The RAC’s road safety charity and The Scout Association has announced a three year partnership to promote road safety to over half a million Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts across the UK. The partnership will combine the RAC’s existing road safety campaign with the Scouts’ own programme to engage with its young people on staying safe … [Read more...]
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All clear given by Volkswagen to some diesel engines
Volkswagen said that no software constituting an improper defeat device is installed in vehicles with EA288 EU5 as well as EU6-engines in the European Union. Consequently, new vehicles of the Volkswagen Group offered within the European Union with those engines comply with legal requirements and environmental standards. Volkswagen AG is systematically … [Read more...]
Car, engine and CV manufacturing booming in Britain
British car production posted healthy growth in September, according to figures published by the SMMT. Output rose 15.5% compared with September last year, with year-to-date volumes 3.3% up on the same period in 2015. As seen in previous months, production for the UK market led the way with a gain of 20.1% – but new car exports were not far behind with … [Read more...]
Fraudsters and claims companies blamed for continuing premium rises
British Insurance Premium Index for the third quarter shows that costs have sharply risen again for the second quarter in succession, except for Northern Ireland, where premiums have fallen. This follows two years of falling premiums, prompted by reforms intended to cut the number of fraudulent car insurance claims, particularly for whiplash injury, which … [Read more...]
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About 1,000 drivers a month are being caught by the busiest speed camera in Wales. The 30mph limit on Newport Road near the junction with Colchester Avenue is raising £100,000 a month for the UK Government, more than three times the next busiest camera on North Road, Cardiff. Vauxhall is trying to contact hundreds of thousands of British drivers, over … [Read more...]
Toyota Mirai fuel cell cars begin deliveries
Toyota marked the arrival of its Mirai fuel cell saloon on Britain’s roads with the handover of vehicles to its first customers at a ceremony hosted at Toyota (GB) PLC’s Surrey headquarters. Dr Johan van Zyl, President and CEO Toyota Motor Europe, joined Paul Van der Burgh, President and Managing Director Toyota (GB) PLC, to present the cars to Dr Graham … [Read more...]
Cycling lobby want more spent to improve safety
Bike Life is thriving in the Welsh capital with the number of trips by bike increasing by over 25% in just one year according to a pioneering new report from sustainable transport charity Sustrans developed in partnership with City of Cardiff Council. The report, part of one of the biggest surveys ever conducted on attitudes to cycling in the UK … [Read more...]
As costs soar, Volkwagen faces still further widening of cheating probe
Volkswagen is investigating whether cars using early versions of its EA 288 diesel engine may have contained software that could manipulate emissions test data. Euro 5 engines of this series, which is different to the first affected model, could have had the software installed but it is not in the Euro 6 versions. It has established about a quarter of … [Read more...]
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Aston Martin will build an electric version of its Rapide four-door saloon at Gaydon, backed by ChinaEquity. The car’s drivetrain will be developed by Williams Advanced Engineering who created the Jaguar C-X75 hybrid before it was cancelled and is also likely to underpin the AM DBX SUV expected in 2019 and possibly being built in South Wales, as well as the … [Read more...]
Volkswagen to lay off temporary staff
Volkswagen is considering a reduction in temporary workers as part of efforts to offset the cost of the emissions scandal, the automaker's works council said. VW said in a statement that the outlook for its sales and employment levels were unpredictable after the company reported on Friday lower September deliveriesfor its core autos division and the … [Read more...]
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