Ford reveals it is now delivering the Puma and Kuga SUVs with sleep mode key fobs to help reduce the number of relay car thefts. Three years ago we asked why car makers don’t use keyless fobs with sleep modes to stop car thieves using relay grabbers to acquire a signal and steal cars when […]
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Jaguar and Land Rover quality issues cost 100,000 sales a year, says JLR boss
Jaguar Land Rover are losing 100,000 sales a year due to potential customers’ fear of unreliability, says JLR boss Thierry Bollore. Jaguar Land Rover are on a mission to embrace electrification, with Land Rover and Range Rover models promising EVs across the range and Jaguar going completely electric. Not only that, but the plan is […]
Toyota Aygo City Car successor CONFIRMED by Toyota – and it’s ICE only
Toyota confirms it’s developing a successor to the Toyota Aygo City Car, using the Platform from the Yaris and with only petrol power. In the mad rush to turn every car in to an electric car, small City Cars are disappearing from the market as the cost of electrifying them makes them too expensive, and […]
Volvo C40 Recharge REVEALED as a ‘Lifestyle’ Coupe take on the XC40 Recharge
The Volvo C40 Recharge is revealed as Volvo’s second electric car, essentially a coupe ‘lifestyle’ take on the Volvo XC40 Recharge. Earlier today we reported Volvo will only sell electric cars by 2030, so more electric cars are needed to get the momentum towards that date moving, especially as, so far, Volvo only has the […]
New Hyundai Santa Fe SUV now on SALE in the UK as Hybrid or PHEV from £40,205
The new Hyundai Santa Fe goes on sale in the UK with a choice of hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains and prices from £40,205. It was last summer when Hyundai revealed the new Santa FE SUV with a new platform and much bolder front end, promising it would be on sale by September. But Covid changed […]
ALL Volvo cars will be electric only by 2030, and ALL sales will be online
Volvo announces that they will only make electric cars by 2030, and that all electric car sales will be online only too. The UK has pledged to ban the sale of all ICE cars by 2030, and now Volvo is following suit by pledging to phase out sales of all ICE and hybrid cars by […]
Hyundai Bayon REVEALED as the new entry point for Hyundai’s SUVs
The new Hyundai Bayon Compact SUV arrives to take on cars like the Ford Puma, with 1.0 litre three-cylinder engine and prices expected to start at under £20k. Hyundai may be busy rolling out new electric cars, but they’re smart enough to remember that car buyers still want high-riding SUVs, in all shapes and sizes, […]
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 235,000 enquiries from UK and Europe and Ioniq 5 Project 45 SOLD OUT
The new electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 has yielded 235,000 enquiries in the UK and Europe, and the Ioniq 5 Project 45 sells out in 24 hours. We loved the look and specs of the electric Hyundai 45 Concept when it was revealed, and Hyundai has managed to move it almost unchanged in to the Ioniq […]
Jaguar SEEKS partner for new EV Platform – and plans 25% production CUT
As Jaguar transitions in the next few years to a maker of electric cars only, it’s looking for a partner for its new EV platform. Earlier this month, Jaguar announced it will be an all-electric car maker by 2025, complete with a new range of electric cars unrelated to the current offerings of XE, XF, […]
UK Car of the Year 2021 winners from Land Rover Defender to Honda E and Lexus LC Convertible
The 2021 UK Car of the Year Awards category winners announced, with winners from the electric Honda E to the V8 Lexus LC Convertible. The car industry may be in turmoil, and award shows subdued and virtual, but that hasn’t stopped the UK Car of the Year Awards revealing which cars are in the frame […]