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Driver Power 20results here. Don't buy your new car without checking them.German government testing has not uncovered any evidence of manufacturers other than the VW Group using defeat devices in emissions tests, but it has highlighted the gap between official laboratory test results and real-world emissions figures.The Department for Transport report, revealed today, concluded that “existing lab tests designed to ensure emissions limits are met have been shown to be inadequate and this is why the UK has secured a tough new Europe-wide Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test”.Honda builds the Civic in Swindon. Described as a great-looking small family car which is sturdily built, by WhatCar? magazine, it handles well and the boot is one of the largest in its class.Electric car maker Tesla is expanding in the UK with a raft of showrooms.The American auto giant, set up to make environmentally friendly vehicles more mainstream, has been opening in upmarket shopping centres and high streets.

Mapping UK automotive - Automotive Council UK

This statistic compares the market shares of the leading ten car companies in the United Kingdom (UK) between March 20and March 20on a quarterly basis. The leading three companies: For Vauxhall and Volkswagen obviously dominated the market with the remaining seven companies each holding less than seven percent market share. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has reported that he number of cars made in the UK last month was up 1% year on year to 14955. The sector continued to buck the gloomy mood across the rest of the manufacturing industry thanks to strong domestic sales, which rose 2%, whilst exports climbed %. Output was 1% higher over January and February than it was over the same period last year, with 285vehicles built during the two months.Ian Robertson denied BMW was saying car prices or labor costs would definitely go up if U.K. leaves the EU.