The UK’s current charging infrastructure needs development if the growth potential of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid EVs is to be fully realised for fleets, says Arval. Methods of accessing charging points are inconsistent, potentially creating a barrier for fleet drivers, says the leading vehicle leasing and fleet management company. Fleet … [Read more...]
Industry
Tradelines 11 January
The VW Polo was the world’s best selling small car in 2016. Almost 706,000 were sold, over 50% more than the Ford Fiesta, which was just ahead of the Renault Clio. Volvo Cars is adding Skype for Business, Microsoft’s leading collaborative productivity app, to its new 90 Series cars. Skype for Business is actively used by millions of people at work … [Read more...]
VW faces no-win, no-fee fight in UK court
Around ten thousand UK owners of VW Group cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal have begun proceedings for a class action lawsuit demanding around £3000 each in compensation. To date, VW has not offered compensation to UK owners of 1.2M affected cars, arguing that its cars didn’t breach the laxer European emissions regulations and if successful it … [Read more...]
Newslines 10 January
To mark the 10th anniversary of one its most successful models, the Qashqai, Nissan is running a special sales offer this January with up to £1254 in savings on the popular crossover. Available on all grades, the offer includes an additional £750 Nissan Deposit Contribution on 3-year finance packages (on top of existing £1,500 deposit contributions for up … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 January
Despite all its diesel issues and bad publicity, Volkswagen ended 2016 as the world’s best selling group. It knocked Toyota from top spot and the merged Renault-Nissan company was third with Hyundai in fourth place, GM beat Ford followed by Honda and Fiat Chrysler and top marques were completed by PSA Peugeot Citroen and Suzuki. A South Korean court … [Read more...]
Car market is thermometer of UK economy
It has been a year of ups and downs for the economy. The first half of 2016 was dominated by uncertainty in the lead up to the EU Referendum, which caused many businesses to halt investing and hiring until the result of the vote was known. Once the result for Brexit was confirmed, this understandably shook the economy and caused several industries to … [Read more...]
Newslines 6 January
Petrol and diesel prices rose by around 3p a litre in December taking them to their highest average since July 2015. RAC Fuel Watch data for the last month of 2016 showed unleaded hit 117.23p a litre and diesel 119.63p having been 114.24p and 116.56p a litre at the beginning of the month as petrol went up the most in Scotland and the north east while it … [Read more...]
‘Grey sales’ are bringing colour to UK market
New car registrations are booming but there are doubts over who is actually making sales. The SMMT said yesterday that 2,685,724 new cars were registered last year, a 2.3% increase on the year beforehand and fifth year of growth. But the registrations in Wales, the only part of the country to see a fall, dipped 1.4% to 91,940. That could be … [Read more...]
EV revolution threatens Welsh parts’ jobs
There has been a stark warning of what could happen to the automotive components industry in Wales as electric vehicles increase around the world. The global developments of electric vehicles will cut demand for diesel cars in particular and to a lesser extent, petrol cars. Companies supplying traditional parts for internal combustion engines and … [Read more...]
Ford power up huge EV drive
An hybrid-electric Ford Mustang is on the way. Leading US seller of EVs and technology is no longer untested, said CEO Mark Fields in webcast this afternoon. Interest is growing and technology makes them better in so many ways, for better cvs, sports cars and performance. Ford invested $4.5 Billion in five years and announced expansion at Flat Rock. … [Read more...]
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