The Toyota GR Yaris is a thrilling rally car for the road November 10, 2020 Toyota took its next WRC race car, then made it road-legal. The result is the bespoke and ballistic GR Yaris – our hot hatchback of the year.
Car sales fall again in worst October in nine years November 5, 2020 Sales of new cars declined again last month in the weakest October in nine years for the UK car market. New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said that sales dropped 1.6 per cent to 140,945. More than half of the decline came as a result of Wales’ two week “firebreak” [...]
BMW profit races back but second wave fears abide November 4, 2020 Car giant BMW’s profit came roaring back in the third quarter as growing Chinese demand for its cars helped the firm recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Profit at the German auto company rose 9.6 per cent to €2.5bn in the period, up from 2.2bn last year. BMW was boosted by a 31 per cent sales [...]
UK car production hits lowest level since 1995 as industry calls for ‘vital Brexit deal’ October 29, 2020 UK car production in September slumped to its lowest level since 1995, as the automotive industry urged ministers to strike a “vital Brexit deal” to secure jobs across the sector. According to new figures from industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), factories produced just 114,732 cars in September, marking a five [...]
Mercedes-Benz to take 20 per cent stake in embattled British icon Aston Martin October 28, 2020 Mercedes-Benz will take a 20 per cent equity stake in beleaguered Aston Martin, the iconic British carmaker announced this afternoon.
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner ‘set to win Brussels approval’ for $38bn merger October 26, 2020 Brussels looks set to approve the $38bn mega merger between former rivals Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA
Mercedes recalls ‘compelling evidence’ of nitrogen oxide problem, lawyers say October 12, 2020 Lawyers building a class action against Mercedes alleging that the carmaker has deliberately engaged in emissions fraud said that the firm’s latest recall of diesel vehicles is “compelling evidence” that it has a nitrogen oxide emissions problem. London law firm Fox Williams says that the auto giant programmed an emission defeat device during test conditions [...]
Japanese auto giants to ‘demand payback’ in event of no-deal Brexit October 6, 2020 Two of Japan’s auto giants will ask the UK to pay them back for any additional custom charges levelled against their cars if it fails to agree a free trade deal with the EU. The Nikkei reported that Toyota and Nissan will want payments to cover the extra 10 per cent of tax that will [...]
UK firms receive over £5bn in subsidies for company cars October 5, 2020 UK companies received a total of £5.1bn from the government in subsidies for buying company cars, new data released today showed. According to a survey carried out by campaign group Transport & Environment, European governments as a whole have shelled out €32bn (£29bn) on such subsidies, most of which goes towards diesel and petrol vehicles. [...]
Worst September on record for new car registrations October 5, 2020 New car registration fell to their lowest level since records began in September in a further blow for the battered auto industry. Just 328,041 cars were registered last month, down 4.4 per cent lower year-on-year, new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed. That’s the weakest performance since the introduction of [...]