The automotive news wheel is always turning. If you’re not constantly checking CarAdvice – which you should be doing, by the way – it can be easy for some headlines to slip through the cracks.
To make sure you haven’t missed anything important, we’ve gathered what we reckon are the hottest news stories from this week, right here. Check them out, and let us know what caught your eye.
The Fiat Fullback has been withdrawn from sale across Europe, leaving the company without a ute in a segment led by the likes of the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger.
Richard Chamberlain, head of Fiat Professional UK, told Auto Express "low sales volumes and the forthcoming Euro 6 diesel emissions legislation meant it was no longer viable for Fiat Professional to offer the Fullback".
The Fullback was launched in 2015, and was only ever sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Another month, another sales dip. Australia’s new vehicle market declined in April by 8.9%, making it 13 successive months where sales were lower than the equivalent month, in the preceding year.
VFACTS data submitted by car makers recorded 75,550 sales, down from 82,930 in April of 2018. The April 2019 tally is the lowest April sales result since 2011, when 74,214 new cars were sold.
Vauxhall has revealed its all-new Vivaro van at the CV Show in Birmingham, UK.
Based on the PSA Group's EMP2 modular architecture, the new Vivaro is the former-GM brand's take on the Peugeot Expert, and will be built at the company's facility in Luton – securing 1250 British jobs.
Nissan North America has confirmed it will discontinue the 370Z Roadster from the 2020 model year, according to a new report out of the US.
Speaking with Motor Authority, Kyle Torrens, spokesperson for the manufacturer's American division, said Nissan "will not offer the Roadster variant for the current-generation Z beginning with model year 2020".
This marks the end of a 10-year run for the drop-top Z in the States, first joining the range in 2009 for the 2010 model-year.
