SEAT stops firing on all cylinders to save fuel
Under normal circumstances, a car with two cylinders out of action desperately needs a trip to a mechanic, but not so with SEAT’s new 1.4 TSI engine, which has a habit of cutting two of its four cy...
Contract Hire and Leasing News by James Fossdyke
Infiniti Eau Rouge concept likely to become production reality
When Infiniti announced that it would be unveiling a high performance version of its Q50 saloon at the Detroit Motor Show, we at ContractHireAndLeasing.com didn’t really bat an eyelid. The Q50 Eau ...
Fleet sell-on values up to record high
British Car Auctions (BCA) has released its latest Pulse report, which shows that the fleet and lease sectors have seen sell-on values rise to record levels during March. Fleet and lease cars av...
Kia launches new top-spec models
Kia is aiming to please customers looking for more luxury with the addition of luxury models across the range, as well as the increased availability of automatic transmissions on the Picanto and Ri...
Record sales in March add to encouraging signs for motor industry
As March turns into April, it’s a busy time for the motor manufacturers’ statisticians. Not only does this time of year signal a new month, but also a new quarter and a new financial year. The S...
Citroen to unveil hot DS5 at Beijing
Citroen has announced that it will be showing off the DS 5LS R concept car at this month’s Beijing Motor Show. Continuing the precedent set by the DS3 Racing and DS4 Racing, the ‘R’ is the performa...
BMW releases M4 Convertible details
After BMW revealed the M3 and M4 Coupe at Detroit earlier this year, the Bavarian manufacturer has released details of the M4 Convertible, which goes on sale on September 6. With the same 431hp,...
JLR running on solar power
Jaguar Land Rover has finished building the UK’s largest rooftop solar panel array at the company’s new Engine Manufacturing Centre in Staffordshire. The facility has been designed with sustainabil...
Manufacturers join forces to make hydrogen power a reality
Top motor manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers, the Mayor of London’s Office and global energy consultancies have announced the HyFive project – a £31million deal to make hydrogen-powered vehicle...
RAC unveils mobile tyre-fitting fleet
The RAC is launching a mobile tyre-fitting service in ten key city centres in preparation for an estimated 120,000 ‘puncture no spare’ call-outs in 2014. In 2013, the RAC dealt with 356,927 punc...
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