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a decade of change with pioneering nissan leaf

A decade of change with pioneering Nissan LEAF

With a ten-year countdown to the end of new petrol and diesel car sales announced today, Nissan EV owners are already celebrating their own decade of change with the pioneering Nissan LEAF. Unveiled in 2010 and first on sale in the UK a year later, the LEAF set the template for zero emission vehicles. Today, 92% of European LEAF drivers say they would recommend driving an electric vehicle to family and friends. Over half a million LEAFs have been sold worldwide, with the 500,000th model rolling off the UK

peugeot supplies northgate vehicle hire with 250 e-experts for 2021

Peugeot supplies Northgate vehicle hire with 250 e-Experts for 2021

The 250 PEUGEOT e-Experts will join Northgate’s fleet of over 110,000 vehicles, available to customers across the UK, Spain and Ireland. Northgate’s award-winning rental service provides flexible hire and maintenance of light commercial vehicles, as well as fleet management support to help customers operate their business more effectively. The PEUGEOT e-Expert was a natural choice for Northgate, with the company looking to offer more elect

nissan refreshes its iconic micra for 2021

Nissan refreshes its iconic Micra for 2021

Nissan hits refresh on its iconic Micra, marking the next step in the evolution of the successful city car that first debuted in Europe 38 years ago. The updated 2021 Micra enhances the customer offering, whilst maintaining the current grade line up of Visia, Acenta, N-Sport and Tekna. This will enable customers to maintain a clear understanding of the Micra line up whilst improving the options available to them. As we have worked to improve the Micra line up overall, we have particularly focussed on enha

mercedes-amg gt black series is fastest production car on the nurburgring-nordschleife

Mercedes-AMG GT black series is fastest production car on the Nurburgring-Nordschleife

How close the new Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series (fuel consumption combined: 12.8 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 292 g/km) actually is to motorsport has now been impressively demonstrated by GT3 racer Maro Engel on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. With an officially measured and notarized certified time of 6:43,616 min for the 20,6 kilometre-long track (measured without the straight at track section T13) and 6:48,047 min for the 20,832 k

mercedes-benz reveals winter campaign to support van community

Mercedes-Benz reveals winter campaign to support van community

Mercedes-Benz Vans UK Ltd has launched a winter campaign, offering two free services* and 0% APR across the range, plus a £250 deposit contribution**, to help keep small businesses moving as the van community ramps up for an unprecedented festive peak. Coupled with the Brand’s offering of three years unlimited mileage warranty, and 24/7 free roadside assistance***, as well as a round-the-clock, dedicated, nationwide Dealer Network, Mercede

citroen uk announces retail launch offers for new c4 and e-c4 – 100% electric

Citroen UK announces retail launch offers for new c4 and e-c4 – 100% electric

Citroën UK is promoting the launch of New C4 and ë-C4 – 100% ëlectric with a suite of compelling retail customer offers. New C4 and ë-C4 are available to order now via the online Citroën Store, and at all Citroën Retailers (where local restrictions allow*^). First customer deliveries are scheduled for early 2021. With a bold new look and a unique identity, New C4 and ë-C4 are ready to shake up the compact hatchback segment. Both New C4 and

ds automobiles to expand onto’s electric car offering

DS Automobiles to expand Onto’s electric car offering

DS AUTOMOBILES, PSA Groupe’s premium brand, is supplying 300 all-electric DS 3 CROSSBACK E-TENSE models to electric vehicle subscription service provider Onto, with the cars available to book now. Onto has placed an order for both DS 3 CROSSBACK E-TENSE Performance Line and Ultra Prestige models, with prices sta

peugeot reveals new 308 pricing with animation charting 50-year evolution of its family model

Peugeot reveals new 308 pricing with animation charting 50-year evolution of its family model

PEUGEOT has announced pricing and full specification for the new 308, with deliveries due to commence shortly. Entry-level Active Premium models will start from £21,310, with the new 308 featuring an ever more assertive personality as well as a rejuvenated driving experience at the wheel of PEUGEOT’s Digital i-Cockpit®. To celebrate the launch of the new 308, PEUGEOT has also created a unique animation showing the evolution of its family c

cor.speed sports wheels europe volkswagen on big feet: cor.speed deville at the arteon

Cor.Speed Sports Wheels Europe Volkswagen on big feet: Cor.Speed DeVille at the Arteon

Although Volkswagen, after its original name, builds cars for the people, i.e. rather simple and above all affordable cars, this is not always the case these days. After the attempt to place a luxury sedan on the market with the Phaeton more or less failed and has now been terminated, apart from the Touareg, the most luxurious model in the Wolfsburg-based range is currently the Arteon. A copy of the four-door coupé has now been equipped wi

automobili pininfarina and deutsche telekom create the world’s first globally- connected hypercar

Automobili pininfarina and deutsche telekom create the world’s first globally- connected hypercar

A new partnership between luxury carmaker Automobili Pininfarina and integrated communications leader Deutsche Telekom will give owners of the new Battista pure-electric hypercar the chance to easily access online services in more than 50 countries worldwide - a first in the world of hypercars. Every Battista will receive an embedded SIM and roaming technology for optimised connectivity worldwide. Using these components, Deutsche Telekom’s

nissan all-new qashqai breaks cover

Nissan all-new Qashqai breaks cover

The final preparations are well under way for the introduction of the third generation of the compact crossover that changed the face of the European car market and spawned many imitators – the Nissan Qashqai. Prototypes of the all-new model are racking up the testing kilometres on European roads in anticipation of it again resetting what customers can expect from a compact crossover when it goes on sale in 2021. The all-new Qashqai will build on its position as the pioneer of and benc

polestar design contest winners announced

Polestar design contest winners announced

The winners of Polestar’s first annual Design Contest have been chosen. Their designs will soon embark on a global exhibition, being displayed virtually and in Polestar Spaces around the world. The Polestar Design Contest invited both professional and student designers to create a vision of future mobility with the theme of “purity”. They were asked to present a new Polestar that exhibits the purest of designs; a vision of Polestar's evolution in the year 2040 that follows the Polestar design philosophy. Spe