The increasing numbers of electric and hybrid vehicles making their way onto the used market will be the focus of the first Vehicle Remarketing Association meeting of 2019, taking place on 23 January at Fleet Auction Group, Coalville. Key presentations will include Ian Featherstone of the Energy Saving Trust on background drivers for EV and hybrid … [Read more...]
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Tradelines 16 January
Roadside penalties imposed by the DVSA will in future be made via a secure payment portal. The familiar chip and PIN method ends this month and drivers will have to provide an email or text number for payment to be made, and confirmed. … [Read more...]
Ford and VW confirm cvs and future technologies
Ford and Volkswagen today confirmed they will begin a joint venture to build and share vans and pickups from 2022. They will join forces in a bid to reduce costs and create new ranges of electric and self-driving cars, they announced at the Detroit Motor Show. Sales will begin in 2022 and will boost profits from 2023 and “Over time, this alliance will … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 January
VW is steaming ahead with a plan to make its new generation of electric cars in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It will begin with a compact suv in 2022 but others will follow as it prepares to spend over €700 M inside six years. Renault and Dacia have launched a New Year sales campaign. Special finance deals are available across the ranges until the end … [Read more...]
BMW Group apprenticeships this year
Young people with a passion for a career in the automotive industry are being encouraged to apply for an apprenticeship place at BMW Group’s manufacturing operations across the UK. The news comes at an important and exciting time for BMW Group, as it leads the way in the electro-mobility sphere and gears up for the debut of the first fully electric MINI … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 January
Kia is the only brand in Britain’s top ten to improve on market share last year. The ninth placed Korean brand saw a growth of 2.7% with 95,746 registrations while market leader Ford suffered an 11.6% decline, although Nissan sales collapsed 32.1% in seventh place. Honda and Toyota have joined MINI and said they will suspend car production in April … [Read more...]
Job cuts to come, say Ford and Jaguar
Ford and Jaguar will be cutting jobs this year as they face severe losses. Exact numbers are not known today but last year workers at Bridgend Engine Plant were sent letters suggesting a possible voluntary redundancy programme this year after expectations of lower engine demands from vehicle assembly plants around the world. Unions in the South Wales … [Read more...]
Lean and green drive car buyers choices, says report
Environmental factors have become the second most important consideration to prospective car buyers behind only price, according to figures from comparethemarket.com in its latest Premium Drivers report. The new figures show that 25% of people consider environmental impacts, such as fuel, carbon efficiency and alternative fuel, as the most important … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 January
Volvo UK sold a record 50,000 cars last year and 9% above 2017 in a market down by 7%. It is part of the 640,000 sold by the Swedish brand in its best ever global year. Asda has further cut pump prices. But the RAC says supermarkets are no longer competing like they did for fuel sales and motorists are losing out on wholesale price cuts not being … [Read more...]
Welsh car sales held up well in 2018
New car sales in Wales last year did better than most other parts of Britain, show figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, writes Robin Roberts. Twelve months saw 79,936 new cars registered in Wales - led by Ford - compared to 82,753 in 2017, a 3.4% dip and only Northern Ireland faired better with 3.35% decline on a smaller total of … [Read more...]
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