Shoddy servicing could be making you ill. Cutting corners on maintenance could give Welsh drivers a raging dose of hay fever this summer, motoring experts have warned. Allergy sufferers are set for a torrid time over the next few months, with the grass pollen season set to kick-off at the start of June. And if you’ve been slack about properly … [Read more...]
Hirst holds onto championship lead
There was a dramatic end to the Plains Rally at the weekend. Defending Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally champion Matthew Hirst celebrated a third straight maximum points score of the 2023 season on the Plains Rally in his Pirelli-shod Delta Salvage/Witham Group Ford Fiesta R5 – although it was far from straightforward, as both he and arch-rival Perry … [Read more...]
Pryce plays it right on ERC debut
The aim was to finish the ORLEN 79th Rally Poland – after all, this was Osian Pryce’s first rally for seven months, in a new team, in a new car and with a new co-driver – and he achieved precisely that with a pitch-perfect, controlled, intelligent and drama free run to 16th on his FIA European Rally Championship debut out of 58 registered ERC drivers. As … [Read more...]
Surviving to drive
Netflix compelling and successful series ‘Drive to Survive’ is rightly credited with breathing new life into Formula One by creating a whole new audience, especially in the USA. But the fly-on-the-wall reality series has also discovered cult heroes among previously unknown paddock personalities, particularly in minnow teams and Gunther Steiner, sometimes … [Read more...]
Stocking issues continue for dealers
More dealers say that stock supply is currently the biggest challenge facing their business than at any point in over a year. May’s Startline Used Car Tracker shows that 84% believe it is their number one concern. This is the highest level since the monthly survey first began 13 months ago, with the previous high of 77% being recorded in July … [Read more...]
Green motoring costs 10-times estimates
The real cost of a green transport policy is up to ten times initial estimates according to the latest analysis. The Euro 7 proposal on pollutant emissions would lead to direct cost increases that are 4 to 10 times higher than those cited by the European Commission, according to a new study. The proposed Euro 7 regulation will increase the manufacturing … [Read more...]
Newcomers 24 May
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced the UK vehicle specifications and pricing for the new Amarok. The premium pick-up is available in a choice of four trims – Life, Style, PanAmericana and Aventura – from £33,000 plus VAT with sales beginning on 14 June and deliveries commencing late summer and rising to £47,000 plus VAT. Munro Vehicles … [Read more...]
Welsh buses to get £46M aid but cuts possible
The Welsh Government will make £46m available from bus budgets to support local services for the whole financial year, including the strategic Traws Cymru services, Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change told the Senedd. This is in addition to the £45m spending on concessionary fares for older people, reduced fares for young people and our other … [Read more...]
Chinese stake in Aston Martin Lagonda
Chinese backers have moved to take a share of the quintessentially British Aston Martin Lagonda brand. Geely, who are behind Volvo, Polestar and Lotus, have taken a 17% stake of £234M in the Gaydon and St Athan luxury car makers and may raise it to 22%. The move makes the Chinese giant the third-largest shareholder in Aston Martin, behind the Saudi Arabian … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 May
RM Sotheby’s has successfully conducted its biggest ever Villa Erba sale, grossing a remarkable €52,953,100 in front of a packed salesroom on the shores of Lake Como. The undeniable star attraction of the sale was the no reserve Aurora Collection, which sold for an astonishing cumulative value of €25,288,500 after hotly contested bidding throughout with a … [Read more...]
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