If they were to buy a new car tomorrow 48% of drivers would opt for a petrol model than one fuelled by diesel, 21%. A survey of 2,000 drivers also found that 16% of motorists would buy a hybrid, LPG or electric powered car, says Gocompare. There will be a £35m Government investment in the car industry in the West Midlands. Nearly 3,000 skilled … [Read more...]
Ford to create JLR battery plant?
Jaguar Land Rover declined to comment on a newspaper report that it is in talks with Ford Motor and BMW to build a battery plant in the UK. JLR executives have met Ford and BMW officials about collaborating on a plant with the capacity to supply "several hundred thousand vehicles," the Sunday Times paper reported. JLR may launch an electric Jaguar … [Read more...]
Trade lines 15 June
BCA reports average used car values rose to record levels across the board in May. Fleet and lease and part-exchange cars were in demand, with values at record levels for the second month running and early-new values also improved during the month. The Western European passenger car market witnessed a highly accelerated growth result in May, with a … [Read more...]
Newslines 12 April
The average amount of money spent on buying a new driver's first car is now £3,685, according to GoCompare. There’re big regional differences and the average price paid in Wales is £3,263. Jaguar Land Rover is continuing talks to lease Silverstone from the British Racing Drivers Club. News of the deal first surfaced last year and now the car maker … [Read more...]
Newslines 12 January
Jaguar Land Rover is expected to lodge a planning application for a "huge expansion" of its Coventry base. The company plans to invest more than £500m in its research and development plant at Whitley and is in addition to plans to double the size of its car making plant on the same site which were unveiled last spring. Volkswagen is reported to be … [Read more...]
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