British-built solar powered drone can fly at 70,000ft for a YEAR

A British-built solar powered drone with a 115ft wingspan that can stay in the air for over a year will be an alternative to low Earth orbit satellites, its developers claim. PHASA-35 is a cutting edge drone being developed by BAE systems at their facility in Warton, Lancashire that can fly about at 70,000ft above … Read more

Nissan’s new British-built Qashqai SUV to start from £23,535

Nissan has today confirmed the pricing for the latest version of Britain’s best-selling – and home-built – SUV, the Qashqai. The Sunderland-made family car will start from £23,535 when it hits showrooms in a matter of weeks. This gets you a 136bhp 1.3-litre mild-hybrid petrol engine in the most basic ‘Visia’ trim level. Nissan says … Read more

Nissan’s new British-built Qashqai SUV to start from £23,595

Nissan has today confirmed the pricing for the latest version of Britain’s best-selling – and home-built – SUV, the Qashqai. The Sunderland-made family car will start from £23,595 when it hits showrooms in a matter of weeks. This gets you a 136bhp 1.3-litre mild-hybrid petrol engine in the most basic ‘Visia’ trim level. Nissan says … Read more

Two astronauts will install a British-built broadband terminal on the ISS

Astronauts will step outside the International Space Station to install a new British-built terminal that will allow them to connect to the internet at broadband speeds.  NASA’s Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will venture outside at 12:05 GMT to undertake a six hour mission to mount the suitcase-sized device to the European Space Agency (ESA) … Read more

Vauxhall launches new British-built £46,000 Vivaro campervan

Even with the vaccine roll out, it’s not clear how soon it’ll be that overseas holidays become the norm again. That means many Britons will be planning to staycation in 2021 to avoid travel and potential financial losses of cancelled trip abroad. Holidays in the UK during 2020 has seen appetite for campervan surge, with … Read more

More than half of drivers will consider buying a British-built car from next year

More than half of car buyers will consider buying models made in Britain if EU trade negotiations fall through and consumers face import tariffs on new cars, according to a poll of motorists. In a survey of 1,728 in-market motor buyers who are eagerly scouring showrooms and website to purchase new vehicles, 53 per cent … Read more

Nissan targets downsizing drivers with its new British-built Qashqai SUV 

Nissan is targeting ‘downsizers’ by offering business class comfort and tech at economy class prices with its next generation British-built Qashqai compact SUV, say bosses. The interior of the new sports-utility vehicle – to be built at the Japanese firm’s Sunderland factory, whether or not there is a trade deal over Brexit – is said … Read more

Nissan targets downsizing drivers with its new British-built Qashqai SUV 

Nissan is targeting ‘downsizers’ by offering business class comfort and tech at economy class prices with its next generation British-built Qashqai compact SUV, say bosses. The interior of the new sports-utility vehicle – to be built at the Japanese firm’s Sunderland factory, whether or not there is a trade deal over Brexit – is said … Read more