Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team head to the Croatia Rally this week, the fourth round of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship 21-23 April. They arrive in Croatia with heavy hearts following the death in testing last week of Craig Breen. Toyota Gazoo Racing send their deepest condolences to his family and to his team, Hyundai Motorsport. Considered … [Read more...]
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Hirst cracks the Rallynuts Stages
Matthew Hirst and Declan Dear extended their lead in the 2023 Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship after scoring maximum points on the second round of the series, the Rallynuts Stages Rally on Saturday 15 April. It was a perfect day for rallying, with glorious sunshine and some of the best stages Wales has to offer in excellent condition – … [Read more...]
EU car sales soar nearly 30%
The EU car market recorded a significant 28.8% increase in passenger car registrations in March, surpassing more than a million units (1,087,939). All the bloc’s largest markets saw double-digit growth last month, with Spain (66.1%) and Italy (40.7%) in the lead. In the first quarter of 2023, the EU car market saw a substantial increase in new car … [Read more...]
Britain’s EV charging network not fit for purpose
Britain’s EV charging network not fit for purpose, according to transport experts. The UK is way behind schedule in installing chargers and many regions in the country are being forgotten. Asif Ghafoor (below) is a veteran of infrastructure delivery and the co-founder and CEO of national charging network Be.EV and said,“The government’s target of ‘300,000 … [Read more...]
Tradelines 19 April
The all-electric British designed MG Cyberster sports car will come to UK in 2024, but may be sold outside the usual dealer network. MG has previously said it believes having a showroom network has been behind its success in recent years, but the first sports model in over a decade may be see another sales avenue created. A swathe of car dealer … [Read more...]
Tesla tops ev searches in UK
A new study conducted by electric leasing company Gridserve has revealed the most sought after electric vehicles in the United Kingdom, as well as the electric vehicles most likely to soar in popularity over the next year. Using Google Search data spanning over a year, GRIDSERVE analysed average monthly search data for over 300 electric vehicle models in … [Read more...]
Number plate cloning is on the rise
DVLA files show that 12,300 UK motorists received either fines, penalties or letters for misdemeanours involving other vehicles displaying their registration mark between January 2021 and September 2022. Additional research into the issue by private registration supplier Platehunter found that vehicle cloning has been on the rise for much longer. Their … [Read more...]
From pride to fall and now future collectable
Once an owner's pride & joy, some familiar models are now destined to become future collectables. While arguably not in the same league as classics, there are a number of cars which will jog memories of their good and bad points and a sweep through the DVLA records in Swansea by Confused.com insurance has turned up a few surprises. The 10 car models … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: McLaren Artura
Exclusive sports car maker McLaren has turned the corner. A huge multi-million pound investment, new management with encouragement for a brand which has uncompromisingly delivered drivers' cars, has now enabled, embraced and enriched the latest hybrid powertrain technology. But, of course, being McLaren it always does things a differently, distinctively … [Read more...]
Newslines 14 April
Major investment by Caterham owner VT Holdings will increase production capacity by 50% to approximately 750 units per annum. New headquarters will house the production, engineering, motorsport and commercial teams and is due for completion by the end of this year. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating the launch of the new California Surf with a … [Read more...]
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