Škoda has developed a new smartphone app, Škoda Parent Taxi, which lets parents charge their kids via the currency of chores. Launched ahead of the summer holidays, the app has been created as part of new research by Škoda which found Britain’s parents drive approximately 1,648 additional miles a year ferrying their children around, the equivalent of … [Read more...]
UK Automotive’s clean credentials
The progress of UK Automotive in sustainable development is revealed by new data published the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The 20th annual Sustainability Report reveals environmental, economic, and social gains achieved by the sector over the past two decades, highlighting the substantial improvements in areas such as energy and water use, … [Read more...]
Tradelines 17 July
SsangYong is launching a special edition Tivoli LE from mid-July. The new Tivoli LE based on the existing ELX derivative has the “look” of the brand’s top spec Ultimate model on the outside which features a black roof, power folding mirrors with integrated indicators, black diamond cut 18” alloys and a rear spoiler from £17,745 for the Tivoli LE petrol … [Read more...]
Recalls about to haunt traders
Outstanding manufacturer recalls could be the next issue of interest for Trading Standards in the used car sector, says the Vehicle Remarketing Association. The organisation, which represents businesses that handle, sell, inspect, transport or manage more than 1.5 million used vehicles every year, says that it has received reports of dealers being asked … [Read more...]
The cost to park: Cardiff commuters and residents
For many Brits, commuting is a part of everyday life, with trains being one of the most popular modes of transport for those travelling to work in some of the UK’s biggest cities, with 1.7 billion Brits travelling by rail each year. Traveling by train every day is also the most expensive modes of transport, due to costly monthly tickets and the additional … [Read more...]
Sparking interest in electric cars
Electric car ownership is the right choice for at least 1.5 million UK households today, according to What Car? That’s the number of multi-car homes in the UK with a sweet-spot combination of off-street parking for home-charging and at least one vehicle that never does more than 100 miles in a single journey. What Car? approached 2310 current electric … [Read more...]
Welsh firm sets battery safety standard
The Wales-based UK arm of a global packaging firm has secured government funding towards a project that will set the world-wide standard on the transportation of batteries. Tri-Wall Europe Ltd has secured more than £700,000 of funding towards their £1.18million stake in a project that will set the standard for the future on how lithium-ion batteries are … [Read more...]
Tradelines 10 July
Kia is turning up the heat even further with a range of special edition models on sale now. These eye-catching additions join the Picanto, Stonic, Ceed and Sportage ranges just in time for the temperatures to go off the scale and Kia has also enhanced its Ceed range, with new ‘2 Nav’ editions and the addition of automatic transmission to its ‘GT-Line’ … [Read more...]
Carbon conference hears of “difficult decisions”
The latest Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Annual Conference brought together leading speakers, representatives of government, key stakeholders and other experts to ask whether electrification alone can deliver the urgent reductions in GHG emissions needed from the road transport sector. The conference – ‘More than electric dreams? Future Fuels on the Road … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 July
The airfreight and distribution industry is being targetted alongside technology and manufacturing companies to take space at the former St Athan airfield. Now renamed Bro Tathan Business Park, it will have runways controlled from the adjacent Cardiff Wales Airport and will benefit from upgraded local roads. Wales is the worst place in the UK for … [Read more...]
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