Hyundai has slashed its ev prices, offering UK customers immediate savings on the company's full electric vehicle lineup. The new grant provides £3,750 off the 2025 World EV of the Year, INSTER, and £1,500 off all other multi-award-winning Hyundai EVs, including the KONA Electric, IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, IONIQ 5 N and IONIQ 9 (above). The Hyundai Electric Grant … [Read more...]
Mapping out their EV future with Subaru Uncharted
The Subaru Uncharted has been unveiled as the brand’s first all-electric compact SUV – along with the all-new Subaru E-Outback, and a revised Subaru Solterra. The Subaru Uncharted will have three drive-train options: All-Wheel-Drive, Long-Range, Front-Wheel Drive Long-Range, and Front-Wheel Drive. The All-Wheel-Drive model has a 77 kW/h battery providing … [Read more...]
Production collapsing, but recovery maybe around the corner
UK new vehicle manufacturing declined by -11.9% to 417,232 units in the first six months of the year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders last week, but the foundations have been set for recovery. The decline was softened by a 6.6% increase in car production in June, although this was in comparison with last year when model … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Hyundai i10 Advance
The motor industry’s headlong plunge into SUVs, MPVs and Crossovers has left the market short of compact city cars which are perfectly matched to the real-world needs of many drivers. While some manufacturers stopped making traditional small hatchbacks and are now living to regret their decisions as market share slides and rivals fill the gap, Hyundai has … [Read more...]
Profitability warning with over-supply of cars
Oversupply could begin to push the new car market back towards the kind of peaks seen in the mid-2010s, members heard at a meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association. However, a return to nearer 2.5 million sales would be unlikely to represent real demand and would generally be accompanied by poor unit profitability for dealers, the event at BCA … [Read more...]
PHEVs are stepping stones to full EVs, say dealers
Nearly seven out of 10 dealers (68%) say PHEVs are becoming a stepping stone to an electric vehicle (EV) for car buyers worried about going fully electric. Startline’s July Used Car Tracker shows, as a result, 60% expect values for PHEVs to rise and 48% expect demand to similarly increase. However, many expect this trend to be transitory, with only 37% … [Read more...]
Weekend feature: Suzuki celebrate 55 years of Allgrip
Suzuki GB staged a landmark event inWales to highlight 55 years of their clever and effective ‘ALLGRIP’ four wheel drive systems. At a recent test drive session held in south Wales and centred on the ‘Monster Mountain’ off-road facility near Merthyr Tydfil, motoring writers were invited by Suzuki to test-drive a selection of their models, both current and … [Read more...]
Jaguar performance crashes
Jaguar Land Rover's disastrous product planning has been laid out for all to see in its latest financial results. The company ended its petrol Jaguar models and up to a year at least before its new generation fully-electric series is in showrooms. Dealers have no cars to sell and depend on service work to keep them going. Its Land Rover division is relying … [Read more...]
Marking a significant little bit of Welsh automotive history
Austin Pedal Cars and Caerphilly County Borough Council announced the unveiling of a Blue Plaque at the former site of the original Austin pedal car factory in Bargoed. The plaque, soon to be on permanent display outside of the Tir-y-Berth Primary School, is the closest landmark to the location of the factory where the historically significant Austin J40 … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Kia Stonic GT-Line S
When a prolific manufacturer keeps rolling out new models it's all too easy to overlook their older vehicles, as is the case with the Kia Stonic GT-Line S. Kia is on a roll with its brand in Britain, bringing new EVs to market in a constant stream and more are on the horizon as it enriches its range and wins awards within the industry.So it was good to … [Read more...]
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