Genesis Motor UK will no longer exist as a standalone company from January 2024, as first reported by Car Dealer magazine, its operations being rolled fully into Hyundai Motor UK and the company said customers should see no difference in the way they interacted with the brand and some Genesis employees will be offered jobs with Hyundai.
Salvaged parts and items taken from models on the street and in drives are feeding into the repair sector, say investigators.
The business is booming because of an international shortage of genuine used parts and dealers inability to source from manufacturers’ warehouses, notably JLR which has a reported 10,000 customers awaiting back orders and been told by the prestige brand to use independent suppliers to comply with warranty agreements.
Nissan has confirmed speculation and invested £2 Billion in the all electric new generation Qashqai, Juke and Leaf to built in its Sunderland facility, which currentlly makes the petrol versions of the first two models.
There will be investment in the models along with new traction battery plants to support the newcomers and the investment will safeguard about 6,000 jobs in all and help the local economy for many years to come.
The MG5 EV has been awarded the maximum five-star rating by Green NCAP, the industry-leading European independent emissions assessment programme.
The first model from MG Motor UK to be assessed by Green NCAP, the MG5 EV’s performance is ranked across three core criteria – Clean Air, Energy Efficiency, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. with an overall score of 95% puts it amongst the top five models tested in 2023.
Paris wants to ban SUVs over 1.6 tonnes and even electric cars above 2.0 tonnes through much higher parking costs.
It is likely to exempt Paris residents and aims to tackle the commuters who drive in from outlying areas to save money and the technology could be applied by other cities facing jams.