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News 3 Apr, 2019

The new Ford Puma will arrive later this year, and will sit between the EcoSport and Kuga in the brand's SUV range

Even the richest of manufacturers frequently have money-saving JVs for light commercials, particularly in Europe. Groupe PSA, allied with Fiat Chrysler for large vans, also now supplies Toyota with the Proace Verso. One size down, a modified version of the same EMP2 platform is used for the Peugeot Rifter, Opel Combo and Citroën Berlingo triplets.

Ford said it was is spending tens of millions of euros preparing for a possible British exit from the European Union without a trade deal and had yet to decide on its longer-term plans for Britain, a media report said.

Ford has announced more electrified vehicles for Europe.

Ford has now produced a million three cylinder, one-litre Ecoboost engines at its plant in Craiova, Romania.

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says it is developing the next phase of its aluminium closed loop strategy and aims to recover aluminium from existing JLR vehicles and reform it into a new high-grade aluminium to create new vehicles.

Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) is following Nissan with a new Dendo Drive House (DDH) package which connects car, building and electricity grid.

News 2 Apr, 2019

On sale from 8th April 2019, the new Play special editions are priced from £11,195 for i10 and £14,495 i20

News 2 Apr, 2019

The new Volkswagen ID. Roomzz concept sits on the brand's MEB platform and previews a future flagship ID. electric SUV

Electric vehicle startup Byton said it had completed its cold environment test of M-Byte prototypes in inner Mongolia in northern China.

News 2 Apr, 2019

The firm’s UK facilities have entered a period of scheduled downtime in response to the previously planned Brexit deadline of March 29

Microsoft and BMW Group have announced a new open manufacturing platform targeted at smart factories in automotive and other industries.

Brexit may have been delayed but well-laid plans to temporarily close some UK car plants based on the original 29 March EU-exit date went ahead regardless.

News 2 Apr, 2019

Toyota has released its next-generation Yaris hatchback, and it looks suspiciously like a re-badged and re-nosed Mazda2

Carlos Ghosn's lawyers have asked he be placed on trial separately from Nissan Motor and its former director Greg Kelly.

SsangYong Motor Company announced that the company sold a total of 13,590 units in March 2019 - 10,984 units in domestic sales and 2,606 in exports including CKD kits.