A near 50-model range of the new Volvo XC40 will begin arriving in the UK early next year. Their latest SUV will have a wide choice of petrol, diesel and hybrid powertrains in two-wheel and 4WD, and pioneer the company’s all-inclusive Care by Volvo rental package within the M25. Chemical company Ineos and its British founder Jim Ratcliffe says he wants … [Read more...]
Flying start to WRGB next month
Next month’s Wales Rally GB 26-29 October will get off to a spectacular flying start. As a dramatic curtain-raiser to four days of thrilling against-the-clock action in the legendary Welsh forests, this autumn’s FIA World Championship event blasts off on thursday evening 26 October with a new speed test, staged under the floodlights at Tir Prince Raceway … [Read more...]
Seb stands on verge of British championship
Welsh racer Seb Morris is just days away from clinching the British GT3 title. Following almost six months of superb British GT Championship action, the UK’s premier endurance racing category will reach its exciting conclusion at Donington Park Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday where Seb is absolutely determined to seal the coveted headline GT3 … [Read more...]
Welshman’s dream is realised 300-times over
When the Prodrive-run Aston Martin Racing team took victory in Texas in the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship last weekend, it was the 300th time a Prodrive team had won a race or rally since the company was formed in 1984. The Aston Martin Vantage GTE sealed the 300th win 33 years after Prodrive’s first victory at the Qatar rally on 27 … [Read more...]
Clocking cars increases under PCP limits
The number of cars on UK roads showing mileage discrepancies is costing motorists over £800 million every year according to hpi, one of the UK’s leading authorities on vehicle checking services. The automotive data experts say the number of cars affected has also risen to one in 16. The figure has worsened from one in 20 cars less than three years … [Read more...]
Well to wheel costs of diesel outlined
A new analysis attacks the “whole life” costs of diesel cars. Transport and Environment has been looking at the well to wheel impact of diesel versus petrol and concludes it is far more polluting than many realise, apart from the exhaust emissions now in the headlines. While used diesel cars are collapsing in value and manufacturers are racing to … [Read more...]
Sapa re-opens Welsh factory
Three years after it closed, Sapa Bedwas was officially reopened yesterday. The business has won a major contract to supply aluminium chassis parts for the new hybrid Black Cab, being made near Coventry and due to hit the Capital's streets early next year. The workforce in Sapa, Bedwas will be raised to about 130 in a few years and the company is … [Read more...]
Bangor bros pose most in Wales
The bros in Bangor are most likely to pimp their ride in Wales. Euro Car Parts has delved into their data to discover which areas of the UK have the most ‘pimped up’ cars. You may be forgiven for thinking the bigger cities like London and Manchester would take the crown, however residents of Lighthorne, a small town in Warwickshire are … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 September
Ford Mondeo is being overhauled. There will be new ST-Line Edition and Titanium Edition models, enhanced Vignale range-topper and standard 8-inch touchscreen navigation, with all round parking sensors and prices have been cut by £3,000 to help fleet users. A new VW Transporter Edition model heads the range of vans and kombis. It comes with … [Read more...]
Welsh factory ‘hired’ for pioneer green taxi work
Components for the world’s first purpose-built “green taxi” will be made in Wales by Sapa Components UK it is being announced today. This follows a £9.6m investment supported by the Welsh Government which will create more than 130 jobs over the next five years after it put £550,000 into the project to bring the work to Wales. First Minister … [Read more...]
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