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7 April 2017
New Lotus Evora Sport 410 GP Edition salutes US launch
Continuing the runaway success of Lotus’ return to North America, the legendary British Sportscar maker has unveiled a unique Evora Sport 410 in one of the company’s most famous li...
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4 April 2017
New MINI Clubman goes back to black with Black Pack
MINI UK is today launching the new MINI Cooper Black Pack Clubman and the new MINI Cooper D Black Pack Clubman.
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27 March 2017
David Brown Automotive Announces All-New Project on Anniversary of Speedback GT Launch
Three years to the day since we invited the world’s press to see the launch of the limited-edition, coachbuilt Speedback GT, we are delighted to announce that we will launch a new...
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23 March 2017
Best UK car manufacturing output for 17 years
Double-digit growth in demand for British-built cars last month helped deliver the biggest February for UK car production in 17 years, according to figures published today by the S...
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23 March 2017
New light commercial van to be built in Coventry
Following today’s official opening of the London Taxi Company’s brand new R&D and manufacturing facility in Ansty, the company is delighted to announce that the second vehicle to c...
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21 March 2017
London Taxi Company waves goodbye to diesel cabs
The TX1 model, first launched in 1997, was originally designed by Sir Kenneth Grange, the renowned industrial designer – once described as “the man who designed Britain”. There hav...
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17 March 2017
Nissan Juke is named Best Compact SUV at the Fleet News Awards
The market-leading Nissan Juke has been named Best Compact SUV at the prestigious Fleet News Awards 2017.
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17 March 2017
Lotus announce new Elise Sprint edition
Evolved, energised and even lighter, a significant update for the legendary Lotus Elise has been unveiled ahead of its arrival in showrooms this spring.
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16 March 2017
Vauxhall Astra takes Fleet New's Best-in-Class award for second year running
Vauxhall’s Brit-built Astra has again been named as the best lower medium car at the Fleet News Awards, for the second year running.
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16 March 2017
Toyota announces new investment in its UK car plant
Toyota Motor Europe today announced that it will invest a further £240 million in its Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) car plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire (UK). Toyota’s investment wi...
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15 March 2017
Jaguar I-PACE hits the streets
Jaguar has unleashed its first electric vehicle – the Jaguar I-PACE – onto the streets for the first time. Driving on the streets of London’s famous Olympic Park, the electric perf...
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14 March 2017
New Nissan Leaf Black Edition launched in UK
Nissan’s stylish LEAF Black Edition is now on sale in the UK, priced from £26,890 including the £4,500 government plug-in vehicle grant.
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