It’s the 20th anniversary of MINI being assembled in Plant Oxford by BMW Group. In early 2001, production began for MINI body parts in Swindon and on the 26 April the first new MINI rolled off the line in Oxford which has since built over 5 million cars and currently makes MINI 3-Door Hatch, MINI 5-Door Hatch, MINI Clubman and the MINI Electric, all on the … [Read more...]
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Welshman to head Ford of Britain
Welshman and former Bridgend Engine Plant Manager Kieran Cahill will become chairman Ford of Britain on friday. Fifty-three-year old Cahill will replace Graham Hoare as Board Chair for Ford Motor Company Limited effective 30 April. In this role, Cahill will continue to ensure the board remains effective in setting and implementing the company’s direction … [Read more...]
Newslines 26 April
The new Fiat 500 electric model coming in a few weeks from £19,995 will self-regulate its battery use. Its range of up to 199 miles includes a monitoring system to cut down secondary power use and provide maximum range when it has about 30 miles left and it can be substantially recharged in 35 mins with a rapid box. The changing working arrangements mean … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Vauxhall Crossland SRi Nav 1.2 Turbo 130hp
After the latest Covid lockdown some 4,500 franchised car dealerships, plus many more used car centres, opened their showrooms to the buying public, at least dealers were hoping customers would be buying, writes David Miles. On Monday 12 April, the opening day for the car industry dealerships, shops, pub gardens, hair salons and so on, … [Read more...]
Honda e:HRV further step on electrification this year
Honda is boosting its electric offensive with the introduction of the e:HRV in November. The new generation HRV uses two electric motors driving the front wheels to assist the regular 1.5 litre Atkinson cycle petrol engine but it’s not a plug-in hybrid. The 131ps maximum powertrain develops 253Nm at 4,500rpm and is essentially a boosted version of … [Read more...]
Premiums dip to new low but expect rises
The average annual car insurance premium has dipped slightly to £602 in March 2021. This marginal decline from the previous month suggests the end of the big price falls and the average premium is still £110 cheaper than the same month last year. Dan Hutson, head of motor insurance, comparethemarket.com said,“The rapid fall in car insurance premiums, seen … [Read more...]
£50M orders for supercars in March by JBR Capital
Some £50M of pent-up demand for high performance vehicles is being unleashed onto the market, with leading finance provider JBR Capital experiencing record volumes of lending on models from Aston Martin, Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche in March. Porsche proved to be the most financed marque last month with the all-electric Taycan generating a large … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 April
To complement Nissan’s range of striking crossovers, 2022 will see the introduction of the fourth generation all-new X-Trail, whose world debut took place at Auto Shanghai 2021 this week. Like its cousin the All-New Qashqai, it will be based upon the Alliance CMF-C platform, which is the highly advanced architecture which was designed to accommodate … [Read more...]
Fleet emissions sink to record low
The BVRLA has published its latest Quarterly Leasing Survey showing that average CO2 emissions for members’ new car registrations have fallen below 100g/km for the first time ever. During the Q4-2020 reporting period, average CO2 emissions were 98g/km compared to the average UK car fleet of 114.2g/km, highlighting the green credentials of the vehicle … [Read more...]
On-line shortcut to boosting business
By leveraging online sales, UK auto retailers could reduce the transaction time taken to sell a vehicle by 75% and cut the costs incurred in the process by 45%, according to new research released by industry-leading automotive ecommerce solution provider GForces. The data indicates that, as per 2020, based on an annual used car market of 6.75 … [Read more...]
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