Manufacturers

Volkswagen factories to go greener

  • January 3, 2012

vw-factory-plan.jpgVolkswagen has said that its factories will be 25% greener by 2018.

BMW Group to supply diesel engines to Toyota

  • December 1, 2011

bmw-3-series-12.jpgBMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have agreed to collaborate on the supply of diesel engines and the development of lithium-ion battery technologies.

Nissan to launch hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell

  • October 24, 2011

nissan-leaf-charge.jpgNissan has announced its new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016, and it includes an all-new front-wheel drive hybrid model and an all-new plug-in hybrid model.

Infiniti Centres expand

  • October 17, 2011

infiniti-centre-stockport.jpgThe Infiniti M35 hybrid is one of our favourite cars that we’ve driven this year; the main problem was where to buy one from, but that is now being solved with the roll-out of Infiniti Centres around the UK.

Jaguar Land Rover to build low emission engine factory

  • September 21, 2011

jaguar-xf.jpgJaguar Land Rover has confirmed a £355 million investment in a new UK facility to manufacture all-new, advanced technology low emission 4-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

BMW wins most sustainable car company award again

  • September 7, 2011

bmw-520d-ed-f.jpgThe BMW Group has once again been named the automotive industry's sector leader in the ranking published by the SAM Group for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI).

Mercedes greens its dealerships

  • August 4, 2011

mercedes-watford-f.jpgMercedes-Benz Retail Group (MBRG) is reducing its carbon footprint through a new ‘Green Dealer’ initiative, designed to make its retail sites more environmentally-friendly.

Toyota’s solar-powered car production

  • August 1, 2011

toyota-solar-2-f.jpgThe manufacturing of cars has just become greener, thanks to the generation of energy from a huge solar array at Toyota’s Burnaston car plant.

Toyota is the world’s greenest brand

  • July 29, 2011

toyota-prius-3-generations-f.jpgToyota is the world’s greenest brand, according to a new global survey, and the company’s market-leading development of full hybrid technology is a key contributor to Toyota’s strong green performance.

Fiat has lowest CO2 again

  • March 11, 2011

fiat-500-paris-edit-f.jpgThe Fiat brand and Fiat Group recorded Europe’s lowest volume weighted CO2 emissions, with Fiat Automobiles logging a CO2 average of just 123.1 g/km (4.7 g/km less than the 2009 average).