Kentucky sued Volkswagen AG and its luxury units on Tuesday claiming the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating scheme violated the state's Consumer Protection Act. "Volkswagen must be held accountable for its false and misleading promotion and sales of its vehicles in the Commonwealth," said Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear in a … [Read more...]
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Young engineers gather in Swansea today
Hundreds of young engineering hopefuls will gather in Swansea today for this year’s South Wales round of Big Bang. The engineering challenge competition for secondary school pupils is promoted by EESW STEM Cymru and will be held for the first time in Swansea University’s Bay Campus. The students have devised, built and tested a wide range of products … [Read more...]
Cars to cuisine on a plate
From luxury cars to mouthwatering cuisine, Motorline Maserati has it on a plate. A dozen buyers who ordered their famous sporting cars from the Penarth Road. Cardiff dealership for March will be toasting their choice with fine prosecco and a bespoke Italian meal for two over the next few months. The Italian experience has been developed by … [Read more...]
Brexit vote likely to upset used car market
There would be "significant uncertainty" over used car values if the UK left the EU following the June referendum, believes Glass's. The leading automotive data provider in Europe, Glass's, points out that there are virtually no precedents on which to base the likely impact of a BREXIT. Rupert Pontin, Head of Valuations, said: "When we try to model … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi’s man in Wales
Matthew Baxter will cover parts of Wales for Mitsubishi. Father-of-two Matthew spent the past five years working with Nissan, initially as a Used Car Performance Manager, with the past two years in Electric Sales Development. He started in the retail motoring industry in 1987 and has experience of small, independent dealers and large PLCs, including a … [Read more...]
Trade lines
Thousands of UK families face a flat Easter as tyre-related callouts - over one of the busiest periods on UK roads - are likely to hit one every 45 seconds, according to research by AA Tyres,. And with more than 15 million cars on the roads over the Easter period, almost four million motorists** could be “dicing with death”, as separate research … [Read more...]
Mazda dealers investing £12M in businesses
Mazda’s UK dealers will have invested some £12million in the brand by spring this year upgrading their facilities to match Mazda’s stylish and spirited model range, which thanks to an unprecedented year of new car launches, is now one of the youngest in the industry. The entire Mazda range now features award-winning SKYACTIV technology and eye-catching … [Read more...]
TVR will train engineers of tomorrow in Wales
TVR will be offering engineering apprenticeships when it starts building its new 170mph sports car in Wales. The carmaker’s operations director John Chasey said they would start building cars in the last quarter of 2017 with delivery beginning in 2018, and they intended to create apprenticeships among the 150 local people they planned to employ. TVR … [Read more...]
Safety given a back seat by European rule makers
Vehicle safety innovations are still benefitting too few road users in Europe due to an over-reliance on a voluntary testing programme rather than regulatory standards, according to a new report by the European Transport Safety Council. For almost twenty years, increases in levels of car safety in Europe have been driven mainly by the voluntary Euro NCAP … [Read more...]
“Bad” Friday getaway warning from RAC
The RAC is warning anyone planning to getaway this Easter to expect a long ‘Bad’ Friday. Over five million motorists take to their cars for some well-earned time away, and face more jams on Easter Monday. RAC Traffic Watch data shows a total of 16.8m car journeys will be made over the Easter weekend as people make the most of the long weekend visiting … [Read more...]
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