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Three millionth Qashqai built in UK as Nissan Europe sets sales record
The landmark achievement by Nissan's Sunderland Plant came as the company posted its best ever full-year European sales, totaling 762,574 vehicles across Datsun and Nissan models. The sales result is an increase of 3.8% from 2016.
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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi sells 10.6 million vehicles in 2017
Growing demand for SUVs, light commercial vehicles and a rising number of zero-emission pure electric vehicles helped lift unit sales by 6.5 percent in 2017, the first full-year of Mitsubishi Motors’ membership of the Alliance.
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BP invests in mobile electric vehicle charging company FreeWire to deliver rapid charging at retail…
Tufan Erginbilgic, chief executive, BP Downstream, said: “Mobility is changing and BP is committed to remaining the fuel retailer of choice into the future. EV charging will undoubtedly become an important part of our business, but customer…
Double victory for BMW at the “Best Cars Award” 2018
With first place in the “Upper Midrange” category, the BMW 5 Series was able to repeat last year’s success. The Sports Activity Vehicle BMW X1 asserted itself in the “Compact SUV” class. Moreover, six further current BMW models were able to…
Nissan and Shikoku Electric join forces to promote electric cars
Beginning Feb. 1, customers of Shikoku Electric Power Co. who purchase a new Nissan LEAF will receive “Yonden Points,” which can be applied toward their monthly electricity bill. Customers can earn points a month for a maximum of three…
Vauxhall celebrates 100,000 insignia orders
Fresh from its success at the Company Car Today CCT100 awards, where it was voted Best Upper Medium car and number two overall in the CCT100 models to meet every fleet need, the Insignia is available in Grand Sport and Sports Tourer body…
Renault adds new urban NAV special edition to Clio range
Making the Clio Urban Nav Special Edition even more desirable, a year’s free insurance is available when purchased via a Renault Selections PCP or HP scheme, starting from just £149 per month.
Based on the already well-equipped Dynamique…
Lookers is named Mercedes-Benz Cars UK Retailer of the Year 2017
Lookers – which has sites in Ashford, Canterbury, Maidstone, and Tonbridge – stood out thanks to its impressive performance in every area. This includes new and used car sales; workshop retail hours; customer retention; and customer…
Seven in a row. BMW Motorrad achieves seventh all-time sales high in succession in 2017.
Stephan Schaller, General Director of BMW Motorrad: “2017 was another very successful year for BMW Motorrad. We achieved a sales record for the seventh time in succession. I would like to thank our customers most sincerely for the enormous…
Schaeffler practical training sessions continue at full stream
Schaeffler’s aftermarket experts passed on their industry-leading know-how to about 60 attendants who consisted of garages and retailers at a technical training event hosted by its sales partner Motor Aşin. Such events aim to strengthen the…
Record results for Škoda fleet in 2017
The new figures released from the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders), has revealed that ŠKODA reached 9th position in the True Fleet market for the first time, up from 12th position the previous year. ŠKODA fleet continues to…
Sogefi filter technologies are present on top engine at International Engine of the Year Award 2017
The engine that powers the 488 GTB, 488 Spider and the small size of the California T and GTC4 Lusso T, has received the International Engine of the Year Award along with the Performance Engine class and the 3-litre to 4-litre category.…
New Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross included in the winter offers from Mitsubishi Motors in the UK
With the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross now arriving in showrooms and available for test drive, the brand is providing customers with an array of tempting 5.9% APR representative* PCP and 0% APR HP* offers on the striking new arrival and across…
Automechanika Shanghai 2017: record breaking participants reflect on another successful edition as…
After closing its doors for the 13th edition, Automechanika Shanghai has recorded its most successful ever year. The 2017 show, which took place from 29 November to 2 December, has received overwhelmingly positive response from…
1,878,100 automobiles sold: Audi closes 2017 with new record-breaking sales
The Four Rings sold more than in the previous year in all three core markets in 2017: In the United States, Audi achieved new record-breaking sales month by month and closed the year 2017 with growth of 7.8 percent. In China, Audi not only…