Meeting the needs of future motoring and drivers requires a variety of solutions, say Mazda. It will depend on the availability of power resources whether it is for petrol or diesel engines, hybrids, pure electric or hydrogen powered cars and other vehicles, Mazda UK PR director Graeme Fudge. Mazda is three years away from its centenary after starting … [Read more...]
Refreshed CX5 now in Mazda showrooms
The refreshed Mazda CX5 SUV is now in showrooms. Their top SUV is offered in a comparatively small ten-car range, but it’s a very carefully placed model with a 165ps petrol engine and 150 and 175ps diesels in front or intelligent four-wheel-drive and a essentially two trim levels with six-speed manual or automatic transmission. This autumn it was … [Read more...]
Stick with diesel and save £380 annually
Motorists could save a minimum of £380 per year by sticking with diesel vehicles according to vehicle data experts cap hpi. The company is warning that motorists could find themselves out of pocket potentially by hundreds of pounds each year if they choose to switch to a petrol model from the diesel equivalent. Expert analysts from cap hpi have … [Read more...]
Rising anger over rumoured diesel car tax
Anger has greeted suggestions the Government will heavily tax diesel powered cars in the Autumn Statement next week. Replying to suggestions that the Government is considering a surcharge or tax on the sale of new diesel vehicles, RAC chief engineer David Bizley said,"We might be just over 20 years from the Government's own deadline for ending the sale of … [Read more...]
Newslines 14 November
Cardiff city centre could host a cycling event on Sunday 13 May 2018. It is one of the cities being considered and councilors will be expected to directly contribute £100,000 to the event or “value in kind”, and they will discuss on Thursday, after a cycling lobby has called for more roadspace to protect them. BMW has lost an appeal to a Swiss court … [Read more...]
Keep calm and stay Welsh
Welsh drivers are least likely to argue with a passenger, says Black Horse. Unsociable Brits prefer to drive on their own instead of with others according to new research from car finance specialist Black Horse. Four in ten drivers would rather take a solo spin than enjoy company in the car and only slightly over one in ten (12%) prefer to drive with … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 November
The M4 north of Bridgend was closed for ten hours over Saturday night after a man’s body was discovered on the carriageway. Police said he had been run over by a number of vehicles on the westbound direction but investigations meant both sides were closed until approximately 8am yesterday. Councils in Wales made a £14m profit in parking charges in the … [Read more...]
Welsh car workers jobs safe – for now
There is no imminent closure due for Ellesmere Port’s Vauxhall plant. In an international statement last week, the parent PSA Group said production would continue, for now, and that's good news for the hundreds of Welsh workers who commute to the plant each day. The emphasis is on efficiency gains to lower breakeven points. Groupe PSA chief Carlos … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Skoda Rapid Spaceback
The updated Skoda Rapid and Rapid Spaceback models were revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March and are now established within the popular Skoda extensive range of models. Where the Rapid and Rapid Spaceback sit in the line-up needs some explanation. They are both positioned between the Fabia B-segment supermini hatchback/estate models and the … [Read more...]
Buyers concerned about future car purchases
With the Government’s plans to ban sales of diesel and petrol cars by 2040, new research shows that UK drivers are already worried about how the restrictions will impact them financially. A fifth (21%) of over 18,500 drivers in an AA-Populus poll for AA Cars, are concerned their current petrol or diesel car will be worth less as a result of the … [Read more...]
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