Despite ongoing availability issues at dealerships, European consumers last year continued to shift from traditional vehicles such as hatchbacks, sedans and MPVs, to SUVs. These vehicles have continued to perform well thanks to the arrival of new electrified models. Last year, registrations of SUVs totaled 5.34 million units, up by 11% when compared to … [Read more...]
Car sales tumbling across Europe after good December
European new-car sales fell 7.4 percent in January after changes to emissions rules and consumer-incentive programs hit demand. Registrations dropped to 1.135 million vehicles in the European Union, Britain and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, industry association ACEA said yesterday and reported by Automotive News … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 September
If you’re planning to watch the Rugby World Cup games at a club or pub, beware the fact that drink drive accidents markedly increase between 1 and 4pm on a Sunday. Men are the main culprits, mostly younger drivers, says insurethebox.com . New trams on South Wales proposed £738M metro network will not have toilets, it has been learned. Transport for … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 March
Cardiff has abandoned a plan to charge some motorists entering the city. The emissions tax was part of a £32m plan to reduce air pollution and congestion in the city but after public consultation was judged it would penalise the owners of older cars and simply spread pollution to other parts of the city, so alternative proposals include more bus and cycle … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 January
Ford will supply 450 Ranger, Transit, EcoSport and Kuga models to the RNLI over the next three years. They will be working around the UK coast with the lifesaving charity and promoting water safety messages. The Welsh Automotive Forum is assisting members to manage disruption to supply chains and their car making customers in the event of a no-deal … [Read more...]
EU car sales booming but UK is sliding
The European car industry continued its strong start to 2018, with volume up by 4.2% in February as 1.16 million cars were registered, 50,000 more than in February 2017. The results mark the highest February volume since 2008, when 1.19 million cars were registered, as well as constituting the highest Year To Date volume since 2008, with 2.44 million … [Read more...]
Europe is turning its back on diesel, says JATO
The decline in diesel sales is accelerating across Europe. The European car industry had a solid 2017, with new registrations totalling 15.57 million, an increase of 3.1% when compared to 2016 and the highest volume of registrations since 2007 when 16.02 million units were registered but there is still concern over the results of the UK, according to the … [Read more...]
EU car sales accelerate despite braking by UK buyers
The European car industry continued to grow in August 2017, with new registrations for the month totalling 899,272 units, which was an increase of 5.4% on the same period last year. This was thanks to good results for the month in France, Italy and Spain, which made up for a fall in registrations experienced in the UK. The VW Golf remained Europe’s most … [Read more...]
Newslines 21 November
JLR is reportedly going to give assembly of the Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV and a version of the next Discovery to Magna Steyr in Austria. It signed an assembly deal last year but did not specify which model would be made in the plant, although German media says it is the two models, but which have not been confirmed by JLR. Opel/Vauxhall will name its … [Read more...]
