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It's now easy to spend more than forty thousand pounds on a Skoda. Should anyone do that though? When the vehicle in question is the Kodiaq vRS, the answer is yes, but with qualifications.

When Groupe PSA adds a fully electric variant to its new DS 3 Crossback range later this year, the car will come with a claimed range on full battery charge of 200 miles (on the WLTP drive cycle, 267 miles on NEDC).

Nissan Motor has denied a Japanese media report it would reduce global output this financial year.

News 23 Apr, 2019

Industry figures reveal number of motorists driving off without paying for fuel rose by over a fifth in the last financial quarter

Toyota, Kenworth, the Port of Los Angeles and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) say they have taken the next great leap towards the future of zero-emission trucking, unveiling the first of Toyota and Kenworth's jointly developed fuel cell electric heavy-duty trucks before a crowd of media, government officials and industry and community leaders during a special event held at the Port of Los Angeles.

Hyundai Motor Group announced development of 'smartphone-electric vehicle pairing based performance adjustment technology,' which allows users to customise primary functions through a smartphone application - an industry-first innovation.

News 23 Apr, 2019

Highways England data reveals 88.2 per cent increase in road casualties on sections of road that were previously lit

Nikola Motor Company has showcased its hydrogen-electric powered semi-truck, the Nikola Two, live in action for the first time to the general public at its Nikola World event.

Nissan is poised to reject a management integration proposal from alliance partner Renault as it looks instead for a more equal capital relationship, according to a Nikkei newspaper report.

Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors have jointly developed a claimed world first: mobile-based tuning technology for electric vehicles (EVs).

Thailand's new vehicle market expanded by 8.5% to 103,164 units in March 2019 from 95,082 units in the same month last year, according to data compiled by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

News 23 Apr, 2019

The latest Porsche 911 Targa has been caught on camera, completely undisguised, undergoing its handling assessment around the Nurburgring

News 23 Apr, 2019

The old Land Rover Defender gets a new lease of life from Polish tuner, which builds new and improved models from scratch

News 24 Apr, 2019

The new 715bhp Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante is the fastest convertible in the brand’s history with a 211mph top speed

Skoda is the first brand to announce a world premiere for China's next major motor show, which takes place in June.

Toyota Motor said it would build a hybrid version of the redesigned Corolla sedan in Brazil that will run on electricity, ethanol and petrol, claiming it would be the first vehicle of its kind in the world.

Following the ZF establishment of two joint ventures with Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Foton in 2016, to produce commercial vehicle transmissions, the pair have now opened a second factory in Jiaxing, south of Shanghai.

New EV car-sharing schemes could offer carmakers a path to avoiding EU fines that will be levied on companies that fail to achieve tighter average CO2 emissions targets in 2021.