Honda has revised pricing for the e:Ny1 with the Elegance model starting from £39,995 or £299 per month. The Advance starts from £42,195 or £339 per month and e:Ny1 is available with 1.9% APR and a £3,000 deposit contribution until 30 June. On the road prices for Mazda MX-30 BEV are reduced by over £3,000, plus there's a 0% APR PCP offer. Retail customers for the Mazda MX-30 BEV get a free Pod … [Read more...]
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Welsh car registrations soar in Spring drive
Nearly 11,000 new 24-plate cars were registered in Wales last month. That's more than the combined sales for January and February months through dealerships, according to SMMT data. They were nearly 9% up on March 2023, and the same in the first quarter of the sales' year. Nationally, sales were up 10% across the country with 317,443 registrations and took the Q1 total to 544,777. The Ford … [Read more...]
Gone but not forgotten classics we still hanker for
Cars are discontinued as they become less profitable, powerful and able to compete within the market. It has already been announced that models such as the Audi R8, Mercedes-Benz C Class and Jeep Cherokee will be discontinued in 2024 and ATS Euromaster has used on-line search data over the last 12 months to determine which discontinued cars are missed the most: 1. Lamborghini Aventador – … [Read more...]
Drivers are game for a Golf
A survey has crowned the Volkswagen Golf as the country’s favourite car from the noughties. One in 10 picked the Golf as the car they love the most from the decade, placing it above every other model on the list and it was closely followed by the MINI (7.4%) and the Ford Focus (5.3%). Car-changing marketplace Carwow asked car enthusiasts about their favourite vehicles from the … [Read more...]
Grenadier marches into service at Badminton Horse Trials
INEOS Automotive is partnering with the Mars Badminton Horse Trials as its Official Vehicle Supplier until 2026. The three-year partnership will see a fleet of Grenadier 4X4s provide support for the event, which has been held at the world-famous Badminton Estate in Gloucestershire for 75 years. Visitors to the 2024 event, being held from Wednesday 8 until Sunday 12 May, will have the opportunity … [Read more...]
Plate change boosted by fleet registrations
The 24-plate change boosted new-car registrations in March, according to SMMT figures. But private buyers have put the brakes on pure electric purchases and the car makers want Government incentives to be increased to meet emissions targets.. March signals a twentieth month of consecutive growth for the automotive sector, a remarkable milestone for the industry, said Sue Robinson, Chief … [Read more...]
Toyota lead out of Africa
Kalle Rovanperä became a two-time winner of Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday afternoon by a slim 1m 37.8s victory margin having led since Friday morning. In by far the most gruelling FIA World Rally Championship round so far this season, it was Rovanperä’s meticulous balance of both speed and maturity that ultimately secured his 12th career victory. The Finn, co-driven by Jonne Halttunen, built a … [Read more...]
Company car drivers need convincing of EV benefits
It's becoming a grind convincing company car drivers to switch to electric models, admits Paul Hollick, chairman of the Association of Fleet Professionals. Pushing back against “scare stories” about electric vehicles (EVs) is becoming a key task for fleet managers, he said and pointed to a flood of misinformation appearing in both traditional and social media. “Sadly, it seems to have become … [Read more...]
EV prices are stabilising after steep fall
Falling electric vehicle values are stabilising once they reach price parity with their internal combustion engine equivalents, March’s meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association was told. Andy Shields, global business unit director, of Indicata, presented data for a variety of EVs that showed this trend, following on from the dramatic price falls seen in 2023. “This effect appears to have … [Read more...]
Tradelines 3 April
UK car production rose again in February, up 14.6% to 79,907 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It was the sixth consecutive month of growth and best February performance since 2021,with nearly all volume manufacturers posting uplifts, driven by output for the domestic market which grew 58.0% to 20,658 units, an increase of 7,585. Greenpower Park, a UK … [Read more...]