Car industry’s final plea to avoid £55bn Brexit blow

The UK automotive sector, which employs practically a million people, is cautioning that production will shrink to under a million cars a year, costing the economy £55.4 billion, if no Brexit deal is reached.  No deal would add roughly £2,000 to the cost of electric cars built in the UK and sold in the EU, and make an EU-built EV roughly £2,800 much more expensive to purchase here. Brexit! What it implies for cars, motorists and the UK car industry In a last-minute plea before Brexit transition ends on 31 December, the society of motor producers and Traders (SMMT) asked…
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Maserati Ghibli receives minor facelift and GranLusso badging

Maserati has revealed a 2018 facelift for the Ghibli saloon, giving its BMW 5 series rival a slight rename, while introducing minor styling tweaks and new technology. The Ghibli – four years old this year – is now known as the Ghibli GranLusso, and the refreshed car will make its debut in the metal at the Chengdu Motorshow in China. 4 Changes to the design aren’t too substantial. The front bumper is new and now features chrome inserts, while the grille has been altered too and is also chrome, in order to bring the Ghibli in line with the newer…
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New Volkswagen Transporter petrol designs show up as diesel alternate

Volkswagen has exposed a new choice of petrol engines for the Transporter range, which are offered across all varieties as well as bodystyles of the firm’s mid-size van right now. Two new powertrain choices are available, both of them turbocharged 2.0-litre TSI units. A 148bhp version with 280Nm of torque, front-wheel-drive as well as a six-speed handbook gearbox develops the new entry-level petrol powertrain, while a 201bhp system sits above it, boasting a seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox as standard. Advertisement - article continues below • finest medium sized vans on sale 2017 All-wheel-drive is offered as an optional additional with the…
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New 2021 Vauxhall Mokka: prices and specs confirmed

Vauxhall has released a full price-list for the new second-generation Mokka SUV. prices start from £20,735 for the entry-level SE variant and climb to £34,970 for the range-topping launch edition model. first deliveries are expected to arrive in April 2021. When it reaches UK showrooms, the new Vauxhall Mokka will be available with a choice of petrol, diesel and pure-electric powertrains, which will allow the British brand to compete with the likes of the Kia Niro, Hyundai Kona and mini hatchback. Best small SUVs and crossovers on sale 2020 Standard equipment for the entry-level Vauxhall Mokka SE includes 16-inch alloys,…
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Next Vauxhall Ampera to get shorter variety

complying with stuttering sales in Europe, GM is planning a smaller battery pack as well as a shorter electric-only variety for the next-generation Vauxhall Ampera. Costing £28,995 after the Government’s £5000 EV grant, Vauxhall is currently losing money on every Ampera it sells, however will look to reverse that pattern when a new design shows up in three to four-years' time. Advertisement - short article continues below “The Ampera has one of the greatest client complete satisfaction scores of any type of car, however it’s just as well expensive,” Steve Girsky, Vice Chairman of GM as well as interim president…
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Tesla hires professional Apple designer to lead Autopilot self-driving tech team

Tesla has revealed that Chris Lattner – an eleven-year professional at innovation gigantic Apple – will be joining the electric cars and truck business as its new vice president of Autopilot software. Lattner’s eleven years at Apple saw him oversee as well as take part in a number of major projects, as well as the former Cupertino director was mostly accountable for the development of Swift – the coding language utilized to establish apps across lots of of the innovation firm’s a lot of prominent devices. Advertisement - post continues below In a blog publish on Tesla’s website, the business…
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New track-ready Lamborghini Huracan STO revealed

Lamborghini has revealed a road-legal, however track-focused version of the Huracan, which draws motivation from the company’s one-make Huracan racing series. It’s called the STO as well as it features a riches of cosmetic as well as performance tweaks which promise to make it the fastest iteration of the supercar yet. The Lamborghini Huracan STO is offered to order now, priced from £216,677 (excluding tax) – although purchasers can inflate that figure by personalising their car’s livery, trim as well as interior with the company’s ad Personam customisation service. very first deliveries are expected to show up in spring 2021.…
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SEAT appoints Wayne Griffths as new manager

SEAT has appointed Wayne Griffiths as its new president, complying with the departure of Luca de Meo to Renault earlier this year. Griffths, who will step up from his present function of vice president for Cupra in addition to sales as well as advertising manager for SEAT, will take over as business manager on 1 October. SEAT Leon vs Volkswagen Golf vs Ford Focus Speaking on the announcement, VW group manager Herbert Diess said: “Wayne Griffiths is one of the Group’s many qualified managers. Over the past four years, he has driven SEAT sales to record levels as well as…
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New LED road surface might assist minimize mishaps in the future

A revolutionary new LED road capable of detecting pedestrians as well as alerting road individuals of hazards has been exposed in London. The world’s very first responsive road, established by metropolitan style technologists Umbrellium for insurance company direct Line, utilizes high meaning cameras as well as LED innovation embedded in the road surface as well as it might substantially cut the number of road mishaps in the future.  Advertisement - post continues below Usman Haque, founding partner of Umbrellium as well as an designer by trade explained the concept. “We’ve produced a road that’s capable of detecting as well as responding…
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‘Don’t believe the hype, self-driving cars and trucks are not coming this year’

back when he was deliver Secretary, Chris Grayling began a keynote speech by proudly announcing he had shown up at the day’s seminar in a Tesla, as well as hadn’t had his hands on the steering wheel for much of the journey since the cars and truck had driven itself. I’m no legal expert, however I envision a web traffic policeman would have taken a rather dim view of that. Either way, his opening gambit was omitted from the day’s official transcript.  Advertisement - post continues below The department for deliver has been under different leadership for a couple of…
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