The exclusive Auto Vivendi supercar club is powering ahead this year. It's already significant car collection is due to expand further with the arrival of the must have cars for 2024, including the highly anticipated Ferrari Purosangue (above) and Lamborghini Revuelto (below) and coupled with signature events, including supercar drive tours to Italy, Iceland and Spain, 2024 promises to be another … [Read more...]
Newlines 1 February
Tesla has delayed production plans for their cyber truck until 2023. It has also postponed launching a compact European sized electric Model2 below its current Model3 and ModelS as it builds on capacity for the current cars enjoying unprecedented demand which will see the company make over a million models this year. Toyota Motor Co sales rose by 10.1% last year, making it the world's biggest … [Read more...]
Newslines 21 January
UK car buyers choose grey as the most popular colour with 60.7% of new registrations, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It took the top spot in 2018 and black and white were the next most popular in 2019. Taxis will trial inductive charging in Nottingham. If the scheme is a success with a £3.4M scheme for five plates outside the city’s railway station it could be extended … [Read more...]
Black is back as silver loses its shine
Black cars outsell all other colours in the used car market, yet drivers are most likely to search for white models, according to research released today by the AA’s used cars' website. Historically, silver was the best-selling car colour, topping the tables in 2009, 2010 and 2011. But since then black has consistently beaten all other colours, dominating the market and accounting for more than … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 January
Ford is rolling out an $11 Billion powertrain investment over four years. It plans to introduce 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles into its range, chairman Bill Ford said on the eve of the Detroit Motor Show. Volkswagen is pouring $3.3 Billion into expanding its US model range in the wake of the sales collapse there following its diesel emissions cheating. It will lead the offensive … [Read more...]
White is right for Welsh motorists
White maintained its position as Wales and the UK’s most popular new car colour for the fourth year in a row in 2016, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. More than half a million new car buyers chose the colour last year – a fifth of all registrations – although figures show its popularity is starting to fade with demand falling -2.1%, the first drop since 2005. White and … [Read more...]
Black is back
New research from BCA reveals how the most popular colours for used cars have changed in the last five years. The analysis of vehicles sold by BCA this year shows black topping the colour chart, accounting for 26% of the total sold and overtaking silver which was the most popular colour for a used car five years ago. Silver slips from first to second, accounting for 18% of vehicles sold by … [Read more...]