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Stephen T. Odell, Chair and CeO of Ford of Europe, is due to reveal a revolutionary vehicle at a news conference for Ford Motors. Ford’s CEO, Alan Mulally, will also broadcast via video at the same news conference, while he is the keynote speaker in Hanover Germany, at the biggest tech show in Europe, CeBIT. More Ford . . . → Read More: C-MAX Energi from Ford The construction of a new McLaren Automotive manufacturing plant will create hundreds of new jobs in just a few months. The new centre will be 32,000 square metre high and will be used to create new sports cars for the line. Valued at £40m, the facility is underway in Woking, Surrey and will be ready to . . . → Read More: McLaren brings big benefits to Surrey Aston Martin makes a slow car, strange but true, its city car, the Cygnet. The car marks a major departure from its iconic cars of the past, like the DB5, the DB9, V8 Vantage and the DBS. Figures are very un-Aston like, with a top speed of 106mph and a 0-62mph time of 11.8sec. Prices start from . . . → Read More: Aston Martin’s slow Cygnet The motor industry watched as the Audi A1 beat the Nissan Leaf at the What Car Awards Thursday in London. It was the 34th annual awards and the Nissan Leaf is indeed the European Car of the Year. Instead, Nissan found contentment in the Ultra-Low-Carbon-Car Award for its British made electric Leaf. Steve Folwer, editor-in chief of . . . → Read More: Audi A1 What Car Awards winner In an attempt to commercialise greener hydrogen fuel-cell cars and to build a network of fuelling stations, Japan’s top three automakers – Honda, Nissan and Toyota have joined up with Japanese energy firms. The companies are aiming to build in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka, with 10 Japanese energy groups including natural-gas refiners and distributors, 100 filling . . . → Read More: Honda, Nissan and Toyota go with hydrogen The new Picanto supermini from Kia sees the car manufacture heading toward a slicker more attractive style targeting the younger generation. Today pictures of the second generation city car has been released today to give car lovers a sneak peak at what they will see shortly in showrooms. Kia will launch the car in March at the . . . → Read More: The new Picanto supermini With the government car grant for plug-ins starts this month, they are lauding it as the year of the electric, or the shocking year. Six models of vehicles qualify for money in the sum of as much as £5,000. They are Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, Citroen Czero, Mitsubishi iMiEV, Peugeot iON, Tata Vista EV, and Nissan Leaf. Early . . . → Read More: 2011 year of the electric car Take a look at these supercharged photos of Lotus’ latest and you’ll know as well as I why it is worth mentioning. Imagine driving down Rodeo Drive or Sunset Boulevard in one of these. Lotus is re-inventing itself as a luxury carmaker, taking on the likes of the current CEO’s previous employers Porsche, Ferrari, and Aston . . . → Read More: Lotus shows off in LA Jaguar’s electric supercar C-X75 has made its first UK appearance in London. The stunning C-X75 is out to win the hearts of London’s Christmas shoppers with its modern design and high performance. It will be on display at Jaguar Boutique in Berkeley Hotel, Knightsbridge. The Indian car firm, Tata Motors, is seeking production staff and engineers, due to its expansion into electric cars in the Midlands. Tata Motors in Coventry will increase its workforce by nearly 200. The car company’s European Technical Centre, TMETC, as well as a recently built electric car factory are Tata’s interests in Coventry. The Vista EV . . . → Read More: Tata Motors looking for Midlands workers |
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