The Welsh Automotive Forum in conjunction with Industry Wales and Welsh Government are organising a conference on Low Carbon Intelligent Mobility at the Vale Hotel, Miskin on 29 November. The event hosted by Quentin Willson will provide an overview of how electric vehicles, supporting policies along with manufacturing supply chain opportunities and how … [Read more...]
Tradelines 21 November
Two new diesel engines have been added to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class range: the A 200 d Sport £28,805 and the A 220 d AMG Line £30,005. The clean and efficient OM654q engines have been tested to new RDE-2 standards, making Mercedes-Benz among the first to offer RDE-2-compliant diesel engines in the UK and they will also feature in the new … [Read more...]
Drivers get green-lights as jams mount
Traffic congestion is now the top concern among UK motorists, overtaking other drivers on mobile phones. However people checking social media on the move is still seen as the biggest risk to personal safety. These are the main findings of IAM RoadSmart’s eagerly awaited fourth annual Safety Culture Survey. Each year since 2015 IAM RoadSmart, the … [Read more...]
Secret Welsh off-road tests for new AM DBX
Secret tests in Wales have started for the Aston Martin DBX SUV which will go into production in the company's new St Athan factory next year, writes Robin Roberts. Today officially confirmed as being named DBX, the first development five-door prototype was put through its paces in the hands of the company’s Chief Engineer, Matt Becker, along a … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 November
The Welsh Government scheme to help young people’s mobility is being extended. MyTravelPass now runs to March 2020 and has its upper age limit lifted three years to 21-year-olds. Used motorbike sales are thriving while the new market is relying on dealer and manufacture incentives to shift stock, says the Motorcycle Industry Association. The only … [Read more...]
Europe leads autonomous driving mode
Europe is leading the world in self-driving innovation, a Brussels conference was told. Research and innovation in the field of automated driving was high on the agenda of the 2018 EUCAR Conference this week. A lively debate on the future of urban mobility, brought policy makers and authorities together with auto manufacturers, researchers and … [Read more...]
Low carbon models dominate in just a few cities
More than two in five of the world’s all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are registered in just 25 cities, says the International Council on Clean Transportation. ICCT’s report finds that these 25 metropolitan areas are home to nearly 1.4 million of the world’s 3.1 million battery-electric passenger vehicles that were in use at the end of 2017, … [Read more...]
Survey illuminates high bulb costs
A blown headlight bulb can cost up to £846 to replace on some of Britain’s best-selling small cars, research reveals. A study by What Car? into 13 popular models on sale found headlight repair bills vary by several hundred pounds depending on whether the models have halogen or HID or LED bulbs. Of the vehicles examined, four came with High Intensity … [Read more...]
St Athan super-car plant nearing take off
Aston Martin Lagonda's £250M super-cars Welsh plant is moving towards take off at St Athan. A multi-million pound three-storey state-of-art paint shop is nearing completion and engineers have started installing assembly lines, fitting out offices and preparing customer areas as well as constructing a dynamic assessment test track including an 'active … [Read more...]
Tradelines 7 November
F1 technology with lightweight seats is being developed by former McLaren designer Prof Gordon Murray. His patented iStream lightweight seat has been given European research funding to evaluate its ability for mass production for car makers. The used car market is short of used stock overall and also enjoying a good level of retail consumer demand, … [Read more...]
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