The Peugeot 208 has surpassed 20,000 model sales in the UK following its commercial launch in 2020. The achievement comes as Peugeot celebrate 10,000 sales across its hybrid and electric vehicles, with the brand set to offer an electrified variant across its entire line-up by 2025. Synetiq, Britain’s largest integrated salvage and recycling … [Read more...]
Newslines 18 May
The Volkswagen ID.4 range has grown with City and Style variants of the 2021 World Car of the Year rolling out to UK customers. Both models bring the option of ‘Pure’ and ‘Pure Performance’ battery and motor specifications, with the former delivering 52 kWh and 148 PS, and the latter having 170 PS on tap, with the same 52 kWh net battery capacity setup and … [Read more...]
Welshman to head Ford of Britain
Welshman and former Bridgend Engine Plant Manager Kieran Cahill will become chairman Ford of Britain on friday. Fifty-three-year old Cahill will replace Graham Hoare as Board Chair for Ford Motor Company Limited effective 30 April. In this role, Cahill will continue to ensure the board remains effective in setting and implementing the company’s direction … [Read more...]
Thousands of driving jobs unfilled
The UK is facing a shortage of 76,000 thousand drivers, despite the wages being higher than the UK average and jobs waiting. Mark Hall from Divert.co.uk, a rubbish removal company based in York, said, “Young kids don’t think the professional driving industry is sexy enough and instead they are all spending £30,000 on a university degree with a dubious title … [Read more...]
Winkelmann returns to Lamborghini
Stephan Winkelmann will become the new President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. on 1 December 2020. Winkelmann will also remain president of Bugatti and succeeds Stefano Domenicali, who will take over as CEO of Formula 1 starting from 2021. Stephan Winkelmann was President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini from 2005 to 2016, when he … [Read more...]
Britishvolt appoint senior team for Welsh super-plant
Britishvolt, the UK’s foremost investor in battery technologies, has announced the appointment of Ray Macera as Project Director for the construction and implementation of Britain’s first battery gigaplant at Bro Tathan, St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan. Macera, who is reporting directly to Britishvolt CEO, Orral Nadjari, leads one of the largest … [Read more...]
Newslines 26 May
British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will rescue companies seen as strategically important on a “last resort” basis after other options run out. The Treasury told Reuters late on Sunday it may try to save those companies whose failure will “disproportionately harm the economy” and that could include Jaguar Land Rover which has been reported as seeking … [Read more...]
Tradelines 22 January
People seeking a rewarding and exciting career in the automotive industry are being encouraged to apply for an apprenticeship place at BMW Group’s UK manufacturing operations. Opportunities exist at Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall in engineering, maintenance and business and there’re 30 places for the two to four year courses. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK … [Read more...]
Liam’s career comes full circle with Euro Commercials
South Wales Mercedes-Benz Vans Dealer Euro Commercials is aiming to raise its profile on the national stage after appointing its first Business Development Manager. Liam Nicholas returns to the company he left in 2015 with a brief to win new orders for vehicles bearing the three-pointed star from van operators based throughout the … [Read more...]
Coach is on the Volvo team in Cardiff
Teamwork pays off selling cars, and ex-rugby coach Darren Pugsley should know. He is operations manager at Volvo Cars Cardiff and leads a team which is front of house to 120 people working in the executive car dealership on Penarth Road. Although he graduated from university with a degree in geography and environmental management it was his part time … [Read more...]
