Category: Gear
Classic car 1950s Jaguar D-Type is listed for sale at auction for £9 million, sold by Ex- F1 supremo and legendary motorsport mogul Bernie Ecclestone on January 18, 2018, by Sotheby. In the 1920s as a young car dealer, he shifted the 170mph D-type for just £3,500. This model is now one of the world’s most…
Mercedes-Benz has announced a recall of 400, 000 cars including A, B, C, E-Class and CLA, GLA and GLC models built between November 2011 and July 2017, in the UK over fears airbags could deploy in error. Daimler-owned Mercedes spokesperson said “ If the steering column module clock spring is broken, the driver airbag warning…
Chopard unveiled “The Full Strike”, its crown-operated first-minute repeating watch, with sapphire gongs and a slew of patents on security devices to ensure the watch does not break when it is mishandled. The 21-year-old manufacturer chose the design to be least complicated. This is the first time we’ve heard a Chopard minute repeater strikes the…
China’s new Clean Air Act came into effect in March 2017 and this affected the high-end super sports car manufacturers who in the past had been exempt from the Chinese environmental rules that measure whether engines meet emissions limits after clocking up 99.42miles (160km). Aston Martins, Lamborghinis, McLarens and Morgan Motor Company all have a…
The Japanese carmaker Toyota is to invest £240m in its UK factory at Burnaston plant near Derby, which made 180, 000 vehicles last year, including the Auris and Avensis models. The factory employs about 2, 500 people, and another 590 at Toyota’s engine plant at Deeside, North Wales. Johan Van Zyl, chief executive of Toyota…
Loss-making British Luxury brand, James Bond carmaker, Aston Martin reported its sixth consecutive annual loss but said its latest DB11 equipped with Mercedes electronic gadgets boosted sales in the end of 2016. Aston Marin Marque, which made a £71.9m loss in 2016, £127.9m loss in 2015, the fifth consecutive year the company has filed to make…
PSA owners of Peugeot and Citroen cars has struck a deal of €2.2bn (£1.9bn) to buy General Motors’ European unit including Vauxhall. Loss-making GM Europe has UK factories at Ellesmere Port and Luton which employs 4, 500 people. With GM’s Opel and Vauxhall operations, PSA Group jumps to become the second largest carmaker in…