A simple, affordable and apparently foolproof solution to the problem that has led to the current worldwide ‘demonisation’ of diesel engines -- emissions of life-limiting NOx -- has been discovered by a team of British automotive research specialists at Loughborough University. The system, called ACCT (ammonia creation and conversion technology), has reached such a promising stage that the creators are being besieged by car manufacturers, component suppliers and even owners of large diesel fleets that have heard about the innovation and are desperate to use it to solve what they see as motoring’s most urgent problem. More

There's a huge range of crossovers and small SUVs on the market today, and these are our top tenWith a decade of sales on the new car market, the crossover really can do no wrong. If you want a barometer of what buyers want from a car, you only need to look at the upwards sales trend of this now-lucrative sector. These pseudo-SUVs are selling like hot cakes, and you really can't count yourself as a mass producer of cars if you don't have at least one crossover on your fleet.
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The Nissan Qashqai pioneered the concept of delivering family car space and running costs in a body that takes inspiration from larger SUVs and 4x4s. But today it's just one model in an increasingly fragmented sector. There are smaller models - also pioneered by Nissan with the stylistically challenging Juke - larger models with seven seats, sporty versions and luxury variants across the board, too. More