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New Mercedes A Class: Production increased to meet demand

With over 70,000 orders already in the pipeline for the new Mercedes A Class, Mercedes are increasing production to meet demand. The increase in production at Mercedes plant in Rastatt, Germany, means adding a third shift to effectively increase production by almost 50 per cent and make a dent in the 70k plus orders Mercedes already has for the new A Class. That’s in stark contrast to the recent news that Mercedes is having to slash production of the S Class as sales falter, partly due to a new S Class in the pipeline for 2013 but also because buyers are falling in love with more compact offerings.

Volvos to get twin-clutch gearbox

By Ben Pulman Motor Industry 14 May 2008 13:33 Volvo’s C30, S40 and V50 are now available with a new six-speed twin-clutch ‘box – dubbed Powershift – mated to the company’s 134bhp 2.0-litre diesel. The new twin-clutch gearbox has been developed with Getrag (and Volvo's parent company Ford), and is basically the same unit recently announced in the Focus and C-Max. Volvo claims the new gearbox offers an 8 percent improvement in fuel consumption over a conventional six-speed automatic.

Morgan Eva GT: Teaser sketch before launch at Pebble

The Morgan Eva GT Sketch - will debut at Pebble next week Back in June we reported that Morgan are planning a new car – the Morgan Eva GT – which is destined to be a limited edition, four seat coupe. And that it was due to launch at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance later this year. Well, it’s now ‘later this year’ and Pebble is almost upon us, Morgan has decided a further little tease to whet our appetites is called for before the real deal arrives next week.