Manufacturing

6 Advertisement Advertisement The Mazda2 Hybrid is priced from £23,300 and will arrive in UK dealerships in May. It’s a re-badged version of the Toyota Yaris and will be sold alongside the existing petrol-powered Mazda2. The new car is the latest outcome of a long-standing collaboration between the two Japanese car makers and will be Mazda’s first […]

Kimoby announced its acquisition of ACE Marktplace, end-to-end connected vehicle platform with a suite of digital solutions that span many dealership needs. ACE Marktplace is a white-label productivity platform that makes it easy for automotive OEMs, dealers, and dealer groups to integrate and offer select on-demand services under one branded solution. Powered by telematics, AI,

BMW UK has named Williams Motor Group’s Rochdale dealership as its Retailer of the Year 2021 at its annual dealer awards. A total of eight trophies were handed out at the event, which took place virtually on February 10. Chris Brownridge, chief executive officer, BMW Group UK, said: “The BMW Retail Network excelled last year against

The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly US$5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, an important step towards making electric vehicle (EV) charging accessible to all Americans.

Korean auto brands Kia, Genesis and Hyundai earn three of the top four rankings in the newly redesigned J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), released today. Buick and Toyota also make the list of the brands with the fewest reported problems after three years of ownership. “Many owners are holding on to their vehicles longer, so long-term dependability is even more critical,” said David

Volvo Cars and Northvolt have selected Gothenburg, Sweden to establish a new battery manufacturing plant which will commence operations in 2025 and complement the planned R&D centre that both companies announced in December as part of an investment of approximately SEK 30 billion. The new plant and close ties with Northvolt will significantly strengthen Volvo

9 Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Skoda has revealed its first electric VRS model, the Enyaq Coupe iV VRS. The performance-focused model will be available to order from July, priced from £51,885. It follows the introduction of the Enyaq iV SUV, which shares a platform with the VW ID4, in March last year. Styling enhancements for the VRS

MG Motor UK has expanded the ZS EV line-up with a new Standard Range version. It follows the launch of a Long Range model in November, as part of a facelift for the electric SUV. Prices for the new variant start at £27,495 (on-the-road) including Government grant, some £2,000 less than the Long Range. Standard Range versions feature a

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed the results of its Retailer of the Year Awards 2021, highlighting the best performing Jaguar and Land Rover retail partners across its network Hatfields Jaguar Shrewsbury was named Jaguar Retailer of the Year, while Hatfields Land Rover Pickering picked up the trophy for best Land Rover retailer. Hatfields’ strong

Volvo Car UK has launched an electric vehicle (EV) test drive hub at the Eden Project. Visitors at the new hub will be given the opportunity to test drive Volvo’s pure electric fleet. Both the Volvo XC40 Recharge pure electric and the new C40 Recharge pure electric will be available.  Test drives can be pre-booked, and