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Online used car platform “heycar” expands internationally

BRAUNSCHWEIG, 15-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Successful online used car marketplace “heycar” expands internationally into the United Kingdom. Providing high-quality used vehicles with warranty to used car buyers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland at www.heycar.co.uk. The heycar brand operates under Mobility Trader UK Ltd. in the United Kingdom. Mobility Trader UK is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mobility Trader Holding GmbH and is a sister company of the German Mobility Trader GmbH. Mobility Trader Holding GmbH’s shareholders are Volkswagen Financial Services AG with 80 percent of the shares and Daimler Mobility AG with 20 percent.

Frank Fiedler, CFO of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, comments: “We are pleased that heycar has now taken the first step towards an international expansion. Following the positive reception of heycar in Germany, we now want to serve dealers and customers in the United Kingdom just as successfully and thus further expand our used car business.”

heycar brings greater transparency and trust to the used car market in the UK. Through partnerships with trusted dealers, all major automotive brands are available in heycar. All vehicles offered at heycar are less than eight years old and have done less than 100,000 miles and come with a warranty. Being the second largest used car market in Europe, United Kingdom benefits from heycar’s simpler solution to search for and find their used car, complete with a finance quote, in a seamless online journey.

Mat Moakes CEO of Mobility Trader UK Ltd, added: “The UK used car market, the second largest in Europe after Germany, works inefficiently for buyers and dealers. heycar will disrupt this industry through a simple, tech-led proposition and will take market share from the incumbents to become the number one site for high quality used cars in the UK.”

heycar starts in the UK with over 100,000 used cars from nearly 50 brands and as the company expands partnerships with dealer groups across the UK, it will continue to add more vehicles to its platform.

heycar was launched in Germany in October 2017. Currently, around 400,000 vehicles from different brands are available on the platform.

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Volkswagen Financial Services key business fields embrace dealer and customer financing, leasing, the bank and insurance business, fleet management and mobility offers. Volkswagen Financial Services have a total of 16,267 employees worldwide – including 7,010 alone in Germany. Volkswagen Financial Services report total assets of around EUR 207.6 billion, an operating result of EUR 2.6 billion euros and a portfolio of around 20.3 million current contracts (as at: 31.12.2018). Volkswagen Financial Services is a business division of the Volkswagen AG group of companies and comprise Volkswagen Financial Services AG along with its associated companies, Volkswagen Bank GmbH, Porsche Financial Services, and the financial services companies in the USA and Canada that belong directly or indirectly to Volkswagen AG – with the exception of the financial services of the Scania brand and Porsche Holding Salzburg.

For press information:

Marc Siedler (Press spokesman)
Phone: + 49 (0)531 / 212-87675
E-Mail: marc.siedler@vwfs.com
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SOURCE: Volkswagen Financial Services

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Ford recalls 108K cars; seat belts may not hold in a crash

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Ford recalls 108,000 Fusions, MKZs over seat belt defect

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Some 2019-2020 Toyota and Lexus hybrids recalled for brake booster issue

Toyota will recall nearly 7,000 vehicles—including many hybrids—for a faulty brake booster that could malfunction and impair those cars' brakes, the automaker announced last month.

The recall affects mostly 2019 model year cars and includes the Toyota Prius, Prius Prime, and RAV4 Hybrids built between late April and late May. A small number of 2020 Toyota Prius Prime and 2020 Corolla hybrids are included in the recall. The 2019 versions of Lexus UX 250h, LC 500h, LS 500h, and ES 300h hybrids are also affected, although their numbers are smaller compared to the Toyota hybrids. (Just one ES300h sedan will be recalled; two LS500h sedans will be recalled.)

2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

According to paperwork filed with federal regulators, misshaped small brushes in the brake booster pump were improperly installed. Those brushes could become stuck in the holder and could cause the motor pump in the booster to stop operating. If it does, the braking assist could stop altogether and the vehicle's stability control systems could be disabled. Warning lights should illuminate on the dash if the malfunction occurs, according to Toyota.

Toyota said it discovered the issue in May 2019, and said it will begin notifying affected owners next month.

Toyota said one in four cars could potentially have the faulty brake booster, but the company didn't report any crashes or injuries related to the defect. One complaint registered with federal authorities reported that a 2019 Corolla crashed due to faulty brakes and injured its driver, although 2019 models were not included in the recall.

Toyota said it will replace the brake booster in affected cars for free.

Ford extends warranty on certain Focus, Fiesta models

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Ford extends clutch warranty on 560K Focus, Fiesta vehicles

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Gordon Murray Automotive select Bruce Canepa, Canepa Group Inc. as North American representative of the GMA T.50 supercar

Gordon Murray Automotive will produce the T.50 – the world’s lightest, most driver focused supercar

Automotive designer Gordon Murray has designed the ultimate analog driver’s supercar unlike anything ever created

Limited to 100 T.50 supercars worldwide

Canepa selected as the T.50 Supercar North American Representative

Canepa to handle all aspects of customer service; including importation, service/maintenance, and warranty. Canepa will also be a sales outlet for the T.50.

Scotts Valley, CA | July 25, 2019 – UK automotive designer Gordon Murray has become an iconic master of design over the past decades, from Formula One race cars to the legendary McLaren F1 road car. The announcement of Gordon Murray Automotive’s supercar, the T.50, sent a proverbial shockwave throughout the automotive community. Having consulted on the project in its early phase of concept and development, the Canepa Group has been selected as the exclusive North American representative of the T.50 Supercar.

“Cars are meant to be driven, and this may be one of the most exciting road cars ever designed. I am both honored and excited to be a part of this amazing project.” – Bruce Canepa

Canepa is an industry leader in the collector car world; including sales, restoration and motorsports. Located in Scotts Valley, California, Canepa is central to the Silicon Valley and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Experienced in premium luxury and performance vehicles, Bruce Canepa was deemed the perfect fit for Gordon Murray Automotive’s new supercar. As the sole North American representative, Canepa Group will handle all aspects of customer support for the new supercar from beginning to end for North American customers; including sales, importation, service/maintenance, and warranty. Interested parties are invited to contact Bruce Canepa at (831) 430-9940 or bruce@canepa.com regarding available build slots for the T.50.

About the T.50
The T.50 is a masterful blend of design, performance and beauty from one of the most storied automotive designers in the modern world, Gordon Murray. Built around a hand-laid carbon fiber monocoque, the T.50 is extremely lightweight even by today’s standards, weighing in at 2,160 pounds. With a bespoke 650 horsepower, Cosworth-designed 3.9-litre V12 that revs to 12,100rpm mated to a special 6-speed manual transmission, the T.50 promises to deliver one of the best driving experiences in history. Fan-assisted aerodynamics, excellent driving dynamics and the culmination of 50 years’ worth of experience together create one of the best driving cars on the planet, bar none. The T.50 marks Gordon Murray’s 50th automotive project and includes design influences from many of his previous projects. Murray says “We expect this to be the last, and the greatest ‘analogue’ supercar ever built.”

Learn more about the T.50 at www.gordonmurraydesign.com.

Gordon Murray Automotive
Gordon Murray Automotive was launched in November 2017. The T.50 supercar will be the first model manufactured by the new company. Alongside production of its own vehicles, Gordon Murray Automotive will manufacture vehicles on a low-volume basis for external customers.

Gordon Murray Automotive forms part of a new corporate organisation for the engineering group, and is positioned as a sister company to Gordon Murray Design.

Gordon Murray Design
Gordon Murray Design is a visionary design and engineering company with its headquarters in Surrey, UK. It was established in 2007 with a focus on developing an innovative and disruptive manufacturing technology trademarked iStream, and has since built a global reputation as one of the finest automotive design teams in the world.

The company’s unique approach and truly creative thinking enables Gordon Murray Design to deliver complete car programmes in a highly efficient and innovative way from concept and design, through to prototype and development for production.

Professor Gordon Murray, CBE – biography
Gordon Murray was born in Durban, South Africa in 1946 and gained a Mechanical Engineering Diploma from Natal Technical College. He designed, built and raced his own sports car (the IGM Ford) in the National Class in South Africa during 1967 and 1968.

In 1969 Gordon moved to the UK and joined the Brabham Formula One Team as Technical Director, winning two world championships (1981 and 1983) during his 17 years with the team. Gordon joined McLaren Racing as Technical Director in 1988 and three consecutive championship wins (1988, 1989 and 1990) followed. In 1990, Gordon moved away from Formula One – after 50 Grand Prix wins – to concentrate on establishing a new company for the group, McLaren Cars Limited.

The company’s first project, the F1 road car, is still regarded as one of the world’s best-engineered cars. A racing version won two world sports car championships and the Le Mans 24-hour race on its first attempt in 1995. McLaren Cars then completed several other successful projects culminating in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren programme.

Gordon left McLaren in 2005 to set up a new company Gordon Murray Design Ltd (in 2007), of which he is Chairman and Technical Director. The innovative British company operates from Surrey, UK and aims to be the world leader in automotive design. It reverses the current industry trend for sub-contracting by having a complete in-house capability for design, prototyping and development.

In 2017, Gordon Murray Design celebrated the company’s 10-year anniversary along with that of the iStream® manufacturing process. At a special event, named ‘One Formula’ Gordon Murray also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the McLaren F1 road car entering production, and his 50th year of car design and engineering.

In May 2019, Professor Murray was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. The ceremony, held at Buckingham Palace, recognised the contributions made by Murray to the motorsport and automotive sectors over the past 50 years.

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