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...]
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Trouble cooking for retailers and manufacturers
Dealers and car makers face yet more disruption next year as Google ends the practice of easily identifying potential customers through their internet browsing activity. That's the warning from automotive content and ecommerce experts, Autovia, who believe that the motor retail industry has yet to wake up to the coming challenge. Many marketing departments … [Read more...]
Move4Ben fundraiser more important than ever
Automotive charity Ben is launching an exciting new active challenge, Move4Ben, starting on 1 June, to raise vital funds and inspire people to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Move4Ben will challenge participants to exercise in any way they choose and, at the same time, raise funds for Ben so that no-one in automotive has to face life’s toughest … [Read more...]
Gordon Murray & £300M plan for automotive sector
The entrepreneurial Gordon Murray Group plans to significantly expand operations and a commitment to invest £300M over the next five years in the automotive sector. An exciting roadmap for future expansion of the Gordon Murray Group, has been announced today and masterminded by company Founder and Chairman legendary F1 designer … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 May
The unique Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric range is on sale from just under £37,000 and rising to £48,145. Purpose-designed on a completely new platform, it can be charged to near capacity in 18 minutes, with maximum range of 300 miles and comes with a either 58kWh or 73kWh batteries, rear or all-wheel-drive. Subaru’s all-new Outback is in showrooms 27 May from … [Read more...]
Learners are getting older, survey suggests
As driving lessons and tests return, new figures from a car insurance comparison website show almost a third of all learner drivers are over 30 years of age. Quotezone.co.uk data also reveals that many motorists spend longer as learner drivers than might be expected, with almost a third (32.2%) holding a provisional licence for more than a decade. While … [Read more...]
Sparks of realism needed for electric and hybrid vehicles
Electric and hybrid vehicles must become more affordable for consumers and more profitable for producers, according to GKN. For that to happen, suppliers must find new and better ways to make electric propulsion more economically viable. GKN Automotive’s technology roadmap focuses on reducing the premium for e-mobility, while maximising the benefits. Lower … [Read more...]
Welsh Kia dealership gains UK’s first customer service award
Welsh Kia dealership Gravells of Kidwelly has scored a near perfect result during independent marking of their performance. Kia dealerships Ken Jervis (Stoke-on-Trent), Gravells (Kidwelly) and Drayton Motors (Boston) are the first ever motor dealerships to be accredited with the ‘ServiceMark with Distinction’ by the Institute of Customer Service … [Read more...]
Wales’s car sales sky-rocket after lockdown
Car sales in Wales last month rocketed over 6,750%, the biggest jump in mainland Britain, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Only Northern Ireland exceeded this leap in 12 months when showrooms recorded 13,629% rise. Scotland saw a 5,686 jump but English dealers trailed with just under 3,000%. Last month, total UK new registrations … [Read more...]
Fleet providers see growth coming, says Arval
Company car and van fleets are markedly more optimistic about growth than before the pandemic, according to new research in the 2021 Arval Mobility Observatory Barometer. When asked whether they expected the number of vehicles they operate to increase or decrease in the next three years, the response was eight percentage points higher than 2020’s … [Read more...]
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