The head of Germany's auto-lobby group VDA, Bernhard Mattes, has unexpectedly resigned as its prestigious Frankfurt motor show opened to the public. Mattes will go at the end of the year after being in post only 12-months but it has been a very tough time for the German car industry and this year’s show saw over 30 brands including Toyota, PSA, Volvo and Ferrari ignore it, leading to the VDA … [Read more...]
Colwyn Bay stage of WRGB eagerly awaited
Colwyn Bay is gearing up for its evening in the World Championship motorsport spotlight on Saturday 5 October. As confirmed earlier in the summer, this year’s eagerly-anticipated Wales Rally GB is coming to the popular resort in Conwy County Borough with the world’s top drivers and the sport’s fastest ever cars racing against-the-clock on the town’s recently regenerated waterfront … [Read more...]
Thrills for thousands in UK first low carbon rally in Wales
Thousands of shoppers, holidaymakers and sports enthusiasts saw some of the world’s most advanced cars in Swansea at the weekend for Britain’s first exclusively low carbon rally, writes Robin Roberts. Fuel cell models lined up with a wide range of battery electric vehicles from nearly every manufacturer selling in Britain to compete in the Green Dragon EV Rally and Show. Streets … [Read more...]
Wales to host Britain’s greenest ever motorsport event
Britain’s greenest-ever rally is taking place in Wales next weekend. The Green Dragon EV Rally is exclusively for hydrogen and pure electric cars and is based in Swansea, where Sir William Robert Grove invented the fuel cell in the 1840s. The event also breaks ground as it’s not only the first low carbon rally to be held in Britain, but it also allows any driver with a battery electric vehicle … [Read more...]
Coming and going on Wales Rally GB
Fan favourite Petter Solberg, one of the FIA World Rally Championship’s most charismatic drivers, will end his professional career at this year’s Wales Rally GB 3-6 October driving Volkswagen Motorsport’s Polo GTI R5. The 2003 World Rally Champion is no stranger to Britain’s WRC encounter; he’s started it 15-times and won four times. Between 2002 and 2005, he and Welsh co-driver … [Read more...]
Nitro World Games will explode in Wales next year
The Nitro World Games are coming to the UK in 2020. The games which will move from its US home for the first time next year and take place in the Wales. Three motocross riders pulled off a string of incredible gravity-defying tricks in quick succession 35 foot in the air as they jumped a staggering 75 foot in distance. It's just a small taste of the adrenaline-charged scenes you can expect at … [Read more...]
Motoring at the Manor lords it
Thousands of car fans and automotive enthusiasts flocked to The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, on Father’s Day to enjoy a spectacular celebration of motoring culture at Motoring at the Manor. Guests enjoyed an exhilarating day of dramatic demonstration drives, static displays, and it showcased best-in-class motors including world-renowned classic cars, hyper cars, supercars, race and rally cars, … [Read more...]
One-off Welsh sports car is highlight of new festival
One of the world’s rarest cars made in Wales nearly 50 years ago, is a highlight of the forthcoming new Motoring at the Manor event. The unique 1971 Gilbern T11 sports coupe created in Llantwit Fadre, Mid-Glamorgan was destined for the Geneva motor show that year, but the project was pulled and the only show car ever built is now fully restored and will be seen in Wales again at the inaugural … [Read more...]
Paris motor show redesigned for 2020
A radical overhaul of the Paris Motor show is underway. Organisers of the 2020 show have engaged an outside events management company to transform the event from the traditional concept and to “reinvent itself”. The main challenge will be to increase brand audiences by offering a completely redesigned, interactive and personalised visitor experience, said a spokesman for events company … [Read more...]
End of the road for Wales Rally GB
Wales Rally GB is expected to run for the final time this year. World Rally Championship organisers will meet in Geneva tomorrow and discuss a plan to relocate the UK round of the series to Northern Ireland in 2020. Ending a 19-years association with Wales will be a blow for the Welsh Government and Welsh and British rally fans who have spent millions of pounds promoting and … [Read more...]