Five years after inventing the small crossover, Nissan announced a new generation Juke will be made in Britain. The expected £100m investment is a further endorsement of the quality of output from the Sunderland plant. Following the launch of the second generation Nissan Qashqai in 2013, future Juke allocation points to a secure future for Sunderland and … [Read more...]
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Obstacle removed to Circuit of Wales development
The £325M plan to build Circuit of Wales on moorland above Blaenau Gwent has moved a step closer. Last week, the Welsh Government said it was unlikely to object to acquisition of common land by developers providing alternative ground was given to them for animal grazing and access following a public inquiry in March. Once agreed the plan can push ahead … [Read more...]
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Edward, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, died yesterday aged 88. He was the devoted custodian of his family’s 7,000-acre Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire which he inherited at the age of 2 upon the death of his father and he went on to champion of the historic vehicle movement and founded the National Motor Museum on his estate. Volkswagen must sell its shares … [Read more...]
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The AA says about 13 million cars will be on UK roads this weekend for the final getaway of the summer. The average trip will be about 90 miles, but 57% of drivers surveyed said they would be missing the jams and staying home. An estimated 408,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees are the subject of a preliminary investigation by the U.S. National Highway Traffic … [Read more...]
Men prefer holiday driving duties
Men like to be charge when it comes to driving on the holiday getaway, sys Europcar. With the Bank Holiday get-away just around the corner, Europcar found despite secretly wishing to share the burden, men find it hard to relinquish the driving seat on long car trips in the UK. Despite 20% of men thinking that their next journey would be improved if … [Read more...]
Turning muck into money for a good cause
Dyfed Dirt Bike Club has presented a cheque for £5000 to the Chemotherapy Unit at Glangwili Hospital Carmarthen. The club runs the annual Arwyn Rees memorial Caio Enduro and makes a donation to a local charity from the proceeds of the event, and this year the money went to the unit outside Carmarthen which serves the West Wales community. Club chairman … [Read more...]
On-line servicing data passes a milestone
Mazda is marking an important customer service milestone with the tenth anniversary of the introduction of its ground-breaking Digital Service Record system. The first manufacturer to offer this kind of paperless service record system in the UK, Mazda’s convention-defying approach set a trend that has seen the majority of the industry follow suit over … [Read more...]
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New Volvo XC90 models arriving in the UK are being checked for a possible faulty rear curtain airbag deployment. A part of the upper trim panel may hinder the bag’s deployment but there have not been any reported incidents related to the recall initially instigated by US authorities. BookMyGarage is a new on-line comparison site with 5,000 affiliated … [Read more...]
Motorists risk losing cover if selling lifts
Gocompare.com is warning drivers to check with their car insurer before joining up to a lift-share scheme or risk invalidating their cover. The Wales-based comparison website is also advising drivers signed up to the ‘taxi-like' smartphone app Uber that they are not covered under standard car insurance - they need taxi insurance. The warning comes … [Read more...]
Building the world’s largest LEGO brick caravan
To celebrate 130 years of leisure caravanning this year, the team behind the national Motorhome & Caravan Show is aiming for a new Guinness World Record by building the largest ever touring caravan made of LEGO bricks. Requiring more than 150,000 individual interlocking plastic LEGO bricks, the life-size model caravan will be completed and officially … [Read more...]
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