After seven consecutive years of record new car sales in the UK Audi has started 2017 with a record three months of sales and a record new ‘17’ registration plate month of March. Having grown their model lines from 17 to 52 across 18 ranges in the last 16 years more new and revised models keep arriving. The latest arrivals are the A5/S5 … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: SEAT Alhambra Connect 150
It’s long in the tooth but can still give rivals a nasty bite, 21 years after the original SEAT Alhambra was launched. From that collaborative venture sired the Volkswagen Sharan and Ford Galaxy, and the Alhambra was conceived to take on French and Italian rivals but Ford withdrew in the early 2000s when it introduced the new Galaxy and now the MPV is … [Read more...]
Third generation SEAT Leon hits roads
The third-generation evolutionary SEAT Leon is now in showrooms, writes Robin Roberts. With about 70 versions available in three-door coupe, five-door hatch or semi-estate styles it is one of the pillars of the Spanish maker’s range alongside the Ibiza and Ateca. The latest series comes with a new 1.0 litre three-cylinder engine to widen its appeal … [Read more...]
Mini Remastered for London premiere
The Confused.com London Motor Show 2017 debuts some of the most exciting new models around and also host a world debut when the industry’s eyes turn to Battersea Evolution in the spring. From 4-7 May 2017, over 130 new cars will descend on the English capital – including one that will be taking its initial bow. British coachbuilder David Brown … [Read more...]
Newslines 28 April
Just 100 limited edition Jeep Renegade Tough Mudder vehicles will go on sale from this weekend across the UK. To celebrate Jeep’s fourth year sponsoring the UK Tough Mudder series, it has released just 100 of the special limited edition vehicles costing £27,795 and the Tough Mudder version is a 4x4 Auto 2.0 Multijet 140hp – available in orange and … [Read more...]
Driver Knowledge reveal the gaps in learning
The most common questions that stump learners are being revealed by on-line platform Driver Knowledge. Using data gathered from prospective drivers sitting one of the many realistic mock exams on its website, it reveals the queries that would-be motorists find most difficult, putting a roadblock in their car driving dreams. This news comes as … [Read more...]
Britain’s roads busier than ever, sensors show
Car traffic grew by 2% to 252.6 Billion miles last year, the biggest distance ever recorded by the DoT. We travelled 2.2% more on UK roads last year to a combined 323.7 Billion miles, as counted by sensors. As expected, vans were the biggest mileage users and they went up 4.7% in distance travelled while lorries decreased 0.2%. Pushbikes shot up 23% … [Read more...]
Car exports hit 17 year high on weaker pound
Exports continued to drive British car manufacturing in March, as demand rose 10.6% in the month to a 17 years high, according to the SMMT. Altogether, 170,691 cars were built in the UK in March, up 7.3%, with overseas buyers ordering more than 76% of output. Overseas demand also helped push overall production to a 17-year high in Q1, to 471,695 units … [Read more...]
Governments ignoring health threat from dirty exhausts
Governments in Europe are turning blind eyes to tougher emissions tests under pressure from their car makers, says Transport & Environment. Governments from major carmaking countries – notably Germany, Italy and Spain – are holding back efforts to strengthen the system of testing and approving vehicles that has allowed millions of air-polluting cars … [Read more...]
Car makers warn of Brexit dangers ahead of Euro-summit
Ahead of the EU-Brexit summit this weekend, European automobile manufacturers and suppliers sounded the alarm over the potential damage that Brexit could do to the competitiveness of their industry, which represents 6.5% of EU’s GDP and provides employment to some 12.2 million Europeans across the continent. Automotive manufacturing is a highly complex … [Read more...]
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