Businesses in and around Birmingham should consider replacing their fleet vehicles with cleaner, more efficient models as the city’s clean air zone (CAZ) comes into effect on 1 June 2021. Already identified as one of the top challenges facing fleets over the next five years, Birmingham headquartered ATS Euromaster says that with further cities due to add … [Read more...]
Greens see red on slow clean-up of vans
The European Union needs to dramatically toughen weak CO2 targets for commercial vans to spur a shift to electric models and phase out fossil-fuel sales entirely by 2035, said European campaign group Transport and Environment. T&E said an analysis of van sales in 2020 showed no change in CO2 emissions from 2017 and found the EU's CO2 targets are so weak … [Read more...]
Welsh drivers praise their reliable cars
Motorists in Wales are among the luckiest in Britain for car reliability. Despite the increasing reliability of vehicles, new research reveals that over a third of drivers (36%) have broken down in their current car. A further 34% have experienced a breakdown in a previous car, meaning that only 30% of drivers have never suffered a vehicle failure. The … [Read more...]
Newslines 18 May
The Volkswagen ID.4 range has grown with City and Style variants of the 2021 World Car of the Year rolling out to UK customers. Both models bring the option of ‘Pure’ and ‘Pure Performance’ battery and motor specifications, with the former delivering 52 kWh and 148 PS, and the latter having 170 PS on tap, with the same 52 kWh net battery capacity setup and … [Read more...]
Trouble cooking for retailers and manufacturers
Dealers and car makers face yet more disruption next year as Google ends the practice of easily identifying potential customers through their internet browsing activity. That's the warning from automotive content and ecommerce experts, Autovia, who believe that the motor retail industry has yet to wake up to the coming challenge. Many marketing departments … [Read more...]
Gordon Murray & £300M plan for automotive sector
The entrepreneurial Gordon Murray Group plans to significantly expand operations and a commitment to invest £300M over the next five years in the automotive sector. An exciting roadmap for future expansion of the Gordon Murray Group, has been announced today and masterminded by company Founder and Chairman legendary F1 designer … [Read more...]
Sparks of realism needed for electric and hybrid vehicles
Electric and hybrid vehicles must become more affordable for consumers and more profitable for producers, according to GKN. For that to happen, suppliers must find new and better ways to make electric propulsion more economically viable. GKN Automotive’s technology roadmap focuses on reducing the premium for e-mobility, while maximising the benefits. Lower … [Read more...]
Volkswagen sales of EVs soar & Porsche power on
Figures being released today will show the steady advance of electric car sales. April saw further evidence that more manufacturers are racing to secure a share of the market for new EVs. New AutoMotive’s monthly data release tracks new car registrations in Great Britain and shows that the market for new EVs is distributed between an increasing number of … [Read more...]
Government “misguided” by science of assisted driving
The Government is being “misguided” by science according to road safety experts concerned at the planned permission of assisted driving on motorways. Responding to the UK Government’s announcement yesterday around paving the way for Automated Driving, Thatcham Research and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) are urging caution. “There is … [Read more...]
Demand for Welsh mobile mechanics surges during pandemic
New data from one of the country’s leading insurance comparison websites revealed a 158% year-on-year rise in Welsh mobile mechanics taking out insurance for their sole traderships. Quotezone.co.uk figures also reveal a 71% year-on-year spike in new policies for full time motor trade businesses, and a 49% jump in cover for part time firms, in … [Read more...]
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