Changes in plant shutdowns and holiday patterns brought about an 11.2% dip in UK car manufacturing in July. Following its best half-year since 2008, the UK car manufacturing industry experienced a slower July, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Production in the month fell 11.2% against July 2014, as changes to … [Read more...]
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Just Add Fuel is Peugeot’s innovative and unique fixed-cost motoring package – and now it’s available to teenage drivers. Since launch in July 2010, over 27,000 UK drivers over 21 have taken advantage of Just Add Fuel but it is now available for 18-20 year olds on Peugeot 108 models only. Ford and a shipping agency are under investigation over alleged … [Read more...]
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Ford and a shipping agency are under investigation over alleged bribes paid to speed up clearance of parts containers through the Russian port of St Petersburg. It’s Russia’s European gateway and notoriously slow in processing shipments and now a German newspaper reports two Ford employees, eight people employed by freight agency Schenker and a Russian … [Read more...]
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The Department for Transport report entitled ‘Uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles in the UK’, draws on the research from almost 50 UK and international sources, and points to a significant change in the way motorists use and own plug-in vehicles. Contrary to popular perceptions, evidence from the report shows that 82% of Ultra Low Emission Vehicle … [Read more...]
L-Test is a lesson in lurve
Forget flowers and chocolates, it would appear that the surest way to woo a potential love interest is to grab the L plates and brush up on driving skills as a new survey from the Institute of Advanced Motorists reveals the UK’s biggest first date turn-offs. Whilst rudeness scored highest in the list, with 81% of Brits citing bad manners as the worst … [Read more...]
Beware if older drivers turn a corner on safety
GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging family members to be wise to the early signs of unsafe driving in their senior relatives. There are more than four million drivers aged over 70 in the UK. Many are still driving in their 90s, and nearly 200 centenarians still hold licences. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE comments: “We want as many people as … [Read more...]
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Lawyers have been instructed to consider if Google has infringed any copyright by creating a new business called Alphabet. The internet giant made news this week when it announced it was setting up the new business to look after specific parts of its operations, including driverless cars, but BMW Alphabet is the name of its fleet business. The first … [Read more...]
Drive to raise safety among choices for cars
Road safety charity Brake is encouraging drivers to put safety first when it comes to buying a new vehicle and not decide purely on brand. The call comes on the back of survey results showing safety features are less of a priority for young drivers when choosing a vehicle than its brand. That put safety technologies third on a list of decision-making … [Read more...]
Jaguar Land Rover consider Slovakian plant
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of the Slovak Republic for the potential development of a new manufacturing plant in the city of Nitra in western Slovakia. With its established premium automotive industry, Slovakia is an attractive possible development opportunity. The move marks the next step in the Company’s … [Read more...]
Mini-cars will return to popularity
Italy’s economic rebound and the arrival of the refreshed Fiat 500 will help pull minicar sales out of a slump that caused the segment to drop to a five-year low in 2014, predict analysts at IHS Automotive. European minicar sales fell 32 percent to 1,125,160 million in 2014 compared with 2009, with Italy down 50 percent to 244,642 during the period, IHS … [Read more...]
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