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London Taxi maker Manganese Bronze bought by China’s Geely

China automotive giant Geely has bought Manganese Bronze – makers of the iconic London Black Cab – in an £11.04 million deal. The iconic London Black Cab has been an accident waiting to happen for years, as under investment in making the Black Cab fit for the 21st century saw competition – like the Mercedes Vito Taxi and the Nissan NV200 Cab – start to offer serious competition to the taxi that identifies London. Despite an investment by China’s Geely – when Geely bought 20 per cent of Manganese Bronze, makers of the Black Cab – and the bulk of the Black Cab being produced in China and bolted together in the Midlands, the final nail in the coffin for Manganese Bronze was the recall of 400 TX4 cabs over a steering fault.

Honda planning new Civic Type-R, Compact SUV, Hydrogen & more for 2015

Honda boss, Takanobu Ito, has revealed plans for a new Civic Type-R, new compact SUV, new hydrogen car and more by 2015. Could it be that Honda are starting to come out of the beige doldrums? Although there’s little doubt that Honda makes a very good car, it’s seemed to have been very cautious and chosen follow more than lead in recent years.

Hyundai ix35 teased ahead of Frankfurt

The Hyundai ix35 teased ahead of Frankfurt (click for full image) But in Europe, it has been sales of the Hyundai Tucson that have driven Hyundai’s sales. An able and competent small SUV – at a bargain price – it has racked up some quite impressive sales. But it’s time to move on, and Hyundai will be revealing the Hyundai ix35 at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month as the Tucson’s replacement.