The iconic Mazda MX-5, which is the world’s best-selling two-seater sportscar, added another award to its trophy tally yesterday – Most Popular Roadster – when the winners of the ‘honestjohn.co.uk Awards 2013’ were revealed at a special ceremony in London. The awards acknowledge and reward those cars with reviews … Continue reading
The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.05 (January-April 2012: 2.89; +5.6 per cent)* million vehicles from January to April, topping the three million mark for the first time for the first four months of a year. The company handed over 784,600 (April 2012: 731,900; +7.2 per cent)* vehicles to customers in the … Continue reading
The Toyota GT86 has run rings around the competition to set the pace in the 2013 honestjohn.co.uk awards. The thoroughbred sports coupe has been named the popular motoring website’s Most Popular Sports Car of the year, the latest in succession of accolades it has gathered since being launched in 2012 … Continue reading
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of its world-first V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid by 90 per cent to cope with strong demand for the cars across Europe. The increased demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy, means that Plug-in Hybrid production at Volvo Cars’ Torslanda plant in Sweden … Continue reading
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand grew deliveries 5.3 per cent in the first four months of the year, handing over 1.91 (January-April 2012: 1.81) million vehicles. The brand delivered 480,900 (April 2012: 456,100; +5.4 per cent) vehicles to customers in the month of April. Two extra working days as a … Continue reading
This reduction is achieved by refining the vehicle tuning and adopting various aerodynamic improvements such as new aero-stabilising fins in the rear glazing. These measures combine to improve the overall energy efficiency without negatively impacting vehicle performance. Reinforcing Toyota’s commitment to continually improve the efficiency of its products, these new … Continue reading
With the new Leon having gone on sale in the UK in March, SEAT could have expected a positive effect on sales – but April’s shower of SEAT sales was way beyond expectations. SEAT registered a record-breaking 3,314 sales in April – 480 more than in any other April … Continue reading
The Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery have continued their winning ways in the annual Diesel Car, Car of the Year Awards. Following on from being crowned Diesel Car Magazine’s Car of the Year in 2012, the Range Rover Evoque, which has been on sale since 2011 and … Continue reading