Following the announcements on UK pricing for the Kangoo Van Z.E. and Twizy, Renault today confirmed prices for its third pure-electric model, the Fluence Z.E. ahead of its launch in the market in 2012. The four-door, five seat Fluence Z.E. saloon will carry an on-the-road price of �22,850, which drops to �17,850 (US$28,500) after the �5,000 UK Plug-In Car Grant has been deducted.
Another day, another chapter in the ongoing saga that is the survival of Saab. After yesterday�s order from a (yet unnamed) Chinese company, which temporarily solved its cash-flow problem, today the automaker announced that it has reached an agreement with a consortium of Swedish real investors led by Hemfosa Fastigheter AB, for the sale of 50.1% of Saab Property for a period of 15 years.
Four years, six months and 23 days after the first Qashqai small crossover rolled off the Sunderland Plant�s production line in the UK on December 5, 2006, Nissan has passed the 1 million milestone. The Japanese automaker said the Qashqai is �easily the highest-volume car produced in the UK� adding that no other car in Britain has reached the one million mark in such a short period.
