Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% to 958,400 units in April 2016. After the UK’s traditional volume peak in March, which saw registrations rise to 1.36 million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% and … [Read more...]
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Nissan plan to revive Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi's biggest single shareholder is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), which owns about a 20 percent stake in the company. Paul Newton, director, World Markets Analysis at IHS Automotive, looks at the implications of Nissan's investment in Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Corporation holds a 10 percent stake, while the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, owned … [Read more...]
Trade lines
Days garages of Swansea has been making major investments on two sites. A new unit on Garngoch site will house rental operations along with other departments of the business and another building has been constructed at the Plasmarl site in order to house Motorpark sales. Matthew Walters, from Cardiff and Shayne Melville, from Swansea, who work for … [Read more...]
Newslines 17 May
A road in Caerphilly district has one of the highest pollution counts in the UK, outside central London. In 2015 and 2016, recorded levels of nitrogen dioxide on the A472 at Hafodyrynys were higher than WHO guidelines according to government figures and now Caerphilly council said it was looking at ways of improving the situation in the area used by … [Read more...]
Buyers still back dealers for car purchases
Used car buyers continue to put their faith in dealerships, according to new data from AA Cars, which shows a 40% surge in enquiries to AA Cars dealers at the start of the year. This news follows the launch of the AA’s Vehicle Inspections for dealers in February, with inspected cars automatically being listed on AA Cars. In March alone, the … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 May
Cardiff Council is carrying out overnight roadworks in Newport Road just east of the city centre this week. Diversions will be signposted and the works may be extended if weather is poor. More than half of Welsh parents see a noticeable improvement in their children’s happiness after they walk to school. National charity Living Streets conducted … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Audi S8 Plus
By David Miles Not only are Audi’s UK record sales driven by the constant addition of new core model ranges, they have now embarked on performance derivatives with Plus and RS badges. The Audi A8 range of large executive saloons with quattro all wheel drive is long established both in standard and long wheelbase forms with powerful petrol and diesel … [Read more...]
Hotter Skoda Octavia comes for summer
Skoda’s UK new car sales for the first quarter of this year are up by 6.4% to 27,039 units, ahead of the overall market growth and they are going to hot up even more with the arrival of the latest Octavia. This is better news as last year their UK sales dipped slightly due to the run out of old models, like their Roomster compact MPV, and introduction of … [Read more...]
Nissan owners to power national grid at peak times
Nissan will launch a trial this year to allow electric car owners in Britain to sell electricity back to the National Grid and potentially make money in the process. Major carmakers are investing heavily in electric cars and in Europe many countries have incentive schemes to get more people to buy them, including Norway, the Netherlands, France and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: SEAT Leon FR
In every family, individuals frequently try to stand out from their kith and kin, just like the Seat Leon FR. As part of an enormous range within its own brand, it also belongs to part of the Volkswagen Group which includes the Golf and Audi A3, the closest rivals to the Leon. The Leon takes on its relatives with a staggering range to suit mostly young … [Read more...]
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