Classic, Mulliner Collections and Mulliner Coachbuilt. Mulliner Classic was kick-started last year with a 1939 Bentley Corniche recreation and news of a continuation series of the Birkin Blower. Mulliner Collections includes models such as the recently revealed Continental GT Mulliner Convertible. And Mulliner Coachbuilt includes the Bacalar, with… Continue reading New Bentley Mulliner Bacalar is £1.5m two-seat luxury GT
New Skoda Octavia vRS gains 242bhp PHEV option for 2020
Skoda’s longest-serving sporting model, the Octavia vRS, has moved to a new generation and, like its Volkswagen Group siblings, will be the first to feature a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The Czech brand has released details of only the vRS iV plug-in version so far, which has a 1.4-litre TSI turbo petrol engine mated to a… Continue reading New Skoda Octavia vRS gains 242bhp PHEV option for 2020
2021 E-Class will use capacitive sensing to check for hands on the wheel
Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled the 2021 E-Class, and like many of its German luxury siblings, it will come equipped with the company’s latest driver-assistance features. But the new E-Class also changes how the car registers whether the driver is paying attention while using those features, as Mercedes-Benz is introducing a new wheel with capacitive sensing.… Continue reading 2021 E-Class will use capacitive sensing to check for hands on the wheel
VW subsidiary: the first of its kind – Cupra unveils the Formentor
Aggressive look The Cupra Formentor should also underline the sportiness of the brand. Matroell Cupra is the name of Seat’s sporty label, which so far has dynamic variants of well-known series from the Spanish series VWDaughter sells. But Cupra should now become its own brand. A claim that the Spaniards now want to live up… Continue reading VW subsidiary: the first of its kind – Cupra unveils the Formentor
Michael Perschke: ‘We don’t believe another luxury brand will wholeheartedly embrace electrification by 2025’
At 90, Pininfarina is ready to ruffle a few feathers. The Mahindra-owned design house is morphing into a high-end automaker whose goal is to conquer territory held sacred by some of its past clients. Michael Perschke, the CEO of Automobil Pininfarina says the brand’s first shot is a 1900bhp EV named Battista and a salvo of SUVs will follow… Continue reading Michael Perschke: ‘We don’t believe another luxury brand will wholeheartedly embrace electrification by 2025’