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Electric Lightning GT

By Dimitri Pesin Motor Industry 10 June 2008 10:30 Specialist manufacturer Lightning Car Company is set to build a 700bhp electric sports car. The Lightning GT will be powered by batteries and capable of delivering a range of 250 miles on a single charge by distributing power through electric wheel motors. All of the power will be available from zero rpm and a 0-60 time of under four seconds is predicted.

BMW to invest £500 million in UK MINI production

David Cameron welcomes BMW's £500 million investment in the UK What’s going on? Two days on the trot we get good news about the UK economy. Yesterday we reported that Nissan are to invest £192 million to design and build the next generation Qashqai in the UK, and today comes confirmation from BMW that they will be spending £500 million over the next three years in the UK as they gear up for the next generation MINI.

Aston Martin appoints Nissan's Andy Palmer as new CEO

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 02 September 2014 09:14 Nissan product chief Andy Palmer, 51, has been appointed chief executive office of Aston Martin. A corporate spokeswoman at Aston Martin confirmed the news to CAR magazine ahead of an official announcement at 10.00am today. 'We are delighted he's joining us,' she said.