Car and Van News

Toyota is to release a version of its Auris Hybrid family hatch with CO2 emissions cut to 84g/km.

The 6g/km shaving will enable the Auris to claim the lowest emissions figure in its class.

Citroën has added the Relay to its range of LCVs equipped with a fuel and emissions-saving stop-and-start function.

The mid-sized van is now on sale in two versions following its unveiling at last month’s CV show in Birmingham.

Volkswagen has opened order books for its latest Golf BlueMotion, promising the best emissions and economy yet seen in the car.

The new BlueMotion offers official combined cycle fuel consumption of 88.3 mpg and CO2 emissions of 85g/km.

Vauxhall is hoping to persuade more customers into its electric range-extender Ampera by paying for three years of running costs.

The package will offer three years or 60,000 miles free servicing and a £2,000 fuel contribution, enough to cover three years of both electric and petrol costs for an average Ampera driver.

Volkswagen is putting its dealers through a major revamp, with new showroom designs and in some cases moves to new sites.

According to the brand 49 of the 210 UK dealers have undergone the changes, with a further 70 set for completion before the end of the year.

Peugeot hopes to boost the UK’s love-affair with its hot hatches with the arrival of the new 208 GTI in the next few weeks.

The UK is expected to account for 20 per cent of all sales of Peugeot’s latest pocket rocket – the most powerful GTI yet from the French manufacturer.

Ford has taken the wraps off its Transit Courier van during the CV show at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre.

The fourth and final member of the new Transit range is also the smallest, though with what Ford describes as class-leading loadspace.