Cap reveals that the city car sector was one of the main used car sectors under pressure through 2015. For those motorists who simply want to nip around town without the need to carry multiple passengers, city cars are often seen as a cost-effective alternative to their bigger, fuel-hungry counterparts, but this brings valuation … [Read more...]
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Quality must be focus of new transport apprenticeships
The Government’s new transport skills strategy, which sets out how it will create 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020, must focus on quality and not just be a numbers game, says the Institution of Engineering and Technology. The announcement made by the Department for Transport today forms a major plank of the Government’s new … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 February
Saab AB, the Swedish aerospace company that owns the Saab brand, will not allow its name or logo to be used on future models produced by National Electric Vehicle Sweden. NEVS, which bought the assets of bankrupt Saab Automobile in 2012, has announced two big deals in the past few weeks to supply electric Saab 9-3-based sedans to two separate Chinese … [Read more...]
JLR begin on road testing of connected vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover is investing in a 41 mile ‘living laboratory’ project on UK roads to develop new Connected and Autonomous Vehicle technologies. The new CAV test corridor, which includes 41 miles of roads around Coventry and Solihull, will be used to evaluate new systems in real-world driving conditions. The £5.5m ‘UK-CITE’, short for UK … [Read more...]
Car makers urge in-vote for EU membership
British automotive firms have spoken out about why remaining in Europe matters to their businesses in a series of case studies published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Entitled Voices on Europe, it features six companies from across a broad spectrum of the automotive sector, all driving technological innovation. They range from … [Read more...]
New head of DVSA
Gareth Llewellyn has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. The DVSA plays a critical role in improving road safety in Great Britain by setting standards for driving and motorcycling, and making sure drivers, vehicle operators and MOT garages follow roadworthiness standards. It also provides a range of … [Read more...]
Expect more A55 delays until March
Users of the A55 across North Wales will face five weeks of disruption when Conwy tunnel improvements are undertaken. Work starts this week and will last until the end of February. The Pen-y-Clip tunnel near Penmaenmawr will shut for two weeks, with traffic diverted around the headland and the Conwy tunnel will be reduced to one lane for three weeks … [Read more...]
Newslines 1 February
In a sign of the changing times, an energy company logo will this month appear on motorway signs for the first time – showing electric car drivers at which services they can charge up. Ecotricity, whose Electric Highway is the most comprehensive car charging network in Europe, and whose 260 ‘Ecotricity Pumps’ cover almost the entire motorway network, … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: BMW X5 xDRIVE 40e
With a record year of UK sales behind them in 2015, when they replaced Audi as the best selling premium brand, and their centenary in front of them in 2016, BMW look fully charged to have a good year. First of their new models to be handed to the UK’s motoring media at the start of their centenary year was BMW’s first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) production car … [Read more...]
Jeep off-road centre opens in Wales
Jeep is further broadening the appeal and accessibility of its award-winning 4x4 vehicles, after agreeing a partnership with specialist off-road driving organisation 4x4 Events UK. The link-up with the events company, which operates off-road driving sites in Abergele, Cheshire and Yorkshire and has plans for two more venues in the UK, will … [Read more...]
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