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Ford dealers are to get a new profit stream with the launch of a range of higher performance parts. The range will cover performance models in the Ford line-up, including the Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Focus RS, Mustang and GT supercar. The parts, all covered by the Ford warranty, were developed in conjunction with specialists including Roush, Borla, KW and ...

Nissan has unveiled the QX50 compact SUV, the first production car in the world to use an engine with a variable compression ratio. The petrol unit delivers the power of a six-cylinder engine with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder to compete in the diesel dominated SUV sector. Infiniti is struggling to take advantage of the mushrooming SUV market in ...

MG dealers now have a third model to sell as the brand grows its line-up and revives the ZS badge. The ZS takes MG into the currently mushrooming compact or B-SUV market, a sector predicted to double in size by 2020. MG management expect the car to help double the brand’s UK sales by the end of next year, from ...

Another month and another new supermini-sized SUV enters the market. What can Hyundai’s Kona add? When the small B-segment SUV sector is set to double by 2020 to reach 2.2m units across Europe, it’s logical for any carmaker to get involved. Hyundai is incredibly late to the party – by conservative estimates there are another 18 or so already launched ...

Kia dealers now have a halo model to bring customers into showrooms with the arrival of the Stinger. The five-seat coupe, Kia’s first grand tourer model and its first rear-wheel-drive car to be sold in the UK, has gone on sale at prices starting from £31,995. The Stinger is expected to take the Kia brand and its dealers into new ...

Two months into our long term test and Vauxhall’s latest generation Insignia Sports Tourer is shaping up nicely with over 4,000 miles on the clock and not too many fuel stops along the way. The 1.6-litre turbo diesel engine continues to punch above its weight. It’s a an impressive unit which makes sense of the wider trend of equipping large ...

Alfa Romeo dealers will sell their first high performance SUV from next summer when the Stelvio Quadrifoglio debuts in UK showrooms. The new model will target the latest generation of performance SUVs, including the forthcoming BMW X3 M and F-Type SVR, as well as the market leading Porsche Macan, The Quadrifoglio will sit at the top of the Stelvio range, ...

The all-new Grandland X completes Vauxhall’s SUV line-up and as a C-segment SUV finally gives the brand’s dealers an opportunity to compete in the fastest growing sector of the new car market. The Grandland X is the third and biggest member of Vauxhall’s X-family of SUVs with the revamped Mokka X and recently launched Crossland X both covering the B-segment; ...

MG dealers eagerly awaiting the brand’s new entry into the mushrooming compact SUV market have been given a further major selling point – the MG ZS will offer a seven-year warranty. MG’s newcomer arrives in dealerships in November, expanding the brand’s currently available UK models to three. Having debuted at the London Motor Show in the summer as the XS, ...

The compact SUV class has just expanded with the entry of the Citroen C3 Aircross. For dealers this is a significant model as it marks Citroen’s first foray into the ultra-competitive B-SUV sector which over the coming months will also see the all-new Kia Stonic, Hyundai Kona and Seat Arona enter showrooms. Fortunately for Citroen retailers the Aircross’ funky styling ...