The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority has chosen the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Commercial for use by the warden team in charge of the maintenance and upkeep of the Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales. Warden Manager Judith Harvey (pictured) puts the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Commercial to work every day assisting the team with maintaining public rights of way, the upkeep of the popular … [Read more...]
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Sunday drive: Ford Ranger Double Cab Limited 2.0-litre
In the UK the award winning Ford Ranger sold 16,458 units in 2019 retaining its top sales position in a market sector of 53,055 sales, a 1%fall over 2018, writes David Miles. Europe’s, and the UK’s, best selling pick-up range received major changes towards the end of last year plus the addition of new variants to the line up which includes 2-door 2-seat Regular Cab, 2-door 4-seat Super Cab and … [Read more...]
Tradelines 18 December
Sports orientated Pontypool-made MS-RT Ford vans have won a national prize. What Van? of the year judges praised the Welsh business adapting Transit and Connect vans for its innovation and manufacturing facilities and culminating in a limited edition 40-strong MS-RT R185 Transit Custom. GMB members working for Carmarthenshire County Council highways have accused the authority of ‘dirty’ tactics … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 November
According to a new study, it could be at least 10 years before autonomous vehicles and the sharing of them will become part and parcel of society. This, combined with a perceived lack of prestige in not owning a vehicle, suggests that the majority of today’s motorists aren’t yet ready for mobility concepts of the future and the study Being Driven: A study on human adoption of autonomous … [Read more...]
Massive merger of European brands on the cards
Talks have started to merge Peugeot-Citroen-Vauxhall and Fiat-Chrysler-Jeep operations around the world. The new business would be the fourth biggest in the automotive sector and have implications for all their current manufacturing plants building 8.7 Million vehicles annually and turning in a €170 Billion revenue and €11 Billion profit. The deal will help shave billions of dollars from … [Read more...]
Welsh family business honoured for logistics
Two Welsh titans of logistics received the industry’s ultimate accolade and Lifetime Achievement Award when Tommy Williams and his son, John Williams, were honoured at FTA’s Logistics Awards 2019. The award recognises a lifelong commitment to the freight and logistics industry and was awarded jointly to Tommy and John in recognition of the transformative work which both … [Read more...]
Midweek motoring: MS-RT Ford Transit Connect
A Welsh vehicle builder is bucking the trend with a successful new model programme, boosting jobs and home-grown skills. MS-RT of Pontypool secured Ford approval for its bespoke Transit Custom Conversion last year and has now followed with its version of the smaller Transit Connect. Later this year a long wheelbase version and double cab will be added to the line-up, and there are still more … [Read more...]
Tradelines 25 September
Volkswagen and Porsche are recalling about 227,000 models built in 2015 and 2016 after German safety authority found a problem with pretensioning software in airbags. There are concerns the faulty software may cause airbags to go-off without an accident being sensed, said German media. Germany is allocating $60Billion to boost electric car take up. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess welcomed a … [Read more...]
Sporting Transit Connect built in Wales
South Wales-based performance company, MS-RT, has revealed the first pictures of its all-new Ford Transit Connect, joining its Ford QVM-approved Transit Custom Conversion. MS-RT, which uses styling and technology pioneered by Ford’s works rally team, has finally pulled the wraps off its highly anticipated new model, developed, designed and built at its factory in Pontypool, South … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Mitsubishi L200 Series 6 Double Cab
Arriving in UK Mitsubishi Motors showrooms in time for the new registration plate month of September is the new Series 6 L200 Pick-Up range where the Double Cab versions are the most popular for business, hard graft and leisure uses, writes David Miles. Mitsubishi say the Series 6 is more advanced in terms of technology and safety, more efficient and cleaner than ever before, quieter … [Read more...]