A family-run Swansea business and Europe’s largest supplier of motorcycle spares and accessories is joining Bombardier Recreational Products’ growing Can-Am Spyder dealership network. The partnership is part of the company’s growth plan to meet the continually changing demands from its regional, national and international customer base while introducing … [Read more...]
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Fleets need to prepare for new generation cars
Fleet managers will need to familiarise themselves with the different kinds of autonomous car technologies as they start to arrive on the market, says Arval, a leading vehicle leasing and fleet management company. There will be no overnight shift to driverless vehicles but the next few years will see a range of stepping stones towards autonomous driving, … [Read more...]
Britain’s roads are safer than you think – if in a vehicle
A new report shows that Great Britain has consistently been among countries with the lowest rates of road deaths. In the past decade the UK has been second to Malta in the league table of safest countries and Britain has fewer vehicle occupant deaths per head of population, according to the study by TRL for the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on … [Read more...]
Tradelines 21 September
The UK’s appetite for on-demand services continues to gather pace as AA Tyres has grown its fleet of vans by 40% in response to escalating demand. The ten new Volkswagen Crafter vans will allow AA Tyres to push into the West Country, where the demand for mobile tyre fitting in Bristol, Bath and the surrounding areas has surged. Volkswagen is making … [Read more...]
British rotary sports car in development
Not only has history been made, but rules have been rewritten following the debut of the first British made sports car successfully powered by a single rotor rotary engine. Millbrook Proving Ground was the setting for a dynamic ride and drive test of a ground-breaking low carbon rotary engine integrated within a popular British open-top Westfield … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 September
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 1.9 million vehicles worldwide for an airbag defect that is linked to three deaths and five injuries. The recall is to resolve a defect that may prevent deployment of airbags and seat-belt pretensioners in some crashes and covers models sold between 2010 and 2014, including the Chrysler Sebring, 200, Dodge Caliber, … [Read more...]
Bare bikes growing in popularity
Automotive data cap hpi, has revealed that naked motorcyles have enjoyed a boost in registrations over the summer with a 7.1% increase on last year’s figures. The analysis shows a jump to 3,316 new registrations for July 2016 from 3,095 in July 2015. For the year to date naked motorcyles have over a fifth (21%) of the total bike market. Market share … [Read more...]
Cenex-LCV hailed as success
Over 3,000 delegates attended this week’s Cenex LCV2016 event at Millbrook. That’s a 25% increase over the previous year and shows interest in this future sector of the industry is rapidly expanding. There were over 20 advanced vehicles available to test drive or ride in and engineers from dozens of companies were on hand to explain their products … [Read more...]
Britain’s greatest economy event nears
The Olympics may be over and the Paralympics in full swing, but there’s one more major sporting competition about to catch the nation’s attention. The annual MPG Marathon on 18 and 19 October will highlight the benefits of fuel efficient, economical driving, while at the same time providing a shop window into some of the most innovative, eco-friendly and … [Read more...]
First Welsh employees of Aston Martin St Athan begin work
The first Welsh recruits have started work at Aston Martin, to gear up for their future careers in the new vehicle assembly plant at St Athan. Earlier this year, Aston Martin announced significant new investments in its long term future in the United Kingdom, choosing St Athan in Wales as the location for its second manufacturing facility. As a … [Read more...]
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