New car registrations fell 12.2% in October across all parts of the market, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders today. Sales totalled 158,192, leaving registrations in the year to date down 4.6% compared with 2016 led by a decline in business and consumer confidence, said the SMMT chief executive Michael Hawes. Demand for diesel cars … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Vauxhall Adam Rocks Unlimited 115ps
"A car says a lot about you" is an expression which can be applied to nearly everyone and that’s really true about the Vauxhall Adam Rocks Unlimited. After the introduction of its new Adam city hatchback car for the second decade of the 21st century, Vauxhall set about making it highly individual and added the fabric roofed Rocks Unlimited … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Grandland X marks SUV success
Other than the growing demand for Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles – up by 34.6% in the UK so far this year – the fastest growing sector is SUVs, writes David Miles. This has seen sales increasing by 30% in Europe and by approximately the same amount in the UK. In just the last few weeks we have seen the introduction of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, the Range … [Read more...]
400 Vauxhall jobs going at Ellesmere Port
Vauxhall is axing 400 jobs making Astra hatch and sports tourer models at Ellesmere Port. There are potentially 80 workers from Wales who could be affected when the shifts are reduced from two to one next year. Owner PSA Peugeot Citroen said the rising cost of importing parts to make the cars affected their profits on each vehicle and with … [Read more...]
Wales new-car sales worst in UK
New car sales in Wales have collapsed further than the rest of Britain. Registrations fell by 17.5% in September compared to 12 months ago and the downturn in England was approximately half that but it also meant the running total of registrations in Wales so far this year is over 10% below nine months in 2016, also the worst in the UK. The SMMT said … [Read more...]
German motor show snippets
The future of Vauxhall is difficult to predict, said PSA boss Carlos Tavares at the Frankfurt motor show. He will announce a plan for the German sister company Opel in November, but told reporters that it’s harder to decide on a strategy for the UK arm with its Astra plant at Ellesmere Port and van plant in Luton because of the Brexit negotiations and … [Read more...]
Newslines 12 September
A more advanced and technically refined Ford Mustang for Europe has been unveiled. It features enhanced 450PS 5.0V8 engine with 10-speed automatic, revised suspension, safety systems and improved equipment but it will be at least six months before the new series hits European roads. PSA will share its EV knowledge and experience with newly acquired … [Read more...]
Asta-nomical achievement takes to the air
As the home of the Vauxhall Astra, Ellesmere Port has been making the car for almost 40 years. And proud employees have marked the landmark moment the 4 millionth car rolled off the production line with a choreographed display of 236 Astra Sport Tourers to spell out the feat and best viewed from the air. Making the iconic British car since 1981, the … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 August
Witter towbars of Deeside is making 90 people redundant. UNITE said it was talking to the company, which hopes to keep 60 other workers on its books but is considering manufacturing abroad. Vauxhall has taken 20,000 used models under its scrappage scheme relaunched in May after spells over the last two years. Unlike other schemes, the Vauxhall … [Read more...]
Tradelines 2 August
The UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon technologies will manage the National Chargepoint Registry (NCR), working in partnership with green energy software systems specialist Apetrel Systems and funded by the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles. The upgrades to the NCR will help to ensure that the information on chargepoints in the … [Read more...]
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