UK car makers reported their 11th consecutive month of growth in June. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reported production grew 10.4% to 158,641 units – the highest level for the month since 1998, when volumes reached 172,232. The performance closes the industry’s best first half for 16 years, with 897,157 cars rolling off production … [Read more...]
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Families risking injury and death in summer getaway
Thousands of motorists in the UK are potentially putting themselves, their passengers and other road users at risk by driving with dangerously low tyre treads, according to the AA. More than a third (37.2%) of drivers who called out the AA to fit new tyres were either driving with tread depths below the 1.6mm legal minimum (9.6%) – or were on the limit … [Read more...]
Re-running the Cannonball
Re-running the Cannonball is an intriguing fly-on-the-wall short from Channel 4. The 2904 is a low budget, long distance endurance car race from New York to Los Angeles for those who scorn the Gumball Rally, and based on the now infamous Cannonball Run races, which took place across the US in the 1970s. The name ‘2904’ is also the dollar budget set by the … [Read more...]
Welsh family buy record number of new cars
A Welsh family has gone into the record books and bought four new cars within days of each other because they liked them so much. While shopping for a car with her parents, Danielle Shearing heard a radio advert for MG3 at Nathaniel Car Sales Ltd in Bridgend and with her parent decided to call in. After a test drive, Danielle Shearing, nee Dyer, began … [Read more...]
From horses to horsepower for WRGB
VIP hospitality at this year’s WRGB spectator venues will be provided by a subsidiary of the Chester Race Course Company. For the Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 27-30 October) Horseradish will also create up viewing opportunities. Friday’s hospitality is located at the Sweet Lamb Rally Complex, in the heart of mid-Wales, and offering a panoramic 180-degree … [Read more...]
Olympic Welshman boxes clever with Mercedes-Benz Vito
Welsh Olympic boxing contender Joe Cordina has one word to describe his Mercedes-Benz Vito – knockout! The 24-year-old Cardiff fighter is in the final stages of preparation for this summer’s Olympic Games in Brazil and training just became a great deal easier, because he has local Mercedes-Benz Dealer Euro Commercials in his corner. The Cardiff-based … [Read more...]
Car makers and “greens” welcome EU carbon plans
Following publication of the ‘European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility’ by the European Commission, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association welcomed the initiative to explore how to further decarbonise transport in Europe. “The automobile industry is fully committed to continue reducing CO2 emissions across all business segments, from … [Read more...]
Trade lines 27 July
MG Motor UK’s design centre, based at Longbridge, Birmingham, has expanded and is continuing to develop its team of designers who play a key role in the MG models on the road today and the future. Director of Design, Anthony Williams-Kenny, is now back in the UK after being based in Shanghai for three years and will be focusing on MG Motor in the UK, as … [Read more...]
Britain is a nation of wheeler dealers
According to research, within three months of buying a used car half of Brits have found a fault that has had to be repaired. The online vehicle purchasing company, SellCar, has discovered that on average Brits are forced to spend £182.65 to fix their used car within the first three months of ownership. But is this the buyers or the sellers fault? … [Read more...]
Britain’s secret ‘grey fleet’ is keeping UK moving
The full extent of the UK’s “grey fleet” is revealed in the most comprehensive report into private vehicles used for business. The nation’s grey fleet comprises 14 million cars – 40 per cent of all vehicles on the road – and costs employers more than £5.5bn a year in mileage claims and car allowances. Many are used in the public sector instead of … [Read more...]
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