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SsangYong dealers now have two versions of the Tivoli B-segment crossover to offer following the arrival in showrooms this week of the XLV model. Priced from £18,250, the Tivoli XLV is presented as a range-topping but chiefly more practical variant of the model launched last year, thanks to extended room in the boot. It is available in both 2WD and ...

The arrival in showrooms this month of  the fourth-generation Renault Megane is one of the brand’s most significant launches following its product and dealer cull back in 2012. After that low point Renault dealers are enjoying strong sales on the back of the latest Clio and all-new Captur and Kadjar crossovers. However, success in the C-segment is crucial to Renault’s ...

The first export models of the all-new UK-built Honda Civic hatchback have set sail from Southampton to the US ahead of their showroom debut in September. Honda confirmed that production of the tenth generation model for the UK and Europe would begin later this year with sales starting in the first quarter of 2017. The European model is expected to ...

Honda dealers can be excused for holding their heads in their hands after the brand took the decision not to replace the original HR-V after it ceased production 10 years ago only to then see all its competitors launch vehicles into what has become the fastest growing new car sector. The original HR-V, launched in 1999, was a quirky looking ...

Audi dealers will be finding showroom space for another addition to the brand’s expanding line-up with the launch of the Q2 SUV. The Q2 will be the smallest member of Audi’s SUV line-up and designed to appeal to younger, urban-based buyers. Order books have opened with prices ranging from £20,230 to £31,170. The Q2 will be offered with a choice ...

It’s been a long time coming but Seat finally has a presence in the fast growing SUV sector with the new Ateca, which will go head-to-head with the Nissan Qashqai, Renault Kadjar and its own sibling, the Volkswagen Tiguan. Built on the same platform that underpins the well-liked Seat Leon, the designers have managed to retain the sharp-edged styling of ...

Volkswagen dealers will hope to widen the appeal of the fleet favourite Passat with the launch of the first plug-in hybrid version this month. Order books are now open for the Passat GTE, which will be available in both saloon and estate form. On-the-road prices start from £36,525 for the saloon and £38,075 for the estate, but buyers can effectively ...

A British entrepreneur’s plan to revive the discontinued Defender may have been thwarted by Land Rover after the carmaker reasserted its rights to the iconic off-roader. Earlier this month Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), the chairman of chemicals giant Ineos, revealed he had launched a feasibility study to “resurrect the Land Rover Defender and build the world’s best and most rugged off ...

Mercedes-Benz has announced the spec and prices for the Mercedes E-Class Estate Priced from £37,935, the sixth-generation Estate follows the saloon, which arrived in UK showrooms in May. It is built on an all-new platform that uses high-strength steel and aluminium to produce significant weight savings, while the shell is also completely redesigned, lower than its predecessor with its styling ...

Skoda dealers are taking delivery of a new version of the Superb promoted as the most powerful production model the brand has ever offered. The Superb 2.0 TSI 280PS is on sale in hatch and estate forms, at prices starting from £31,445 for the hatch and £32,745 for the estate. Its powertrain is based around a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine ...