The new seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf TDI BlueMotion has proved itself to be a real three-litre car managing to use only 2.92 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres (97mpg) from a 995 mile trip from Nantes to Copenhagen.
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Europe’s dealers focus on used cars to survive slump
Europe’s leading independent dealer groups have turned their focus to selling more used cars and making more money from aftersales to survive the region’s new-car sales slump.
Tesla’s Musk says there ‘definitely’ won’t be recall of Model S
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said “there definitely won’t be a recall” of the company’s Model S sedan as the electric-car maker waits to see if U.S. regulators investigate crash-related fires involving the vehicle.
electric car sales hit record high in UK
While electric cars may not have taken off as quickly as the likes of Renault and Nissan had hoped, the latest figures from the government’s £5,000 electric car grant scheme show that sales have leapt 25% in the last quarter.
American NTSB report underscores need for electronic logging devices
American Trucking Associations said the safety recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board emphasize the need for the Obama Administration to accelerate efforts to mandate electronic logging devices in commercial trucks and to improve its Compliance, Safety, Accountability fleet safety monitoring and measurement system.
