Volkswagen will offer generous compensation packages for about 600,000 U.S. owners of diesel vehicles that emit an illegal amount of emissions, Ken Feinberg, the head of its claims fund in America, told a German paper. VW has still not decided whether vehicle owners will be offered cash, car buy-backs, repairs or replacement cars, and has ruled out … [Read more...]
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Sunday drive: Mini John Cooper Works 3-door
With another record year of sales behind them in 2015, MINI is well placed with the introduction of their third generation range of models to continue their record breaking sales record. Last year MINI achieved 63,581 UK new car registrations, an 18.5% increase over the previous year and the sixth consecutive year of growth. During the … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volvo XC90 T8 Twin
Volvo is on a roll with its two in one luxury XC90 T8 SUV. The XC90 is the first model to be built on the firm’s scalable product architecture and using the latest low energy powertrains, the range topping hybrid combines 320bhp turbo-charged four-cylinder 2.0 litre petrol engine with a plug in rechargeable 87bhp electric motor at the rear, so it pushes … [Read more...]
Ford pulls out of Paris motor show
Ford will not exhibit at the Paris motor show in October. In what could be a significant development, the car-maker says the show does not fit in with its marketing plans for launches. Held in the first two weeks of October, Paris is the biggest show in the world and the last time it was held in 2014 attracted over 1.2M visitors. In recent years, … [Read more...]
Newslines 6 February
Home owners across the country could be earning extra income by renting out their unused parking spaces to sports fans during the upcoming Six Nations rugby tournament and other sporting events throughout the year. YourParkingSpace.co.uk, the UK’s fastest growing car parking marketplace, is reminding those with spare or unused parking spaces close to high … [Read more...]
Car sales stagnate in Wales
New car sales in Wales have stagnated. Figures from the SMMT yesterday show 5,591 new cars were registered last month compared to 5,566 in the first month of 2015, so they have increased by under half-percent. This contrasts with 2% and 3.59% rises in Scotland and England, while Northern Ireland saw a big 2.63% drop over the month. Overall the combined … [Read more...]
Redundancies sought at Ford engine plant
Voluntary redundancies are being sought in the Ford Bridgend Engine Plant. The car giant wants to cut up to 10 percent of its white collar and non-production staff at Bridgend as part of a European-wide cull to cut costs. The 36-year-old South Wales plant employs just over 2,000 people but nearly all are hourly-paid shop-floor workers and only a few … [Read more...]
Hyundai i20 vision of new prices
Hyundai has announced full pricing and specifications of the refreshed MY16 i20 range, which now includes the i20 Active compact crossover and efficient new 1.0-litre T-GDi engines going on sale from 3 March. The rugged Hyundai i20 Active crossover costs £15,225 OTR, while new 1.0 T-GDi-powered i20 models start from … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 February
European new car registrations went up by 9.3% in 2015, driven by an SUV boom that contributed to a big part of the total growth. For the first time in the history of European car sales, SUVs led the way, outselling the traditional subcompact and compact segments, posting an increase of 24% at 3.2 million units. The era of autonomous cars is moving … [Read more...]
Rally, riding and racing boosts for Wales in 2016
A leading Welsh company has added its support to the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship. Pembroke Dock based Genpower are multi-brand distributors of generators, pressure washers, water pumps, air compressors and garden machinery. In a sponsorship package valued at £3000 Genpower will give vouchers against the purchase of any of the Hyundai … [Read more...]
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