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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
This week's manufacturer news - 23rd September 2009
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Barcelona is home to the Nissan LCV plant and whilst the all new NV200 is currently being built in Japan, there are plans to assemble it in Spain. The Nissan Iberia factory currently produces the Nissan Navara Pick-up, Primastar and the Renault Trafic. The GM Vivaro, which is an identical van to the Nissan and the Renault, is split between Barcelona and Luton. The chief worry for Vauxhall workers at the LCV plant is that production could easily be switched to Spain in the near future, although no plans have yet been announced to move the assembly of Vauxhall vans abroad. However, Barcelona does have the spare capacity so it must be currently being looked at as a possibility in order to save money, but it will not save the jobs here in the UK.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The new Mazda 2 five door was introduced just over two years ago and it still looks as fresh today as it did when it was first launched. The three door was introduced shortly after the five door and is proving to be popular. It costs £500 less than the five door.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
This week's manufacturer news - 16th September 2009
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Mazda chose northern Germany for the press launch of their new five door hot hatch, as much of the Autobahn system in that area is de-restricted and would allow guests to drive this high speed car at maximum kilometres per hour without much risk of receiving a speeding ticket.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The badging of green cars is getting very complicated. There are just so many and keeping track of them is becoming very difficult. Do the public really understand what it all means? Some are very green and possess advances in technology that do make a difference to MPG and CO2 emissions but some just get a badge because they are slightly greener than the previous engine. Now Volkswagen has introduced BlueMotion into the latest Golf and it is not called BlueMotion or BlueMotion 2 like the Passat, but is badged as BlueMotion technology.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
We first saw the new XJ a few months ago and as much as I like the front end and side profile, the rear end has still not grown on me. The overall design is very brave and different to any other car produced by Jaguar. Whilst it will attract new customers to the brand, it might alienate the current, more traditional drivers who may not want such a modern, futuristic looking car.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
This week's manufacturer news - 9th September 2009
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
A few years ago, somebody in the product strategy planning department at Porsche HQ in Germany, decided that a five door hatchback would be the next car that people would buy from them. Can you imagine the raised eyebrows from senior management when the proposal was put to them? It then had to go to design for them to produce a full scale model, then on to engineering who would have to put the engine at the front, then onto assembly who would have to build it and finally the idea would go to marketing who would have to sell it.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Hyundai just seem to be going from strength to strength, with sales figures up 323% last month compared with August 2008. They sold a total of 3,737 cars last month, giving Hyundai a market share of 5.6%. This would have been unheard of just a few months ago but Hyundai have the right cars available at the right time, with many of their sales being as a result of the scrappage scheme. This has undoubtedly helped their rise in the sales charts.
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