Kia will introduce 11 BEVs over the next five years and they will make up 75% of sales, under the company’s Plan S strategy announced this week in Seoul. The remaining 25% of sales will be conventional eco-friendly internal combustion engined models but it also intends to increase income from car sharing mobility services including hydrogen … [Read more...]
Industry
Welsh jobs with Vauxhall still unknown
The future of hundreds of jobs for people in North East Wales is uncertain after Vauxhall parent Opel this week announced details of a voluntary severance scheme in Russelsheim, Germany which shares Astra production with Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. It has been known since spring last year that 2,100 jobs would be going in Germany when Opel produce the next … [Read more...]
“Fake” apprenticeships warning
The Independent Garage Association is calling for greater control of the apprenticeship levy to help reduce the shortage of skilled technicians, following statistics that suggest half of levy-funded apprenticeships are ‘fake’. The analysis by education think tank Education and Skills suggests that the majority of the levy is being put towards existing adult … [Read more...]
Tradelines 15 January
Jaguar Land Rover sales slowly recovered in December after a 6% dip overall in 2019, according to financial reports. Annual sales of 557,706 were down mostly due to a 13.5% slump in China but it’s reorganised its outlets and marketing there and has seen them picking up again as it moves towards an electric programme with BMW. In 2019, Bridgestone remained … [Read more...]
Diesels’ unseen pollution danger
New diesels are bringing new problems, say environmentalists. New diesel cars’ pollution is peaking at more than 1,000 times their normal levels, tests of two top-selling vehicles show. The dangerous spikes in particles can instantly stress the heart and are a result of the cars cleaning their filters, which may occur in urban areas, last for up to 15km, … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 January
Transport for Wales trains services' partner, KeolisAmey, has been fined £2.3m by the Welsh Government for poor performance. The company took over the £5bn franchise in October 2018 and the fines covered various periods of poor service. Over 78,000 passengers used National Express coaches on 27 December, the highest-ever daily total in the company’s … [Read more...]
15-times more chargers needed
Some 3 million public charging points will be needed for 44 million electric vehicles in 2030 if the EU is to become climate neutral by 2050, shows new research by green campaign and research group Transport & Environment. That’s over 15 times the 185,000 public chargers currently available in the EU – which are enough for the current electric fleet … [Read more...]
Greener cars are rapidly rising in Wales, says comparison site
Green vehicles are growing in popularity with Welsh drivers, according to new figures showing a significant increase in the number of low-emission vehicles. The Department for Transport figures show that the number of low-emission vehicles in the region rose by 32 per cent in the year to the end of September, while the total number of vehicles increased by … [Read more...]
Newslines 10 January
Just 88 models will be built of the Aston Martin V12 Speedster, influenced by the 1959 Le Mans winning DBR1 and developed from the 2013 CC100 Concept car (right). It will have a streamlined open cockpit body with two seats, a 700ps 5.2V12 engine and deliveries begin in early 2021, from an expected base of £750,000. The MINI Convertible … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 January
Automobili Lamborghini will incorporate Alexa in its Huracán EVO range, enhancing its super sports car driving experience with the cloud-based voice service from Amazon. It is at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, from 7-10 January, 2020 and it will be rolled out with more services in future. Cardiff is preparing to introduce a controversial … [Read more...]
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