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Mercedes-Benz dealers expect the brand’s first X-Class pickup to appeal to lifestyle and business customers when it arrives in showrooms in January 2018. The brand is claiming the vehicle as the first pick-up from a premium manufacturer. Prices for the X-Class will start from £27,310 (plus VAT) for the entry-level Pure, through £28,510 for the mid-range Progressive and £34,100 for ...

BMW has unveiled its seventh SUV, the X2 – a model that is expected to open up a new market for dealers. Order books open in mid-November for the initial X2 model, the four-cylinder turbocharged xDrive 20d diesel with prices starting at £33,980. The line-up will be expanded in 2018 with the addition of the petrol sDrive20i model and the ...

Vauxhall dealers started selling the new Insignia Sports Tourer in July with high expectations for the revitalised workhorse beloved by company car user-choosers and retail buyers in need of serious load-lugging capacity. The fact that the new styling is attractive and the load capacity has been significantly increased makes this a car to be reckoned with. The second generation model ...

Kia dealers are eagerly welcoming the Stonic B-segment SUV into showrooms, the car expected to account for 10% of the brand’s mix.. Priced from £16,295 to £20,495 and based on the latest Rio supermini, the Stonic is Kia’s first small SUV, competing against a constantly growing number of rivals including the Nissan Juke, Peugeot 2008, Renault Captur and Mazda CX-3. ...

Kia dealers will have access to the currently fastest-growing market sector when The Kia Stonic SUV goes on sale on 23 October at UK dealerships. Priced from £16,295 to £20,495, the Stonic is Kia’s first entry in the B-segment crossover/SUV market. In the last three years this segment has grown 50% and current predictions see it increasing by a further ...

Having completed the sixth and final month behind the wheel of our long term Kia Optima PHEV, it’s time to reflect on what it has been like to live with a plug-in petrol-electric hybrid. As previously reported it takes a little while to get used to and this is where dealers will play a vital role in educating customers and ...

Every other September the global automotive industry decends on the German city of Frankfurt, for what is the largest motor show in Europe. There are always a host of debuts at the event, giving a clear direction as to where the industry is heading in the next decade. This year, however, there are some question marks over the show, with ...

The second generation Peugeot 3008 went on sale in January 2017 and marked a sea change in the brand’s approach to the burgeoning mid-size crossover market with a new edgy design, quality interior and high levels of connectivity and technology. The old 3008 was unattractive and unremarkable. That’s all changed. The latest iteration is, in essence, the competitive SUV Peugeot ...

Ford has revealed its new European Mustang model ahead of sales starting in 2018. The new-look muscle car features a sleeker exterior design, an enhanced 450PS 5.0‑litre V8 engine, Ford’s new 10‑speed automatic transmission and 11 body colours. It will be available as a hard top and convertible. The car has been specially tuned for the European market and features ...

Dacia will unveil the second generation Duster at this month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, ahead of the car reaching UK showrooms in 2018. The new SUV sits on the same platform as its predecessor but some extra interior space is added by the windscreen being moved 100mm further forward and its rake angle steepened. The belt line of the shell is ...