Wales is switching on to electric cars in a big way. Ultra low emission vehicles registrations across Wales shot up nearly 76% between July-September compared to the same time a year before. The Department for Transport’s figures show that at the end of September, 12,900 vehicles belonged to Welsh residents, up from 7,330 on July-September 2020. The data shows the pace of moving to electric … [Read more...]
Fleets fear petrol & diesel value collapse
Fears over the future residual values of internal combustion engine cars and vans are increasingly helping to drive fleet adoption of electric vehicles, FleetCheck is reporting. Andy Kirby, customer success director, said that worries were being expressed across its outright purchase user base that demand for used petrol and diesel vehicles might start to substantially fall in the second half of … [Read more...]
EV handover now more important than ever
A thorough handover process is vital for the growing number of electric vehicles now reaching buyers, says Birmingham based national vehicle movement and inspection firm DMN Logistics. The continuing surge in electric vehicle (EV) demand, which has seen sales of new battery electric vehicles reach over a third of the market, is making the car handover an increasingly vital part of the vehicle … [Read more...]
Mid-sized vans face new EU examination for operators
New regulations that bring smaller light commercial vehicles travelling to the EU under the requirement to have an International Operator’s Licence will place key demands on fleets in the future, says FleetCheck. The fleet software company reports that, from 2 May, all organisations running LCVs of between 2.5-3.5 tonnes will need to obtain the accreditation as part of the UK-EU Trade and … [Read more...]
Tesla is world’s most researched car brand
Global car exports are worth billions in the automotive industry, with manufactures around the world providing their cars to countries far and wide. To reveal which countries are home to the most popular car brands, Confused.com analysed Google searches from across the globe and it was Tesla that came out on top as the most searched for car brand. The American electric car brand owned … [Read more...]
Welsh engineering company closes after 75 years
Allevard Springs will close its South Wales car components plant. About 60 jobs will go. The company moved to Tonypandy as part of the UK Government’s encouragement to boost jobs in South Wales following WW2 and it started production in 1947 for Land Rover. Work expanded and it was a significant supplier to car and light commercial vehicles over the next 70 years but the contraction in vehicle … [Read more...]
New bespoke sports car moves production to Italy
Manifattura Automobili Torino, a boutique car manufacturer, and Jannarelly Automotive, a designer and developer of ultralight sports cars, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on automotive design, engineering and production projects. The two businesses will kick-off their collaboration by transferring production of Jannarelly’s Design-1 from Jannarelly’s workshop in … [Read more...]
Ford lead in Wales and buck UK fall
Ford turned its poor UK performance on its head and emerged the top selling car brand in Wales last year. While it struggled in other regions and was knocked down from top to fourth place nationally, in Wales it enjoyed loyalty from its owners and 20 satisfied dealers. The result is the revised Puma was the most popular cross-over registered in Wales in 2021, just outselling the … [Read more...]
Welsh buyers shunned new cars last year
Wales was the only part of the UK to record a fall in total car registrations last year, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The car sales body reported 56,935 registrations in Wales in 2021, a drop of 4.46% from 2020 when they reached 59,594 but every other part of the country saw sales rise. Throughout the UK, total figures were 1,647,181 new cars registered in 2021 and that … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Group forging new alliances for future EVs
The Volkswagen Group has entered into three more strategic partnerships, further strengthening its position in the field of batteries. The new partners are the leading materials technology group Umicore, the battery specialist 24M Technologies, and cleantech company Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. Although these three partnerships are independent from each other, they share a common goal: … [Read more...]