Vauxhall is bringing OnStar to the UK with a comprehensive package, which includes a high-speed 4G LTE mobile network, emergency response notification and stolen vehicle recovery technology. The system will be free for customers for the first year, and will be available in selected models in Vauxhall’s passenger car range from August. The first all-new … [Read more...]
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A robot at a Volkswagen car plant killed a worker this week. The 22-year-old victim was part of a team setting up the stationary robot which struck him in the chest and crushed him against a metal plate at the plant in Baunatal, which is about 60 miles north of Frankfurt. Fiat Chrysler will invest £178.93 million pounds to begin Jeep production in India … [Read more...]
Experts appointed to look at £200M Welsh road scheme
Technical advisors have been appointed to develop options for the £200m Welsh Government road improvements in North East Wales that will boost the economy by improving access to Deeside Enterprise Zone and north Wales. AECOM and Ruthin-based Richards, Moorhead & Laing will carry out the next stage of the A55/A494/A548 Deeside corridor improvement … [Read more...]
Jaguar will build new car in Austria
A low volume new Jaguar SUV will be built under contract in Austria because the UK production lines are nearing capacity. Jaguar Land Rover has signed a contract to build the vehicles at Magna Steyr which already builds the Mercedes G, Peugeot RCZ and some Mini models. JLR chief executive Ralf Speth said that the company is staying loyal to its … [Read more...]
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BMW and Toyota are moving ahead on a project to jointly develop a midsize sports car with an agreement on common underpinnings for the model. The program to create the vehicle is "progressing according to plan," BMW said on Monday after Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, and BMW, the biggest producer of luxury vehicles, outlined plans for the sports car … [Read more...]
Motorists beware of sales scammers
Motorists are being urged to look out for scams which can cost them dearly, and to alert others to them. Citizens Advice Bureau is behind Scam Awareness Month in July which seeks to highlight the dangers, both on-line and on the street. Car sales, crash-for-cash, documentation, accessories, warranties, repairs are just some of the areas where scammers … [Read more...]
Toyota & Nissan extend airbag recall around the world
Toyota and Nissan are expanding a recall previously issued in North America to the rest of the world including Europe to replace potentially deadly passenger-side airbag inflators made by Takata Corp. Toyota said it would recall another 2.86 million vehicles across 24 models produced between April 2003 and December 2008, including 1.729 million in Europe, … [Read more...]
MotorGB is booming success
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders confirm the growing strength and vitality of the UK automotive industry and its ascendancy as a major global player. SMMT’s 16th annual Sustainability Report confirms the sector is breaking new records, with turnover hitting an all time high of £69.5 billion in 2014. Manufacturing output, … [Read more...]
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Drivers in Cardiff endure one of the highest pollen rates in the UK. The city was ranked 8th most polluted and Sinclair Van Centre is recommending an in-cab filter change to minimise the effects of hay fever. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced UK prices and specifications for the new Transporter panel van and Kombi models. The sixth-generation … [Read more...]
Putting a price on safety
Cash-strapped local authorities facing the challenge of reducing road deaths and serious injuries on their network now have access to a list of initiatives they can take to target risk points, along with the cost and value of the benefits each initiative brings. In a report from the Road Safety Foundation “Engineering Safer Roads: Star Rating Roads for … [Read more...]
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