It is vital that the government agrees a Brexit deal with the EU, retailers have been told. If it cannot, then prices will rise as a result of the import tariffs that will be paid on vehicles and parts. It is in everyone’s interests that a future trade deal between the UK and EU removes these tariffs, said RMI Chairman Peter Johnson, speaking at this … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 October
Over 50 BMW models, two from Rolls-Royce and a Toyota Supra are among 257,473 new cars recalled by US safety experts. All have been fitted since 2018 with a reversing camera which may not show any image due to a fault in the system settings, although the camera is working. As part of Vauxhall’s ongoing commitment to reduce CO2 emissions, the manufacturer … [Read more...]
Road tolls talk resumes
The Transport Committee want to start a national debate about road pricing. Talk on future tolls has been lacking for more than a decade since the then Labour Government’s road pricing plans were abandoned. This is in advance of an inquiry to be formally announced in early 2020, when the Committee will invite views from across the country from drivers and … [Read more...]
£2 Billion Dyson electric car project stops
The £2-Billion Dyson electric car project is dead. In an email to staff yesterday, Sir James Dyson said it was no longer considered a commercially viable project and the 500 people engaged in developing the car would be relocated. Dyson had been working on his idea for a groundbreaking mass market electric car for over three years and bought a former UK … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Electric nation is just a notion for now
In the first nine months this year official figures show that UK sales of Battery Electric Vehicles have risen by 122.1% over the same period last year to 25,097 registrations, writes David Miles. But before we think the motoring world has really changed that is still only 1.3% of all new cars sold. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles like Mitsubishi … [Read more...]
Electric & premium brands’ car sales soaring
Brits are going bonkers for battery powered cars. September sales figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show a staggering 236.4% increase in pure electric models registered, albeit from a low point 12 months earlier. But their sales would have been higher if manufacturers had supplied more and there is now a long waiting list for the … [Read more...]
Welshmen steering exclusive super-cars club
Two Welsh entrepreneurs are the envy of all car enthusiasts owning an exclusive super-car club. Maesteg-born Richard Thomas and Craig Williams, from Usk, run Auto Vivendi, a London-based business with over £7M of exotic cars currently at the disposal of their 120 club members. As the world’s largest supercar club it not only maintains a stable of exotic … [Read more...]
Nissan Qashqai future uncertain in Sunderland
The next Nissan Qashqai’s future in Sunderland plant is in doubt and the plant faces possible closure. That’s the stark warning over a possible no-deal Brexit for the UK at the end of this month, say media reports but unconfirmed by Nissan. It was opened in 1986 and has built Micra and Qashqai models there as well as Infiniti versions of the brand’s … [Read more...]
Newslines 1 October
The Volkswagen Group is taking a fresh look at its brands as they face future challenges and opportunities. It may mean uplifting Seat models while Skoda will scale down premium extras in future models and focus more on previously neglected markets, especially in eastern Europe against Hyundai, Kia and Dacia and all brands will have to reduce overlaps and … [Read more...]
Welsh most concerned in UK about autonomous vehicles
Seven in ten Welsh people are uncomfortable about future autonomous vehicles, more than other parts of the country, except for the West Country. Wales and South West among most cautious in UK about driverless cars according to a survey for the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Only 20% of people in Wales and the South West feel comfortable with … [Read more...]
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