Car and Van News

Nissan is recalling 841,000 of its vehicles due to the threat of a steering wheel problem.

According to the brand an insufficiently-tightened bolt could cause the steering wheel to loosen and eventually separate.

BMW is to sell its new i range of cars through 46 of the brand’s UK dealers.

On stream at the end of this year they will initially show off the first two members of BMW’s electric sub-brand.

Mercedes-Benz is to launch a new V6 petrol engine onto the UK market.

It will debut on soon-to-arrive heavily revised versions of the E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet, and replace a much bigger V8.

Skoda intends to add a second SUV to its line-up, larger than the Yeti, as part of its bid to increase global sales by 50 per cent over the next few years.

The big sister to the Yeti (pictured) is seen as a vital cog to the brand’s ambitious expansion plans.

UK car manufacturing slid 6.3 per cent in March as British plants felt the effect of slumping sales in mainland Europe.

The total of 126,909 units contributed to 393,416 over the first quarter of 2013, down two per cent.

Audi has unveiled a concept version of its TT coupe that tips the scales some 300kg lighter than the stock model.

Dubbed the TT ultra quattro concept, the car has been developed for next month‘s annual gathering of Audi enthusiasts in Wörthersee, Germany.

A British company may have found the answer to technology issues holding back the introduction of clean fuel-cell vehicles.

The breakthrough could see hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles – seen by many as the answer to all-electric mobility without the range restrictions of battery-electric cars – on the roads sooner, and a lot cheaper.