Industry

Newslines 28 September

28 September 2020

Built to celebrate Mazda’s centenary, the 100th Anniversary Special Edition series is a range of special versions of all the key passenger cars in the firm’s global line-up and they’ve now arrived in the UK. Designed to celebrate the company’s centenary, the 100th Anniversary models adopt a white-and-burgundy two-tone exterior/interior combination, inspired … [Read more...]

Thieves out to burst your holiday bubble

28 September 2020

Wales-based comparison site GoCompare warns that fraudsters are targeting the boom in motorhomes and caravans. There’s been a dramatic rise in the number of insurance quotes for motorhomes and campervans as frustrated holidaymakers scramble to get away safely and independently. After months in lockdown at home people are eager for a change of scenery, but, … [Read more...]

Ford Bridgend plant closure and its Welsh legacy

25 September 2020

Ford Bridgend Engine Plant closes down today after 40 years but its legacy is being set out for the future. Ford has been part of Bridgend and a major contributor to the Welsh economy and automotive industry for over 40 years so the full impact of the company’s decision to leave the town will be felt throughout the local economy and community for a long … [Read more...]

Newslines 25 September

25 September 2020

Washing the car proves to be the most lucrative chore for cash-happy kids. Parents pay them an average of £2.51 per car wash, although this still falls short of what kids expect to be paid to get the car gleaming – a whopping £4.12…almost as much as the average cost to have your car professionally hand-washed in the UK at £6, according to a poll for … [Read more...]

Tradelines 23 September

23 September 2020

Peugeot has delivered 611 vehicles to 38 different Police and Fire services across the UK to support their daily operational needs. The latest delivery forms part of an order for over 1,500 new cars and vans by the 38 different authorities and include the all-new 208 and e-208, 308, 508, the multi-award winning 3008 SUV and 5008 SUV and Partner, Expert and … [Read more...]

EU risks undermining national low carbon drive

22 September 2020

The -55% climate target announced last week makes the EU Green Deal the most ambitious climate initiative in the world, said green group Transport & Environment. But European Commission president Ursual von der Leyen risks undermining her own efforts with a plan that would undercut national action to cut pollution from cars and trucks added the … [Read more...]

Newslines 22 September

22 September 2020

Sales of alternative fuel vehicles have overtaken diesel for the first time with 33,000 pure electric and hybrid cars registered between April and June, compared with 29,900 diesels, according to The Department for Transport. Research from Close Brothers Motor Finance found that pre-lockdown a third of drivers planned to buy a green vehicle next, while … [Read more...]

Electric transport boost is vital, say researchers

21 September 2020

The UK government must bring forward by a decade its ban on the sale of the most polluting cars if it wants to even come close to its climate change goals, say Greenpeace and Green Alliance. The British government is considering toughening its ban on internal combustion-engine cars in order to drive sales of electric vehicles. It wants to accelerate the … [Read more...]

Diesel engines get another knock

18 September 2020

The European Parliament voted to end to the “licence to pollute” carmakers managed to obtain in the midst of the Dieselgate scandal. European sustainable mobility body Transport & Environment welcomed this outcome and called on EU governments to support this decision in the negotiations to come with MEPs. In 2016, carmakers managed to convince the EU … [Read more...]

True costs of tolls exposed