Hyundai UK announced the official public pricing for the zero-emission, hydrogen-powered Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle. HyFive is a European project that aims to deploy 110 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) from the five global automotive companies that make up the HyFive consortium, which includes Hyundai. The project will also see another three … [Read more...]
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Over 6,400 Discovery models to be recalled for safety check
Land Rover has confirmed just over 6,400 LR4 Discovery models will be recalled in the UK to fix an issue which might arise in their stability, dynamics and braking module. It also affects over 2,600 models in the USA which will be recalled to dealerships from early June. The suspect models were made between August 2014 and February 2015, says the … [Read more...]
LR4 Discovery recalled over safety issue
Over 2,600 Land Rover Discovery models are being recalled in the US because their electronic stability controls may be faulty. The suspect models were made between August 2014 and February 2015, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the fault may affect brakes, handling and hill descent systems leading to accidents. … [Read more...]
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Welshpool railway station car park is being extended. It is to cope with expected greater demand when four additional services pass through from Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury each day. Carcraft has brought in administrators to close the company. That is leaving an estimated 550 employees without a job and BEN, the automotive industry charity, has launched … [Read more...]
Drivers tapping into danger with new technology, says road safety body
The Institute of Advanced Motorists has warned that car manufacturers are building high-tech distractions into their new vehicles and have made interiors so comfortable they are being turned into living rooms. The warning came from IAM chief executive officer Sarah Sillars, who said efforts to reduce distraction factors for motorists are being undone by … [Read more...]
Serious safety recalls hit five year high
Recalls of motor vehicles models posing a serious safety risk are at their highest since 2010, according to an analysis by international law firm Pinsent Masons. Research conducted by the firm found that in 2014, 195 recalls for motor vehicle models were issued, more than at any point in the last five years. Pinsent Masons says the increase … [Read more...]
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Aston Martin is considering a U.S. factory in Alabama to be near its industrial partner Daimler, the British sports car maker's CEO Andy Palmer told a UK car magazine Autocar. Aston has had expressions of interest for a new factory from U.S. states and from countries around the world, including the UK. Manufacturers cite the risk of supply chain … [Read more...]
Old websites face issues with mobile phones
Dealers could soon find themselves untraceable on Google search engines. In future, older websites will not appear in searches on mobiles as Google introduces a new display method. Mobile search results will now display a website’s actual name instead of its URL, along with what Google calls a “breadcrumb-like format” for the URL structure. The … [Read more...]
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Switch to diesel leads to lowest petrol sales in 25 years. Petrol sales fell 10% in March to a record low of 1.31bn litres following a 4% growth in February when drivers took advantage of prices 22p a litre lower than the year before, according to the latest figures released by HMRC. The UK has once again beaten CO2 emissions targets, with the average … [Read more...]
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After more than 20 years at the top, Volkswagen Group Supervisory Board Chairman Ferdinand Piech unexpectedly resigned at the weekend after losing a showdown he provoked with CEO Martin Winterkorn. Piech, is the grandson of the inventor of the VW Beetle and also resigned as a member of the supervisory board and any other mandates within the Volkswagen Group … [Read more...]
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