The Toyota Corolla is a proud new recruit to the UK’s police, tailor-made and ready for duty as a reliable and durable top-quality patrol car that also offers the fuel and emissions efficiency benefits of hybrid power.
To mark Corolla’s new role, Toyota Manufacturing UK recently hosted the equivalent of a passing-out parade for the car its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire, the production centre for all European Corolla models and more than 20 constabularies attended the “blue light” event to learn more about the qualities that make Corolla a strong proposition for police fleets.
Motorpoint has seen its underlying pre-tax loss collapse from £300,000 to a whopping £8.2m.
That figure excluded various exceptional items, but when they were taken into account it widened further to a reported loss before tax of £10.4m with sales down more than a quarter.
A sub-compact pure electric model will be sold by Hyundai in the UK next year.
With a range of about 220 miles, the Inster will sell alongside the company’s i10 and be competitively priced against rivals expected from other manufacturers, the Korean car maker has said before it goes on show later this month in Busan.
There’s a new addition to the highly successful MINI range, a five-door model joins the current three-door line up from the Oxford plant.
It comes with a choice of two petrol engines, three trims and nine exterior paint colours including brand new Icy Sunshine Blue from £24,050 OTR, with first customer deliveries commencing in August 2024.
BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles, officially announces UK pricing for the much-anticipated hybrid BYD SEAL U DM-i.
The new BYD SEAL U DM-i, a spacious and comfortable five-seater D-segment SUV (above), is the brand’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle in Europe, and with a premium interior and high level of standard equipment, represents excellent value in its class, with 2WD or 4WD from £33,205 and £39,905 respectively.
Mazda UK will be supporting CarFest 2024 as the sponsor of the StarFest and Club CarFest stages at Laverstoke Park, Hampshire, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the reveal of the Mazda MX-5, a host of special MX-5s from Mazda UK’s heritage fleet will be demonstrated on the CarFest demo track.
Created and founded by presenter Chris Evans in 2012, CarFest 2024 is the 13th edition of this unique event that is about more than just cars and has raised over £25 Million for children’s charities.
Repairs and improvements to the Tynybryn Active Travel Bridge in Rhondda Cynon Taf by BakerHicks and the A487 New Dyfi Bridge by Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited were commended in the awards for the Chartered Institution of Highways Engineers this week.
Overall winners for all the awards were Kier, TerrAffix (part of RSK Group), and Swansea University for Using Biochar to Remove Microplastics from Road Run-off.