Vehicle news - Page 78

The shortage of good quality used cars in the wholesale market is likely to ease in the final quarter of the year, but not by as much as some are expecting, says CD Auction Group.

High performance Civic Type R and Civic estate variant will be built at Honda's Swindon factory.

A new Land Rover Discovery model will become available exclusively to the UK for 2013, along with a special Black option pack.

The Outlander is the first car to be designed by Mitsubishi from the outset for internal combustion engines and plug-in hybrid EV technology combined.

Thrifty Car and Van Rental has decided it’s time to review their policy on senior drivers and remove the upper age limit for rental.

Skoda is looking to increase sales to Motability customers to boost its sales in feet next year.

Kia has set up a team to focus on improving customer service for both retail and fleet customers. The initiative will form a key part of its strategy for 2013.

Infiniti is already preparing the ground for the launch of the G model towards the end of 2013 – its most important car to date in the fleet sector.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to lower the lease rental restriction/capital allowance threshold from 160g/km to 130g/km has been heavily criticised by Jaguar Land Rover.

Diesel is set to be ousted by petrol-electric power next year when Lexus launches an all-new IS range.