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The New Mitsubishi L200 Series 5 Redefines the Pick-Up Truck

The New Mitsubishi L200 Series 5 Redefines the Pick-Up Truck

Pick-up trucks are fundamental to Mitsubishi Motors. In the UK our legacy extends through four model generations and 33 years. The Mitsubishi trophy room shows the current L200 Series 4 has won more awards than all of its rivals put together. Since its UK launch in 2006, the current L200 Series 4 has outsold all other ... Continue reading

Team Sky and Jaguar Celebrate Third Tour de France Yellow Jersey in 4 Years in Paris

Team Sky and Jaguar Celebrate Third Tour de France Yellow Jersey in 4 Years in Paris

Team Sky and Jaguar celebrate third Tour de France yellow jersey in four years in Paris Jaguar F-PACE returns to the Tour de France in ‘celebratory’ light camouflage to commemorate Team Sky victory Key moments from the Tour de France including Chris Froome winning Stage 10 in La-Pierre-Saint-Martin included w ... Continue reading

FCA US Reaches Consensual Resolution of NHTSA Investigation on 23 Recall Campaigns

FCA US Reaches Consensual Resolution of NHTSA Investigation on 23 Recall Campaigns

FCA US LLC (FCA US) today announced it has entered into a consent order with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which resolves the issues raised by NHTSA with respect to FCA US’s execution of 23 recall campaigns in NHTSA’s Special Order issued to FCA US on May 22, 2015 and further addr ... Continue reading

A Mutts-Have this Summer: the Dog Safety Range from ŠKODA

A Mutts-Have this Summer: the Dog Safety Range from ŠKODA

ŠKODA is advising all dog owners to paws for thought before they take their furry friends on the great summer getaway. Thanks to its passion for safety and the protection of all occupants – whether four or two legged – ŠKODA has developed a comprehensive range of accessories designed to keep dogs safe and secure on ... Continue reading

Driving The BMW 1 Series Prototype With Direct Water Injection Review +VIDEO

Driving The BMW 1 Series Prototype With Direct Water Injection Review +VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor MIRAMAS, France - July 22, 2015: - Earlier this month, The Auto Channel already reported on one of the technologies that BMW wanted to share with us during their recent Innovation Day at the Miramas test facility in southern France. It was the plug-in hybrid driveline (LINK), whic ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Classic at the Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2015: Magnificent flashback to the 1955 Mille Miglia

Mercedes-Benz Classic at the Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2015: Magnificent flashback to the 1955 Mille Miglia

At the Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2015, Mercedes-Benz Classic is reawakening fond memories of the outstanding victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia: from 31 July to 2 August 2015, a vehicle display in the paddock and special Mercedes-Benz demonstration runs will commemorate the success stories associated with this legendary ... Continue reading

Daimler Buses Posts Important Large Orders in Latin America

Daimler Buses Posts Important Large Orders in Latin America

Daimler Buses received large orders for urban buses of the brand with the star in the metropolises of Latin America, such as in Brazil's third-largest city, Salvador da Bahia, which ordered 180 bus chassis units from the Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz do Brasil as part of the renewal of its urban fleet. Since Septemb ... Continue reading

Toyota Celebrates 50 Years In The UK

Toyota Celebrates 50 Years In The UK

In 1965 Toyota made a modest entry into the UK car market, its arrival marked by a small four-car stand at that year’s motor show. Today, Toyota has not only sold almost three million vehicles in Britain, it builds them here, too. ... Continue reading

Check Out the Stats: The Award-Winning PEUGEOT 308

Check Out the Stats: The Award-Winning PEUGEOT 308

Performance, style, economy, efficiency and versatility – the PEUGEOT 308 is the one car which has it all. The 2014 European Car of the Year winning compact family hatchback is the perfect choice if you’re considering a new ‘65-plate’ model from 1st September. Over 22,000 have been sold in the UK since the car was ... Continue reading

The Audi A8 Edition 21 Marks 21 Years of Progress

The Audi A8 Edition 21 Marks 21 Years of Progress

A little over two decades have passed since the groundbreaking Audi A8 was first introduced, and Audi UK is celebrating the enduring appeal of its luxury saloon with a bespoke model – the Edition 21. Incorporating a choice blend of the latest developments in design, technology and luxury from the recently revised A8 r ... Continue reading

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and CNH Industrial promote biomethane at Expo 2015 in partnership with Air Liquide

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and CNH Industrial promote biomethane at Expo 2015 in partnership with Air Liquide

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and CNH Industrial – Official Global Partners of Expo Milano 2015 and European leaders in natural gas engine technology – announce a new partnership with Air Liquide, world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Together with Air Liquide, FCA and CN ... Continue reading

UK Prices Announced for the New Volkswagen California

UK Prices Announced for the New Volkswagen California

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced pricing for the latest generation California, ahead of UK dealers starting to take orders for the new campervan from 3 August and first deliveries before the end of the year. Prices start at £37,657 (RRP OTR inc VAT) for the Beach model. Continuing a campervan tradition w ... Continue reading

Lexus Sets The Pulse Racing With The World's First Heartbeat Car

Lexus Sets The Pulse Racing With The World's First Heartbeat Car

Driving a great car can stimulate the senses and quicken the heartbeat. Now Lexus has created the world’s first vehicle that directly translates the driver’s heart patterns into a striking visual display across the bodywork. The one-off RC F high-performance coupe is the result of collaboration between Lexus ... Continue reading

Daimler Continues Along Path of Profitable Growth

Daimler Continues Along Path of Profitable Growth

Daimler AG (ticker symbol DAI) continued along its profitable growth path and posted record levels of unit sales, revenue and earnings for the second quarter and the first half of 2015. With total sales of 714,800 passenger cars and commercial vehicles, the company sold 14% more vehicles in the months of April through ... Continue reading

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