Order books for the Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer are now open, with prices starting at £25,349. The all-wheel drive Insignia is offered with two trim levels – Country Tourer and Country Tourer Nav – along with the choice of two 2.0-litre diesel engines.
The Sustainable MotoExpo at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu has been cancelled.
Renault and partner Nissan Motor created a parts-procurement venture with AvtoVAZ, Russia’s biggest carmaker, as the manufacturers seek to limit costs as they expand in the country in a three-way tie-up.
The venture is modeled on the 12-year-old Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization, which holds a 50 percent stake in the new Russian entity, with AvtoVAZ owning the other half, the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
BMW has denied claims it used subcontracted engineers in France to obtain information on a rival’s car-sharing service.
Volkswagen will not grant immediate union recognition to its U.S. workers and may take months to reach agreement on a German-style works council for its Tennessee plant, company officials said today.
Talks with the UAW are likely to continue into next year, said Sebastian Patta, human resources chief at the Chattanooga factory.
