Fuso Canter with All Wheel Drive Makes an Entrance into the British Rail Market
Jun 17, 2015
The Fuso Canter 4x4 is entering a completely new area of operations in Great Britain â the British rail network. London-based Network Rail, which has been responsible for the maintenance of the railway infrastructure in Great Britain since October 2002, is for the first time using 20 specially equipped F ... Continue reading
PSA Peugeot Citroën and Bolloré Group Join Forces on Electric Vehicles and Car Sharing
Jun 17, 2015
Distribution and production of a Bolloré electric car at PSA Peugeot Citroën plant in Rennes Joint commitment to developing shared mobility solutions, including car sharing schemes using conventional and electric vehicles Covering vehicle production and distribution as well as car sharing, the strategic cooperation a ... Continue reading
Jaguar Land Rover's Mind Sense Project
Jun 17, 2015
Jaguar Land Rover has revealed a range of new road safety technology research projects that are being developed to reduce the number of accidents caused by drivers who are stressed, distracted and not concentrating on the road ahead. The Jaguar Land Rover Sixth Sense research projects utilises advanced technology, ... Continue reading
The New Freshly Styled Peugeot 208
Jun 16, 2015
The PEUGEOT 208 has been one of the UK’s most popular superminis since its showroom debut in 2012. Now demand is set to be increased due to a revised design, Euro 6 engines and enhanced specification. The Brand’s talented design team has given the new 208 a more assertive and distinctive look, while m ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2015
The new BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer is the first premium compact model to offer up to seven seats and fully meet the mobility requirements of young families. Compact exterior dimensions go hand in hand with tremendous flexibility on the inside: a sliding second row of seats with adjustable backrest, a third row of seats t ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2015
Robin Page, Head of Interior Design at Volvo Car Group, has been chosen from a list of highly distinguished automotive designers to receive the Interior Designer of the Year Award. The judging panel also awarded the new Volvo XC90 with the title "Interior Design of the Year â Production Vehicle". Presented at the ... Continue reading
MINI Plant in Oxford Shows Street Lighting System that Doubles as an EV Charging Station
Jun 16, 2015
New technology developed by BMW Group shown for the first time in UK during Low Carbon Oxford Week MINI Plant Oxford is showcasing a high-efficiency street lighting system that doubles as a charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) during the cityâs second Low Carbon Oxford Week. Known as Light & Charge and dem ... Continue reading
Land Rover Showcases Remote Control Range Rover Sport +VIDEO
Jun 16, 2015
Jaguar Land Rover researchers developing new sensing technologies that will work in all weathers and in all environments â so any future autonomous car can go anywhere Autonomous driving prototypes revealed include the âMulti-Point Turnâ Range Rover Sport, which will perform an autonomous 180-degree turn ... Continue reading
May 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe
Jun 16, 2015
LONDON -- June 16, 2015: In May, FCA posted a 9% increase in passenger car sales in Europe, outpacing the industry for the fifth consecutive month. The Group was leader in the European A segment for the 29th consecutive month, with the Fiat Panda and Fiat 500 accounting for a combined 29.5% share. The Fiat 500L ranked ... Continue reading
First Drive 2015 Ford EcoSport By Dutch FIA Champ Henny Hemmes
Jun 16, 2015
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 5, 2014. The arrival in Europe of the Ford EcoSport has been seriously delayed because of its huge success in the country where it is built: India. But now the Fiesta based crossover is ready to roll and this time, I could drive it ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Group Delivers 4.2 Million Vehicles in May
Jun 15, 2015
The Volkswagen Group delivered 4.20 (January-May 2014: 4.19; +0.3 per cent) million vehicles from January to May. “Deliveries so far this year have been characterised by mixed market trends. Even with their broad range of young and eco-friendly models, the Volkswagen Group brands are not entirely immune to this s ... Continue reading
Added Efficiency, The Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion
Jun 15, 2015
Volkswagen is boosting the appeal of its multi-award-winning Passat and Passat Estate ranges with the addition of ultra-efficient BlueMotion variants. Both saloon and Estate models return 76.3 mpg and emit just 95 g/km of carbon dioxide. Such efficiency is made possible thanks to the installation of a modified version ... Continue reading
Daimler Driving Simulation Center: Digital testing supplements real-life trials
Jun 15, 2015
With DYNAMIC SELECT, the handling characteristics of the new-generation A-Class can be altered instantaneously at the push of a button. DYNAMIC SELECT allows a particularly broad range of setting options in combination with the new suspension featuring the Adaptive Damping System. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Unimog: Off Road Award: Unimog is Cross-country Vehicle of the Year 2015
Jun 15, 2015
For the eleventh time in a row the Mercedes-Benz Unimog has been named best Cross-country Vehicle of the Year in the "special-purpose vehicles" category by readers of the specialist journal "Off Road". This year, the "Cross-country Vehicle of the Year" poll had a total of twelve categories. More than 36,000 votes were ... Continue reading
Volvo's Electric Bus Launched on Route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Jun 15, 2015
ELECTRIC BUS ROUTE 55 LAUNCHED IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN ... Continue reading
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