Built in Britain for global sales the 10th generation Honda Civic is available in five door hatchback body style and now a Civic four door saloon, built in Turkey for European markets, has been added to the range, writes David Miles. Also a new 1.6-litre turbodiesel engine with manual and automatic gearbox choices has joined the … [Read more...]
Diesel sales collapsing across Europe
Disaffection towards diesel engine cars is spreading all over Europe, said the International Energy Agency. The market share of diesel cars in the European Union fell to 36.5 percent in the first half of 2018 from 42.5 percent in the first half of 2017, reported the IEA. Sales declined by 16 percent to 3.12 million units, with Britain sinking to 30 … [Read more...]
Fuel prices hit four year high
August saw yet another rise in the price of both petrol and diesel meaning that prices have gone up for eight of the last 12 months making both fuels 13p more expensive than this time last year, new RAC Fuel Watch data reveals. Pump prices continue to creep ever upward with unleaded increasing by 1.65p to 130.59p and diesel by 1.32p to 132.19p in the … [Read more...]
Fuel prices on the rise again, says RAC Fuel Watch
July saw the return of rising petrol and diesel prices at the forecourt, with both petrol and diesel edging up by around 1p a litre, said RAC Fuel Watch. Last month saw the continuation of recent ‘see-saw’ pump price changes – while drivers were stung with one of the worst petrol price rises through May 2018, the following month saw average prices fall by … [Read more...]
Diesel will be dumped by more in future
UK motorists will go green in the near future, as 55 per cent plan to swap diesel for a more ‘planet-friendly’ alternative with their next car purchase. A study of 2,000 motorists currently in the market for a new vehicle found 42 per cent are concerned that they may be taxed more in the near future if they decide to buy a vehicle which runs on … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 July
A high number of ex-pcp sourced cars entering the used market has led to a fall in used prices. It’s not just the volume going on sale but the fact many are diesel and hatchbacks or saloons and not the more desirable petrol powered SUV models say analysts at Cazana. Falling prices, steady low interest rates and slowly improving pay are boosting car … [Read more...]
Fuel sellers keeping up prices
Following weeks of rising petrol and diesel prices, the RAC is today urging retailers to pass on recent reductions in wholesale costs they have enjoyed by cutting forecourt prices by 2p per litre. Data from RAC Fuel Watch shows that despite wholesale prices having dropped by between 2.5p and 3p since 22 May, drivers have suffered near-daily fuel prices … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Honda Civic diesel
Honda believe in playing the long game, writes David Miles. Its first car to arrive in the UK in 1973 was a Japanese built Civic 1.2-litre petrol two door saloon and last year the tenth generation Civic, a lower medium sector five door hatchback went on sale and it’s built in Britain at Swindon Plant and exported globally to over 70 different … [Read more...]
Fuel prices rising again and more to come
Supermarkets have increased the price of petrol and diesel every day since the end of March, adding more than 8p a litre to the average price at their pumps, analysis of RAC Fuel Watch reveals. The outlook is not good for the rest of the half-term break, and possibly into the summer. On 26 March a litre of unleaded bought at the big four supermarkets … [Read more...]
Triple whammy hitting fleets
A “triple whammy” means that fleets are in their biggest ever state of policy flux, says fleet software specialist FleetCheck. The WLTP fuel and emissions measurement changeover, the “demonisation” of diesel and the lack of information about company car taxation after 2020 are creating a high degree of confusion and frustration, says Peter Golding, … [Read more...]
