Exports of British-built commercial vehicles jumped by more than a third last year, with almost nine in 10 destined for EU countries, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The figures show 47,052 of the 94,479 CVs made in Britain left UK shores in 2015 – up 34.7% over the previous year, and accounting for half (49.8%) of overall … [Read more...]
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Newslines 8 April
Vauxhall is giving its customers even more choice with a zero per cent finance offering on after-sales products. Savvy customers can now spread the cost of their repairs, servicing or tyre replacements over three months at no extra charge. Low deposit and monthly payments are being promoted by MG dealers throughout April. Test drive gifts on all models … [Read more...]
Circuit of Wales is stuck in gear
The multi-million pound plan to create Circuit of Wales has stalled. Developers of the £357 Million 800-acres motor sport complex above Ebbw Vale have failed to get Welsh Government to underwrite the project and its future is now in great doubt unless it can be refinanced, but talks are continuing to try and rescue the deal. Welsh Government Economy … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 April
A trio of British companies has produced the world’s first car chassis using butted tubing technology taken from bicycle production. Famous bicycle tube-makers Reynolds Technology, high-quality Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) consultancy Simpact and sportscar maker Caterham Cars shaved more than 10% off the weight of the already lightweight chassis of … [Read more...]
Key-fob breathalyser developed
Hitachi and Honda announced they have developed a prototype of a portable alcohol detector that can be integrated into a smart key. The prototype is tamper-resistant as it can distinguish human breath from alternative gases.This device is capable of distinctively detecting the saturated water vapour from human breath and accurately measures alcohol … [Read more...]
Now the car for the under-10s
A new car designed by motoring experts for five to 10 year olds is to launch for the first time – and the company behind it is looking for test drivers to help perfect the specially created vehicle. The state-of-the-art car has been nine months in development and has been designed by specialist engineers specifically for under 10s. The two-seater cars … [Read more...]
The future is closer than you think
Self driving cars may seem years away, but more than 1.5 million UK motorists a year now leave showrooms in cars featuring self-activating safety systems, according to analysis revealed today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Data from SMMT and JATO Dynamics shows that more than half of new cars registered in 2015 were fitted with … [Read more...]
Jaguar restart exclusive car production after 60 year break
Jaguar will build the stunning XKSS as an ultra-exclusive continuation model of just nine cars each costing over £1 Million. Nine new XKSS’s - often referred to by experts as the world’s first supercar - will be hand built by Jaguar Classic to the exact specification as they appeared in 1957, replacing the cars lost due to the famous Browns Lane factory … [Read more...]
£22 Million investment to boost Nissan Qashqai
After a decade of unprecedented customer demand, Nissan will increase Qashqai output of the best-selling crossover in Europe. Nissan still cannot keep pace with the continued growth of the crossover market it created with Qashqai, despite record volumes of 300,000 cars every year on Line 1 at the company’s Sunderland Plant, round-the-clock production and … [Read more...]
TVR will train engineers of tomorrow in Wales
TVR will be offering engineering apprenticeships when it starts building its new 170mph sports car in Wales. The carmaker’s operations director John Chasey said they would start building cars in the last quarter of 2017 with delivery beginning in 2018, and they intended to create apprenticeships among the 150 local people they planned to employ. TVR … [Read more...]
