Aston Martin is preparing to sell shares in its business, which includes the new car assembly plant in St Athan, west of Cardiff. After years of sustained losses, Aston Martin is expected to float on the London Stock Exchange in a few weeks and analysts say it could be valued at £5 Billion. Cardiff and Vale College is offering a series of auto-repair … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 July
Current DS 4 and 5 models will be dropped from the range. There is a rumoured new model in the pipeline at Paris Show this autumn while the DS 7 Crossback continues as the brand separates from its Citroen stablemate and new showrooms open. Alpine is raising production of its A110 sports car. Waiting times extend over 14 months and the … [Read more...]
Tradelines 20 June
France will become the centre of electric vehicle developments and future models for the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. The company will invest over a billion euros in Douai platforms manufacturing; Flins ZOE production; Cleon electric motor assembly and Maubeuge CV production. Opel/Vauxhall will take on the global responsibility for the … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: DS 7 Crossback 1.5 130 manual
The all-new DS 7 Crossback arrived in the UK in March this year and was heralded as their first purpose-built DS model not as in the past a top-spec Citroen, writes David Miles. DS Automobiles became a global brand in its own right in 2014 and before that the DS label was used for higher spec Citroen models. Of course the DS branding is even older … [Read more...]
Changes at the top of Vauxhall
Vauxhall director Rory Harvey has been replaced by sales and marketing vice-president Stephen Norman in Britain. The change comes after a 22% fall in Vauxhall sales last year and over 650 jobs announced to be cut at Ellesmere Port, which must put up a strong case to win new models and business development under the new owners, PSA Group, of France. PSA … [Read more...]
Fiat Punto fails to score in safety test
The final Euro NCAP test results of 2017 have shown that some carmakers are still choosing not to fit potentially life-saving technologies to new models and some have gone backwards on safety. All 16 cars announced achieved five-star Euro NCAP ratings, but December’s release has seen six three-star Euro NCAP ratings and the first zero-star rating since … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 June
First Minister Carwyn Jones yesterday opened the £57 million Eastern Bay dual carriageway link road in Cardiff. Ffordd Ewart Parkinson is named after the late Cardiff engineer and planner, Ewart Parkinson, will improve links to Cardiff Bay, reducing journey times and helping to ease congestion in the city centre so improving access to the Central Cardiff … [Read more...]
Tradelines 1 March
Renault-Nissan Alliance and Transdev have agreed to jointly explore development of mobility services with fleets of electric driverless vehicles for public and on-demand transportation. The companies will collaborate to develop a comprehensive, modular transportation system to enable clients to book rides, and mobility operators to monitor and operate … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 February
Germany's auto industry is losing hope that trade tariffs with the UK can be avoided, several executives have told Reuters, despite warnings from British Prime Minister Theresa May that an overly tough stance on post-Brexit commerce would seriously harm the country's EU partners. " Merkel may force us to walk away from UK profits for the sake of … [Read more...]
New car lines: DS, MG, Skoda
On sale in the UK from 1 November 2016, DS 4 Crossback Terre Rouge is a highly specified Limited Edition with a fashion inspired body colour, matt Tourmaline Orange, cutting-edge technological features and BlueHDi 180 diesel engine. DS 4 Crossback Terre Rouge showcases the style, technology and attention to detail typical of the DS brand and with only 17 … [Read more...]
