Land Rover has appointed Colin Green its new UK managing director (Land Rover)
• Volvo is celebrating after the Mayor of London agreed to cut the £8-a-day Congestion Charge for any vehicle producing less than 100g/km of CO2 and meeting Euro5 emissions regs. It says three of its DRIVe models will be exempt, saving owners up to £2500 a year (Volvo)
• Renault has cut up to £1855 off the newly facelifted Laguna range (Renault)
• Toyota is recalling a further 1.5 million cars over potential brake and fuel pump defects (BBC News)
• Audi plans to sell more than 1m cars a year in China, reports CEO Rupert Stadler. He says Audi may have to build a new factory there to cope with demand (Automotive News Europe)
• GM has started educating the emergency services in the US on how to respond to an accident involving the Chevrolet Volt. Firemen are being told how to manage batteries and electronics with which they may be unfamiliar (Detroit News)
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