A battery Corsa and PHEV Grandland X will be introduced next year, and they are likely to use technology developed for parent PSA Group models which will also be arriving. Vauxhall is planning a massive roll-out of ev models in its Mokka X and Vivaro van ranges in two years as well. An electric version of the MGZS compact crossover with a 208 miles range will go on UK sale inside seven … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 March
Skoda has joined Aston Martin and withdrawn from the UK’s Vehicle Certification Agency. Uncertainty over post-Brexit testing legislation means the two car makers are the first to get EU approval from Continental testers. Ford will put a showroom in the Next store in Manchester Arndale Centre. It will display five cars and handle demonstrations while the company also rolls out a nationwide … [Read more...]
Vauxhall cut another 250 jobs in UK, for now
A further 250 jobs will go at Vauxhall, Ellesmere Port. These are in addition to the 400 posts it announced in October and follow a dramatic slowdown in UK sales at a time when the company’s new parent in France, PSA Group, is looking for greater efficiencies at it rolls out a new business plan. The Ellesmere Port plant makes the Astra and it will move staff from two shifts to one. Higher … [Read more...]