Top accolades in the annual Toyota Best Retailer in Town awards have been won by FRF Group, named the Best Toyota Group for the second year running, and Steven Eagell Peterborough, winner of the Best Toyota Retailer title. With a 20-year history, FRF won the Best Toyota Group award for its focus on engaging and developing its teams to provide service that … [Read more...]
Call for safety review on A48 after three die
South Wales Central MS Andrew RT Davies has called on the Welsh Government to commission an urgent engineering review of the A48 after three people died in a crash near Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan. The incident marks the fifth fatality on the stretch of road in the past two years and happened around 5pm on Tuesday. A 60mph limit exists there at the … [Read more...]
Neath Port Talbot struggling to charge EVs
Welsh regions are facing EV charging shortages amidst rapid sales growth, reports dealership Beck Evans. New research reveals that Neath Port Talbot is the Welsh area facing the most EV charging shortages compared with its rising number of ultra-low emission vehicles. Experts at the UK’s leading car dealership Beck Evans analysed the ratio of public … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 November
Rail passengers across the South Wales Metro can now access a new Pay As You Go system. Transport for Wales is the first train operator outside of London and the South East of England to introduce tap and catch paying system at 95 stations including all Valleys lines and on routes to Bridgend, Maesteg, the Vale of Glamorgan, Abergavenny and … [Read more...]
Genesis South Wales opens in Bridgend
Genesis South Wales has commenced sales operations in Bridgend, to cater for the growing demand for the new premium luxury brand from South Korea. The dealership is part of the Sinclair Group which partnered with Genesis last year and has been recruiting personnel. The new South Wales Genesis business will sell new and Certified … [Read more...]
Welsh learner drivers are best in Britain, say Veygo
Welsh driving-test pass rates beat UK national average, but there are concerns over driving test changes. Veygo, part of the Admiral Insurance group based in Cardiff, showed Park Avenue Test Centre in Aberystwyth, is the top place to take your driving test, with 65% now passing their test at the centre. This marks the highest pass rate on record for the … [Read more...]
Scale up charging or face consequences, Governments told
EV sales are rising across Europe but Governments must do more to provide an extensive public charging network to for travellers, said car makers body, the ACEA. Recent ACEA data confirmed that market share rose to 13.9% for battery electric cars and 24.3% for hybrid models. While China is currently ahead of Europe and the US in the electrification of the … [Read more...]
KIA blazing a trail through Wales
The Kia Sportage is blazing a trail as the latest recruit to join Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Covering nearly 12,000 square kilometers - almost two-thirds of Wales it is served by 58 stations across six counties and MAWWFRS attends around 255 incidents weekly on average. The five Kia Sportage PHEV ‘GT-Line’ in eye-catching infra-red … [Read more...]
Gravells excel for Kia UK
Gravells of Bridgend has swept the board in the annual Kia UK dealer awards. The 2022 Kia Dealer Excellence Awards celebrate the best performing dealerships of the past year and each of the award winners were commended for their exceptional efforts over the past twelve months across sales, after sales and customer experience categories. For the second … [Read more...]
Wales offers used car bargains
Three of the top 20 places in Britain to buy a used car are in Wales, shows a new survey. The best value place in Britain to buy a second-hand car is the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth — because the used cars on sale there offer the optimum combination of age, price and low mileage, according to AA Cars. Across the UK, the average price of used cars is … [Read more...]
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