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• Another accolade for Nissan as it scoops top award from Motability Operations


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.• Nissan praised for its flexible approach ’ and new NV200 Wheelchair Accessible : Vehicle (WAV)


• Success in Motability reflected in a 60% : increase in saies iast year compared with 2008


Nissan has another trophy to add to the cabinet, as Britain's largest car builder is hailed Motability Supplier of the Year in the over 10,000 registrations per year category at the fifth annual Supplier Awards presented by Motability Operations.


As the company which operates the Motability car, powered wheelchair and scooter scheme, Motability .Operations recognises the people and businesses who deliver outstanding choice, excellence and customer satisfaction to over half a million customers. The Supplier Awards cover all areas of the Motability Operations business.


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: partnership vwth MotaMity Operations'was. [3raised ' vvith judges pafticulary'noting efforts to, r^ u c e ,' administration, customer supjxirt, and changes to save time for customers. Highly effective customer ’ service completes the range of first-class ' ' achievements for Nissan in the last year, and they prove to be an excellent winner at the Motabilily ■. Operations Supplier Awards.” \ ,


Judges were also impressed with Nissan’s 'work with Motability Operations to produce a new. Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle to the market. The award-winning NV200 MPV formed the perfect. basis for such a vehicle thanks to its class leading interior capacity, compact exterior dimensions and affordable prices.


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The success of the NV200 has helped Nissan to achieve significant increases in sales in the Motability sector. A huge 60% sales increase last year compared with 2008 resulted-in an 11% market share for Nissan - and this figure is o n . target to rise once again in 2010. Proying the strength in depth of Nissan’s versatile range, it’s the Qashqai that accounts for 70% of Nissan’s Motability sales while the versatile Note is also a popular choice.


Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd’s MD, Paul Willcox comments: "We are delighted to receive an award for the efforts we’ve made in the Motability sector. It’s been an area of particular focus over the past year and we have reaped the rewards both in terms of sales success and customer satisfaction. We look forward to working with Motability Operations in the future.”


The Motability Operations Supplier Awards took place at a business lunch on 16 July at Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire and were hosted by BBC newsreader Huw Edwards.


start-stop technology and a fashionably eco- tweaked green version called, naturally enough, the Blue.


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While the ilO ’s 1.2-litre petrol engine continues in improved form (13% more power, 9.2% less CC2, 8.7% better fuel consumption), the 1.1-litre unit that was the staple of the original ilO range has been replaced by a brand new three- cylinder 1.0-litre engine that powers the Blue and claims a combined consumption of 67.3rnpg. No one looks happy on UK


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Hyundai’s 110 has built a formidable reputation as one of the very best affordable small cars. The revised range boasts smarter styling, new engines and an eco-focused Blue model with C02 emissions of just 99g/km. Steve Walker reports...


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The Hyundai 110 has been a very strong contender in the city car segment offering impressive standards of quality and design backed-up by the generous specification you expect from Hyundai and that famous five-year warranty. Now the facelifted little car is on an efficiency dnve with an all-new 1.0-litre engine,


petrol forecourts these days but at least the ilO should ease the pain inflicted by the extortionate pump prices. Exploiting the full-planet saving potential of the efficient new 1.0-litre engine, the Blue emits just 99g/km of CC2 and so exempts itself from VED and the London Congestion Charge. It’s currently the only sub-£l Ok five-seater car on the market to achieve this, and the first of a family of Blue models that will feature similar environmental technology.


With just 68bhp at its disposal, the new 1.0 ilO Blue just about wings ‘frisky’ in the confines of an urban environment but its rather feeble looking 0-62mph time of 14.8s is actually a whole second quicker than the old 1.1 could manage. Like that car, it struggles a bit out of town but the new three-pot motor is a sweet engine with an engaging off-beat soundtrack that’s fun to work hard. And the precise action of the five-speed gearbox means it’s no chore keeping it on the boil. That said, the updated 1,2 powerplant with 85bhp makes life considerably more relaxed behind the wheel


and adds to the fun quotient by actually putting a little heat into a surprisingly nifty chassis. And with a combined consumption o f 61,4mpg and CC2 emission of just 108 g/km, you’re hardly going to be branded a climate criminal.


-The ilO has one of the longest wheelbases in its class. At 2,380mm, it’s 65mm longer than the Aygo/C1/107 trio, which are largely identical bar the badges, and over 80mm longer than the Rat’s Panda. ,This should aid ride comfort and handling in the MO, while also maximising interior space. The long wheelbase has been achieved by pushing the wheels right into the comers' of the car so as not to increase overall length by too much. At 3,565mm long and 1,595mm


_ wide, the MO remains usefully compact. It’s actually 166mm shorter than the Toyota Aygo and around 25mm longer than a Rat Panda so parking shouldn’t be too problematic. The exterior design - freshened up with reprofiled headlights, bumpers and grille, is marginally more adventurous than before. The city car market was once riddled with non-descript wheeled boxes whereas modem offerings tend to lay on the cheeky style as thick as possible and the ilO falls somewhere between these two stools. The gentle curves around the front end work well and the rear is a little sharper with its angles but the overall shape is neatly integrated.


City car buyers aren’t going short of choice at the moment. Small, economical vehicles that can help motorists sidestep the worst of the environmental taxation burden are very much in vogue and if they can do so with some design flair and a little bit of cheekiness thrown in, well, so much the better. Hyundai’s refreshed MO might lack the sparkle to seduce the nation’s urban trendies but it continues to put a definite tick in the boxes marked quality, practicalitty and value. Relatively small changes for the South Korean car maker’s popular city car, but then it wasn’t broken in the first place.


CAR: Hyundai ilO PRICES: £8,195 - £9,595 - on the road INSURANCE GROUP: 9-11 C02 EMISSIONS: 99-129g/km PERFORMANCE: [1.2] Max Speed 105mph/ 0-60mph 12.3s FUEL CONSUMPTION: [1.2] (combined) 61.4mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: four airbags, ABS WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: length/width/heightmm 3565/1595/1540


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Th^iade and Upgrada Programme enaUes eltolile aistomefs *0 obtain a minimum part eatwige value for a qualifying vehicle when ty^asiTvg a new Hyundat at a pamdMting ajthot«ed UK H joir^ dealer by 31st March 20! 1. The £3XD0 aUftvanea offer is for the purchase of a new Hyundai i30. the £2 000 allowance offer is for the purchase of a new H-rtndat i20 and the f l 700 allowance off» is for the Pwiia« of a newHyund^lia excluding 110 C c that qualifies for a ClffXi allovvanca. The scheme is subject to the terms and conditions of the programs - see wi«vhytindai«.ulghiadeiTOfade oraskyourlocal dealer: Offers aresubjeetto availability and may te varied or vvithdrawhai any tiliS^nd'SU rt K


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