Welsh Government’s overhaul of transport continued today. After creating Transport of Wales and launching a comprehensive new rail strategy, Transport Secretary Ken Skates has today launched a White Paper setting out proposals aimed at improving public road transport across the whole of Wales – making them safe, reliable, sustainable and accessible to … [Read more...]
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Newslines 10 December
Nissan has been dragged into the controversy of under-reported payments and benefits to former chairman Carlos Ghosn who was sacked after his arrest in Japan last month. Prosecutors who questioned him in a detention centre along with fellow director Greg Kelly have now indicated they will be seeking actions against Nissan as well for failures in its … [Read more...]
Motorists admit overlooking eye-sight safety
Findings from comprehensive eye tests conducted by a leading optician on over 1,000 UK residents have revealed that one in five – which equates to 7.6 million licence-holders - haven’t had any vision check since reading a number plate at 20m when passing their driving test. In a bid to scrutinize the 20m test as a worthwhile indicator of roadworthy sight, … [Read more...]
Rocket-car project burns out
The super-sonic Bloodhound land speed record project has stalled. It ran into financial problems this year and engineers have been unable to find new sponsors for the 1,000mph rocket car, partly developed in Swansea. Now the car is up for sale and offers of £250,000 are being sought. The team behind the project over the last four years has … [Read more...]
Boost for bikes in Cardiff
Cardiff’s popular bike share scheme will double next year with an additional 500 bikes thanks to Welsh Government support, operator nextbike has confirmed. The expansion will see an extra 65 docking stations added to the existing city-wide network, with up to 10 additional jobs being created to service the extended fleet. And nextbike bosses revealed … [Read more...]
Newslines 7 December
The new Volvo S60 sedan and V60 estate this week received the maximum five-star rating in their 2018 EuroNCAP safety tests, continuing a five-star streak for the Volvo line-up. The result underlines Volvo Cars' reputation for consistently putting some of the safest cars available on the road from the compact V40 hatchback to the large XC90 SUV, all tested … [Read more...]
WRGB sponsor exits event and enters World Rallycross
Former WRGB sponsor Dayinsure will back Britain’s high-profile round of the action-packed FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy. The short-term specialist insurer based in Tarporley, Cheshire has ended a three year sponsorship deal with WRGB and will now channel its marketing into Silverstone’s event. The Dayinsure World WRX of … [Read more...]
Welsh car buyers spur sales
Welsh car buyers and dealers have bucked the UK trend and pushed up new car registrations in November by 1.03% to 5,579 models. This compares to a rise of 7.1% in Scotland with 12,407 new cars and 3,8% in Northern Ireland 3,253 while a decline of 4.1 %was experienced in England when figures dipped to 137,039, so the market in the UK went down overall by … [Read more...]
Panda and Wrangler criticised over safety
The 2018 facelift FIAT Panda has today been given one of the lowest ratings in Euro NCAP’s history, having failed to achieve more than 50% in any of the car safety organisation’s four key testing categories. The safety of children seated in the rear was of specific concern to experts, with the FIAT Panda’s Child Occupant Protection score of 16% falling … [Read more...]
Tradelines 5 December
The new Mercedes-Benz E300 plug in hybrid petrol model arriving next spring will cost from £47,450. The e SE saloon uses a 211hp 2.0 petrol engine combined with 122hp electric motor with a claimed 134.5mpg combined economy and 46gkm CO2, a 0-62mph time of 5.7secs and limited max of 155mph. Kia e-Niro and Hyundai Kona electric models … [Read more...]
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