Boasting improved comfort, style, safety and running costs, Fiat is launching the all-new Doblo which cements its standing as the best in class vehicle for interior space and for the lowest exhaust emissions.
Eight versions of the new Fiat Doblo will be made available with seating for up to seven. The vehicle boasts a striking new [...]

Just how viable are plug-in electric vehicles? That’s one of the questions at the heart of a new research initiative to be launched by the UK Energy Technologies Institute as part of its £11million low carbon vehicle plan.
The project, to be led by Ricardo, TRL, Shell, Element Energy and the Universities of Sussex and Aberdeen, [...]

It was a double whammy for Skoda at this year’s Fleet News awards, as the manufacturer walked away with two trophies.
The brand was not only named as the Most Improved Fleet Manufacturer, but its Skoda Superb model also won the accolade for best upper-medium car at the event.
The decision to award the brand the most [...]

A new manufacturer preview day has been added to the already successful annual Goodwood Festival of Speed called the Moving Motor Show, the show’s founder the Earl of March has announced.
The Moving Motor Show will be held within the grounds of Goodwood Park as a day addition to the Festival of Speed, which this year [...]

Electric vehicles must meet certain criteria in order for future trade value forecasts to be set and try and combat ‘dinosaur thinking’, motoring data firm CAP has said.
The announcement comes as part of a major review of the EV sector launched last month by CAP. It is designed to pool all the knowledge necessary to [...]

Lexus has upped the ante technology-wise in its luxurious hybrid the LS 600h limousine in a bid for an even more comfortable journey for both driver and passengers. The revised range now centres on the five-seat LS 600h L long-wheelbase model, with what Lexus interestingly calls a ‘Rear Seat Relaxation Package’ as an option for [...]

After the news that Nissan is to build its electric car Leaf in the UK, Ford has also announced it is to invest £1.5bn in its four UK facilities over the next five years bringing another welcome boost to the British manufacturing industry.
Secretary of State for Business, Peter Mandelson, announced the government’s £360m backing of [...]

Nissan has confirmed it is to build its electric vehicle Leaf in the UK and is expected to maintain about 2,250 jobs at its Sunderland plant and across its supply chain.
The manufacturer said the Leaf is the world’s first affordable, mass produced zero emission car. The plant will have an initial capacity of 50,000 cars [...]

The German car industry is suffering from the effects of the ’scrappage hangover’ and new car demand has declined according to research carried out by motoring data analysts JATO.
The results, which show the effects on brands and European sales figures showed that February sales in Germany, once the automotive industry’s powerhouse, was down almost one [...]

Renault-Nissan Alliance has opened its first dedicated factory in Chennai, on the east coast of India creating 6,000 jobs for the region.
The £650m plant has the capacity to produce 400,000 units per year and will initially employ 1,500 workers at start of production in May 2010. The company then estimates that figure will gradually increase [...]