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Bentley is embarking on a new design era, steered by the man behind Lamborghini's stunning 21st century portfolio. Luc Donckerwolke, the Belgian who has held official positions at Audi, Bentley, Skoda, VW and Lamborghini, and worked in the background shaping the rest of VW Group's brands, is now getting down to business at Crewe. 'They told me: "You have to ...

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Lambo man flies in to revamp Bentley design

Phil McNamara, 31 January 2013 16:00

Range Rover Evoque drives British exports boom (2013)

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Ollie Kew and Phil McNamara, 24 January 2013 09:30

Range Rover’s smash-hit Evoque has driven UK car production to its highest level since 2008, and an all-time record export level. In 2012, UK car manufacturing was up 9% compared with 2011, with 1.46m cars produced. Almost 83% were exported. The Evoque was 2012’s standout performer, having racked up an astonishing 108,598 sales last year. In August, Land Rover’s Halewood ...

Maserati announces names of new saloon, SUV at Paris

Tim Pollard, 28 September 2012 09:45

Maserati announced the names of three of its forthcoming new cars at the 2012 Paris motor show. From 2013, Fiat's upmarket sports luxury wing will finally launch a barrage of new product to overcome worries it's just producing endless versions of its existing range. The new Maserati Quattroporte will be launched at the 2013 Detroit auto show in January. No ...

Bentley's new boss confirms SUV back to drawing board

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Tim Pollard, 27 September 2012 15:20

Bentley's new chairman and CEO, Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, confirmed today that the EXP 9F - the controversial SUV shown at the 2012 Geneva motor show - would be heavily redesigned before going on sale. CAR greeted the EXP 9F with the headline 'I'm a Bentley designer, get me out of here' in our Geneva show issue. Ironically, head of design ...

Dacia Duster (2012) priced from £8995

Ollie Kew, 27 June 2012 10:37

Renault's sub-brand Dacia will price its Duster compact SUV from just £8995 when it goes on UK sale on 28 June 2012. That puts the Duster among Ford Fiesta and Hyundai i10 prices, and around £6000-7000 less than its rivals from Skoda and Nissan. A new 4x4 for less than £9000? Well, not quite. The entry-level Duster may only cost ...

Mitsubishi readies Outlander plug-in hybrid (2012)

Ollie Kew, 18 June 2012 14:40

Mitsubishi is set to pull the wraps off the plug-in hybrid version of its Outlander SUV at the 2012 Paris motor show. As CAR previously reported back in February, Mitsubishi is continuing its commitment to electrify its range, with the Outlander PHEV incorporating lesson's learned from the brand's fully electric iMiEV city car. Hang on. What's a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV? ...

UK car manufacturing to hit record high by 2015

Tim Pollard, 12 June 2012 09:11

Britain is on track to hit a new all-time car manufacturing high by the end of 2015. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders forecasts that car production is set to top 2 million a year in three years' time. That's enough to eclipse the 1.92m record set forty years ago in 1972. What's causing the increase in UK car ...

Dacia prepares for its UK market D-Day

Mark Hamilton, 03 May 2012 05:15

Renault may have halved its UK product range and taken a profit tumble in 2011, but its budget car subsidiary Dacia has been growing strongly with its range of no-nonsense value-for-money cars. The Dacia Duster SUV has been winning plaudits for its cheap-and-cheerful blend of practicality and value,and leads the UK market launch next month. Dacia: Renault's developing market brand ...

Land Rover Defender to star in 2012's new Bond film

Phil McNamara, 24 February 2012 13:48

Land Rover’s Defender will be one of the star vehicles of the new James Bond film Skyfall, due in cinemas this winter. The venerable 4x4 will be driven in a chase sequence by Naomi Harris’s character, Eve. And the assignment is shaping up to be one of the toughest in the Defender’s 64-year history, says Skyfall co-producer Andrew Noakes. ‘We ...

BMW X4 confirmed for production in 2014

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Tim Pollard (artist's impressions by Christian Schulte), 16 January 2012 17:35

More details have emerged about BMW's forthcoming X4. As previously reported by CAR, the new 2014 X4 is in essence a baby X6 - a sort of squashed coupe-cum-4x4 to appeal to outward-going types. Now Frank-Peter Arndt, BMW's board member in charge of production, has confirmed the new BMW X4 will be built at Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, USA. ...

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