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...]
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Newslines 11 October
South Wales Police are cracking down on illegal off-road motor cycles. Special patrols working with other agencies are targeting known trouble spots but still want residents to help by passing on details of riders, machines, locations and garages where they may be kept together with any video or camcorder footage. More than 880,000 people over 60s in Wales … [Read more...]
Tänak tanks to WRGB win in poor conditions
Estonian Ott Tänak gave Toyota its first Wales Rally GB win since 1996 by storming to victory at the gruelling event 3-6 October, delivering his Yaris WRC a scintillating 10 second win over Belgian rival Thierry Neuville. Tänak charged into the lead on the ninth of the event’s 22 stages and would never be headed whilst fastest time on the final … [Read more...]
Sam’s skills shine before WRGB
Local schoolboy Sam Scharer aged just 10 from Ysgol Bro Gwydir School, Llanrwst, Conwy, won the nationwide competition to design a striking livery for a sports car at last week's Wales Rally GB. The resulting Toyota GT86 sportscar wrapped in Scharer’s prize-winning sea-themed design was publicly unveiled in Llandudno on the eve of this year’s Wales Rally … [Read more...]
“Serious” state of nearly-new cars reported
New car discounts and big pre-registrations of technically outdated models have distorted the used car market and it has become what analysts are calling “a serious event” in the trade. The UK used car market has seen a significant shift in pricing in the sub 12-month-old sector. Retail pricing has seen a marked decrease with a 7-percentage point downturn … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi new identity revealed
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has officially launched its new Visual Identity to its dealer network with a series of events at its headquarters in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. To ensure its dealers had a fully immersive experience and a comprehensive overview of the look and feel of all aspects of the new VI, Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has created a full … [Read more...]
Greener cars and vans from bodyshops
The NBRA’s first Greener Bodyshop Awards ceremony will recognise vehicle body repairers in the industry who are committed to reducing their impact on the environment. This will be achieved by implementing measures for pollution and energy reduction”, says Chris Weeks, Director of the National Body Repair Association, the leading trade association for car … [Read more...]
Auction prices looking good this month
Car auction prices are expected to increase or remain stable in October. Conversion rates improved during September as a factor of shortening vehicle supply at a time when dealer and car dealerships were looking for stock for their forecourts, said Louise Wallis (pictured), Head of the National Association of Motor Auctions, commenting on the latest … [Read more...]
Volvo and Geely to merge combustion engine operations
Volvo Cars and Geely intend to merge their existing combustion engine operations into a stand-alone business in order to establish a new global supplier that will seek to develop next-generation combustion engines and hybrid powertrains. The proposed new business would clear the way for Volvo Cars to focus on the development of its all-electric range of … [Read more...]
Car repayments now second highest after mortgage or rent
A third (33%) of Welsh drivers say their monthly car payments are their second highest expense, after their rent or mortgage monthly payments. Drivers in the North East (37%) and West Midlands’ (36%) regions of England and Scotland (35%) are the most likely to agree with this. The Opinium survey of Welsh drivers among 2000 UK drivers, commissioned by … [Read more...]
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