question present perfect or past

[MIRIAMTTI]

I sometimes have to translate from Spanish into English news articles, and I have a doubt on the tense use. Present simple or past: example

The company announced the launch of a new car model
Or
The company has announced the launch of a new car model

I would really appreciate any advice

Thank you

Miriam

[MrPedantic]

Hello Miriam

If it is news (i.e. new news), you can use the present perfect. It gives a note of immediacy:

1. Ford has released details of its new family car, the Model T.

If you're specifying a time, though, you would need the simple past:

2. Last night Ford responded to fresh allegations that its new family car, the Model T, was in fact a retread of an earlier model dating from 1908.

Bye
MrP