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New car lines
publication date: Aug 23, 2010
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author/source: Robin Roberts
Mitsubishi Motors has slashed the price of its
i-MiEV’s electric car to £28,990 for orders placed for delivery from 1
January 2011.
This coincides with the UK Government’s recently confirmed consumer
incentive of £5,000 – which means customers will only have to pay
£23,990. i-MiEV pricing was previously announced on 23 March 2010 at
£38,699 before the £5,000 government consumer incentive. |  | This price realignment signals Mitsubishi Motors’ global intentions to
remain first in the promotion and establishment of the early electric
vehicle market, said Lance Bradley, Mitsubishi Motors in the UK’s
Managing Director.
He added, “The i-MiEV will remain first in all
respects. We have been first in almost every aspect of the UK’s EV market for the
last 2 to 3 years and we’re not going to give up that position easily.”
Over 2,300 i-MiEVs have been operating on Japanese roads since full
production started in July 2009 – making Mitsubishi Motors the first
manufacturer to mass-produce an electric vehicle in the world. The
i-MiEV has been proving its reliability and usefulness on the UK’s roads
since 2007, and has been involved in official government end-user
trials since mid-December 2009 with customers in the Coventry and
Birmingham area.
This will put additional pressure on Mitsubishi partner Peugeot to cut
the price of its model based on the i-MiEV and pits them more strongly
against the Nissan LEAF which is still cheaper at £23,990. | | | |  | Ford's new Mondeo Sport special edition goes on sale
next month, combining over £2,000 of extra options and elegant style on
the road.
The high-spec Ford Mondeo Sport will be limited to just 3,000 customers.
They will enjoy features including satellite navigation system
covering Europe, automatic headlamps, rain-sensing wipers and
self-dimming rear view mirror.The equipment list, which also includes 17-inch alloy wheels, front and
rear parking sensors and solar reflect windscreen to maintain a cool
cabin temperature, is valued at over £2,000. |
The Ford Mondeo Sport will
be available from September 1 at £18,795 for the petrol version and
£19,495 for the diesel – or from just £300 over the Zetec series which
the new Sport is based on.
Jon Gunn-Smith, Ford large car product manager, said: "Mondeo Sport
represents the outstanding value typical of all vehicles sporting the
Blue Oval badge. It will be on sale for a limited period during the
lifetime of the new '60' plate, so interested customers should get in
quick."
Ford Mondeo Sport can be specified with either 1.8-litre 125PS diesel or
2.0 145PS petrol engines. Available in four colours – Frozen White,
Panther Black, Sea Grey, and Moondust Silver – Mondeo Sport will go on
sale in five-door and estate bodystyles. | | | |
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