Nissan will launch 14 new petrol engined models to meet demand where electrification is not in great demand, it said announcing its business plan for the the next three years. Nissan revealed a new broad-based product offensive in the next three years, including thirty new models of which 16 would be electrified, plus 14 new internal combustion engine … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 March
Controversial 20mph speed limit signs have been cut down in Carmarthenshire. The unauthorised removal of the signs which were part of a £35Million lower-speed limit programme by Welsh Government have been condemned by the local authority which put them up and said they now will be replaced at additional cost to services. It’s very concerning to see delays … [Read more...]
£4 Billion ev battery plant confirmed for West Country
Tata has finally confirmed its Agratas subsidiary will build a six-million sq foot car battery plant at a cost of £4 Billion near Bridgewater. The parent company of JLR aims to get it into production inside two years and to eventually build power packs for about 500,000 vehicles annually and provide 4,000 jobs on the lines. It will take up about half the … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 February
A feasibility study will be carried out into reopening a railway station at St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan. It would serve the expanding industrial businesses at the former airbase and housing developments but its only a short distance between Rhoose and Llantwit Major halts. Volvo Cars is streamlining and standardising its model names for fully electric … [Read more...]
Aston Martin Wales jobs boost coming down the line
Aston Martin is creating hundreds of new jobs in South Wales to build its DBX SUV and in the Midlands to assemble Vantage and DB12 high performance sports cars. The automaker cited the launch of the new Vantage and DB12, coupled with the introduction of further new models in 2024 and continued demand for the DBX707, for the need to increase its … [Read more...]
Renewable fuels are answer to ev shortcomings
Climate protection solutions are urgently needed in road transport and politicians must make a clear commitment to renewable fuels, according to a learned German body. Slumping new registration figures, consumer reluctance and increasing doubts among vehicle manufacturers indicate the all-electric approach to passenger cars promoted by European and German … [Read more...]
Challenging future for suppliers, says CLEPA president
The automotive supply industry is the top private investor in research and development in Europe with €30 billion invested annually and accounts for 1.7 million direct jobs with 39,000 patents each year, said Matthias Zink, CLEPA president, but added that it will face a challenging future. He (right) told memberts of the European Association of … [Read more...]
UK Auto surges over a million models made
UK vehicle production hit 1,025,474 units in 2023, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. With 905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles (CVs) produced, output was up 17.0% on the previous year with the easing of pandemic-related challenges from chip shortages to lockdowns and increasing electrified model production, combined to … [Read more...]
Tradelines 10 January
KGM Motors UK says all 80 dealerships will showcase the brand’s new corporate identity by mid-2024. KGM Motors UK confirmed its name change from SsangYong Motors UK to KGM Motors on 19 December supporting KGM Global with its brand purpose and future strategy following its own transition from SsangYong Motor Company. Honda today unveiled the “Honda 0 … [Read more...]
Newslines 18 December
Quakers Yard railway station will reopen to passengers today following infrastructure upgrade works. As part of the South Wales Metro project, the station has been upgraded from a single platform to double, installed a new step and ramped footbridge and installed additional railway track which will double the services in and ot of the Capital, said … [Read more...]
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