The European Union has imposed fines totalling €458m on fifteen car manufacturers for participating in a cartel that affected the recycling of end-of-life vehicles. Volkswagen received the largest fine at €127.69m, followed by Stellantis including Opel at €99.5m, Renault-Nissan at €81.46m, and Ford at €41.46m. The EU also fined the European Automobiles … [Read more...]
Tradelines 5 January
Toyota pushed General Motors off the top spot in America after 90 years domination of the market. Toyota sold 2.332 million vehicles in the United States in 2021, compared to 2.218 million for General Motors, as GM's US sales were down 13% and down 43% in the fourth quarter while Toyota was up 10% for the year. Former chief executive of the Welsh … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 December
Toyota and Lexus models roll off production lines at the rate of 19.9 models a minute. Moneyshake analysed the makers and found Volkswagen Group built 19.8 cars a minute, Hyundai 13.7, GM 13.0 and Ford 12.2 per minute but they fade into the background when all China makers churn out 48.9 cars a minute, more than double the rate in the US. Honda Swindon … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 December
Travel between Wales and T1 or T2 areas in England is permitted from 6pm tonight. But the Welsh Government ban remains for T3 areas, which include Bristol and Birmingham, while London and Liverpool are in the lower tiers. The Cupra Formentor range of engines is expanding this month. The entry-level 150ps comes in at £27,395 from the New Year , the PHEV … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 September
Volta Trucks unveiled on Thursday its Volta Zero, a 16-tonne electric truck, with plans to start production in 2022 in the United Kingdom. Trials will start next year with parcel delivery companies such as DPDgroup in the UK and other firms in Europe and Volta aims to put 500 vehicles on the road by 2022, CEO Rob Fowler told Reuters. Honda and General … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 May
Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations division sold more than 9,500 high-performance models last year, up 64% on the year before, despite the virus pandemic impacting sales. Extremely strong demand for all seven SV vehicles has driven this growth along with an expansion to 100 SV specialist dealers around the world. Shadow Transport … [Read more...]
Newslines 30 March
Buses have joined trains in Wales giving free transport to NHS staff during the coronavirus outbreak. It's all part of a £69M subsidy to public transport operators faced with decimation in demand by the public banned from travelling unless on essential journeys. The RAC has published a set of answers to questions being asked by drivers following the … [Read more...]
Tradelines 11 December
Zap-Map, the UK’s most popular electric vehicle (EV) charging digital platform, today announces the launch of a free voice-activated function on Google Assistant, allowing users to search for EV charge points using voice commands at home, work or on the move including while driving using hands-free voice commands. Available on Android and iOS mobile … [Read more...]
Newslines 27 November
Commuters face three weeks of travel chaos on Wales' rail network just weeks after it was taken over by Welsh Government's Transport for Wales. The effect of storms on ageing trains means an "unprecedented" third of the fleet of 127 are damaged, so many will not run or be replaced by buses and Transport for Wales said they are trying to "share the pain" … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 September
Aston Martin is planning to add a third hypercar to its planned range. It announced the 1,000hp £2.3M Valkyrie and £4.0M Valkyrie AMR Pro models but now wants to add another cheaper coupe (right sketch) into the range, which could be under £1.0M.. JLR is reportedly struggling to find UK parts makers willing to supply components to them. Production … [Read more...]
