There's rising concern among car makers that the British public and Government are not behind the drive to boost electric car sales. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders wants greater support for private retail uptake of electric vehicles. It follows new figures showing businesses are twice as likely as consumers to make the switch from petrol or … [Read more...]
Click, collect and drive away booming
Almost one driver in 10 has bought a used car without seeing it in person, or considered doing so, during the pandemic, says AA Cars. The finding comes as an increasing number of AA Cars dealerships have been offering click and collect services during the pandemic, growing by 30% since the start of 2021 alone. Research from AA Cars shows that 8% of … [Read more...]
Ford Mondeo production to end in 2022
The familiar Ford Mondeo reaches the end of the road next year. Almost 30 years after it was launched, Ford's medium sized family and reps car will go out of production in Valencia. It was also the basis for the Ford Galaxy large MPV and both are now seen as outdated by the new generation of SUVs such as Kuga and Ford is committed to moving onto … [Read more...]
Newslines 26 March
The richest man in the world Jeff Bezos drives a Honda Accord and second in line to the trillionaire throne Bill Gates uses a Ford Focus. Queen Britney drives a Mini Cooper alongside the Hello star Adele who is the 3rd richest female in a Uswitch study with a net worth over £140 million while despite reportedly earning over £10 million a year, Daniel … [Read more...]
Government move on motorways’ electric chargers
The government will break the monopoly on electric car charging at motorway services and will use legislation to ensure the points are reliable and can be accessed by anyone with a contactless card. Currently just one company -Ecotricity – has the contract to provide charging provision along the motorway network. It has been widely criticised by electric … [Read more...]
Cardiff buyers Focus in pandemic
Ford Focus was Cardiff’s most sold used car during the pandemic, revealed by Motorway.co.uk, the UK’s fastest-growing online marketplace for used cars. Motorway analysed all the cars sold on its platform during the pandemic, between March 2020 and February 2021, and found that more people in Cardiff have sold a Ford Focus on the platform than any other car … [Read more...]
Tradelines 24 March
To find out how your daily drive will benefit from connected cars, Select Car Leasing created a 5G daily drive. They found with connected cars, the annual average commute will be reduced by 25% - that’s 1 hour and 15 minutes less commuting every week and 55.5 more hours commute free every year, connected cars have a third less fuel consumption and drivers … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 March
SEAT want to build an electric battery plant outside Barcelona to supply a new city car for the company in 2025 at a rumoured £17,000. The plant will be built with Spanish and EU funds and probably supply other small cars in the VW Group. Toyota, Nissan, Honda and other Japanese carmakers are assessing the impact production after a fire at a Renesas … [Read more...]
New car news: Aston Martin, Citroen and VW
A road going version of the Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition which will be the Grand Prix safety car this season is going into production. It has a more powerful 535ps 4.0V8, enhanced 8sp automatic transmission and revised steering, brakes and suspension developed from systems in the track car and the showroom price of the newcomer is from £142,000. Citroën … [Read more...]
Welsh business will drive future heavy EVs
A Welsh automotive components company has won support for a £31.9 million project to develop lightweight electric powertrains for heavy goods vehicles in the latest round of R&D funding guided by the Advanced Propulsion Centre. The Electric Powertrain Integration for Heavy Commercial Vehicles project will see Cwmbran-based company – Meritor – develop … [Read more...]
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