Auto News 5

News 26 Feb, 2019

Volkswagen will debut its new 4.0-litre V8 diesel SUV at the Geneva Motor Show, boasting a torque figure of 900Nm

News 26 Feb, 2019

Department for Transport plans to ban buses, minibuses, coaches and HGVs from using decade-old tyres

Ford will definitively end production at its transmissions site at Blanquefort near Bordeaux this August with the loss of 850 jobs and incurring the wrath of Mayor, Alain Juppé

News 26 Feb, 2019

Alfa Romeo will show a range of new models, including the new Stelvio Ti, the new Giulietta and F1 editions of its Quadrifoglio models

News 26 Feb, 2019

Lamborghini’s latest drop-top supercar has arrived, with the Huracan Evo Spyder putting 632bhp behind the driver

News 26 Feb, 2019

The new Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 is the hottest version of the brand's large SUV until the GLE 63 arrives

News 26 Feb, 2019

Porsche will replace its existing Macan mid-size SUV with a fully electric version borrowing technology from the new Taycan electric coupe.

Porsche says the replacement for its best selling model, the Macan, will not be offered with combustion engines. Instead, the second generation of this SUV will be an EV.

Porsche says the replacement for its best selling model, the Macan, will not be offered with combustion engines. Instead, the second generation of this SUV will be an EV.

Shenda-owned Auria, the global supplier of vehicle acoustical and fibre-based products, has opened its new Vrable, Slovakia factory producing automotive flooring systems and decorative trim parts for Jaguar Land Rover and "other premium OEM customers".

News 27 Feb, 2019

Competition winner Michael Simmonds wins our Auto Express-branded Mii for six months

News 26 Feb, 2019

Toyota will debut the sports-inspired Corolla GR Sport and a crossover-inspired Corolla Trek models at Geneva

News 26 Feb, 2019

The new Nissan IMQ concept will hit Geneva and is likely to hint at how the brand's future crossover models could look

If Volkswagen is planning to reveal the eighth generation Golf at next week's Geneva motor show, it's keeping schtum. That should be great news for Renault, which can therefore garner much publicity for the new edition of the European region's second best selling vehicle. It's interesting that Clio number five copies VW's recipe for the first time in that it looks a lot like Clio #4.

There were more surprises at this year's Geneva motor show than has been the case with previous events. For brands such as Alfa Romeo and Fiat, that worked a treat with the Tonale and Centoventi concepts having a high level of media coverage. We also learned a great deal about these and other makes' future vehicle plans, highlights of which are noted below.

News 26 Feb, 2019

PSA group reveals rise in profit and sales for 2018 plus plans to reintroduce Peugeot name into North American market after 30 year hiatus