Sales of new cars overall in the UK this year have stalled by 2.5% over the same period last year with only the SUV/4x4 sector showing growth. Sales of all diesel powered passenger cars have fallen by 11.5% following the ‘dieselgate scandal’ and in the uncertain economic climate those thinking of buying an SUV must look at a petrol engine. I did just … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Skoda Citigo 1.0MPI 60ps Colour Edition
Skoda’s baby car has been reborn and it’s a charmer. The compact city car first appeared as part of the VW Group line up in 2011 but this summer underwent a facelift to front and back, inside was revised and re-equipped and it has the latest clean engine technology underfoot. The Skoda Citigo is the baby of the family but still grows to about 20 models … [Read more...]
Facial recognition unlocks new opportunity for cars
The prospect of looking at your car and opening it is becoming a reality. Insurance specialist Rias has conducted research in to patents filed over the past two years by the world’s leading car manufacturers, giving us an insight in to what the future of driving may look like. Imagining a world with driverless cars seemed the stuff of dreams only a … [Read more...]
Velar is in the open at last, for a privileged few
Already on sale with the first deliveries in the hands of eager UK celebrity status early-adopters, the opportunity for the mainstream motoring media to test drive the new Velar has been minimal. Thankfully, I got to grips, but very briefly, with the newcomer at this week’s annual Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Media Test Day South … [Read more...]
Drivers must share blame for accidents
IAM RoadSmart is disappointed with another year of negligible overall progress in the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on the roads in the UK and suggests drivers must take their share of the blame. IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, said that although cars are getting safer and there has been a step change in … [Read more...]
China announces tough new EV quotas for 2019
The announcement yesterday by China of quotas on imports and production for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is a game changer. It is a boost to decarbonising transport and a wake-up call to the EU to not be left behind in cleaning up its car fleet, sustainable transport group Transport & Environment (T&E) has said. The European Commission … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 September
Wales-based insurer Confused.com will be the main sponsor of the London Motor Show next year at ExCel. The Cardiff company first backed the event this year when 25,000 people attended and tickets are already on sale for next May’s four-day event. British car production fell again in August, reflecting the impact of uncertainties about Brexit on … [Read more...]
GMB hail another taxi victory
After the Uber ruling, GMB has won another victory for taxi drivers in Cardiff and London with a different company. GMB, the union for private hire drivers, has scored another landmark legal victory after an tribunal ruled Addison Less drivers are entitled to basic workers’ rights The Central London Employment Tribunal today found that a group of … [Read more...]
JLR engine contract with Ford Bridgend plant to end in 2020
Ford Bridgend Engine Plant will lose the JLR engine build contract in three years. The plant has been making V8 and V6 engines for JLR since 1990 when it was part of the Ford Group but continued after purchase of the luxury brands by Tata. Now Ford has said it has told GMB and Unite of the JLR plan and it will “continue to look at other high technology … [Read more...]
Motorsport and automotive crowd-sourcing
A new crowd-sourcing website has gone live that allows customers to publish tenders or source quotes and credentials from a range of suppliers within motorsport and the automotive sector. Users are able to create Project Briefs containing a description of what work is required, deadlines, budgets and even file uploads, providing suppliers interested in … [Read more...]
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