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BMW is to launch a plug-in hybrid version of its big-selling X5 SUV later this year. The X5 xDrive40e is expected in showrooms in the autumn, at prices and specifications yet to be confirmed. BMW claims combined cycle fuel economy figures of 85.6mpg, along with CO2 emissions of 77g/km while the performance, notably the 6.8-second 0-62mph time, matches one of ...

Skoda dealers will have seven engines and four trim levels to offer customers when the all-new Superb arrives in showrooms in September. The car will be priced from £18,640, for the 1.4 TSI 125PS model in S trim, to £33,840, buying a Laurent & Klement trim car with a 2-litre TDI diesel of 190PS, four-wheel-drive and a DSG gearbox. Skoda ...

The next wave of new cars destined for UK showrooms have been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. As the first major motor show of the year, Geneva is the place where all manufacturers choose to make a splash by unveiling production models, showing their future intent with concepts or announcing strategic plans. Manufacturers also use the event to show ...

Suzuki will put its Celerio city car back on sale in the first week of March, having fixed a braking issue that stopped the car’s UK market launch earlier this month. The fault, discovered by Autocar journalists conducting a braking test, forced the brand to recall the car on 2 February, the same weekend it went on UK sale. The ...

Rolls-Royce has confirmed that it is will launch its first SUV. No timescale has been set for the unnamed car coming to market but industry sources suggest it could appear in 2017. Plans for the brand to follow the example of its direct rival Bentley, which launches its Bentayga SUV later this year, were confirmed in an open letter released ...

BMW will be the first premium brand to offer an MPV when its 2 Series Gran Tourer goes on sale in UK showrooms from June. The seven-seater will see BMW competing against the likes of Citroen’s Grand C4 Picasso, Ford S-MAX and Renault’s Grand Scenic. Prices start at £24,175. The car, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in ...

Suzuki is manufacturing new brake parts for the recalled Celerio which it hopes to supply to the UK and other right hand drive markets within the next three weeks. Sales of the brand’s all-new entry model, which replaces the Alto and Splash, were suspended on 2 February, just 24 hours after the car went on sale, following a braking fault ...

Renault dealers will be able to double their efforts in the booming crossover market by the end of 2015 with the introduction of the all-new Kadjar, the brand’s first Qashqai-sized competitor. The Kadjar will go on sale in the autumn as a larger sibling to the Captur and a direct rival to cars such as the Ford Kuga and Hyundai ...

Suzuki has temporarily suspended sales of its new Celerio model just 24 hours after the car went on sale in UK dealerships. The issue was uncovered last week by an Autocar journalist carrying out a controlled 80mph emergency braking test in the city car at the Millbrook Proving Ground. The brand has notified customers through its dealer network and issued ...

Seven Hyundai dealers have been selected to sell the brand’s new flagship premium saloon when it goes on sale in April. The car, pitched as a BMW 5 Series alternative, is indicative of Hyundai’s plans to move upmarket and will sell from £47,995. Hyundai describes the Genesis as the most refined and technologically advanced car it has ever made available ...