KGM Motors UK says all 80 dealerships will showcase the brand’s new corporate identity by mid-2024.
KGM Motors UK confirmed its name change from SsangYong Motors UK to KGM Motors on 19 December supporting KGM Global with its brand purpose and future strategy following its own transition from SsangYong Motor Company.
Honda today unveiled the “Honda 0 Series,” a new EV series it will launch globally starting in 2026, with the world premiere of two concept models, namely Saloon and Space-Hub, at the CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The newcomers will have outstanding electric performance, integrated high end communications and assistance systems together with eye-catching external and internal design.
Almost half of dealers (47%) believe that staff costs will be the biggest factor affecting their business in 2024, new research shows.
The January Startline Used Car Tracker shows car retailers are also worried by the cost of premises (33%) and the potential for used car sales to fall (33%) and other concerns mentioned include higher stocking costs (30%), higher vehicle preparation costs (27%) and higher advertising costs (22%).
BMW Group UK has reported 28,723 registrations of all-electric BMW vehicles in 2023, a 34 per cent increase on 2022, with one in every four BMW vehicles registered fully electric while in the corporate sector, half of all registrations are all-electric vehicles.
Fully electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) registrations combined reached 45,509 registrations for the BMW brand, meaning that 40 per cent of all BMW vehicles sold last year could be charged electrically.
Chery is in early discussions with UK authorities over plans to build a new car factory here for its Chinese owners.
The company, which will launch its Omoda and Jaecoo sub-brands in the UK in the coming months and is optimistic about its performance potential in the market to the extent that bosses say local production could quickly become viable and it would avoid EU penalties for imported EVs.
Tesla, Polestar and MG are making money by not selling their cars, just their green-credits being snapped up by legacy car makers who don’t have enough EVs to meet the new ZEV mandate.
That dictates manufacturers must sell 22% of their models as BEVs or pay a £15,000 penalty for each car over this baseline, unless they defer and buy green-credits from other car makers.
Less than half of European motorists conduct the recommended check of tyre pressures at least once per month, according to a new survey commissioned by Apollo Tyres, manufactures Vredestein passenger car tyres.
Of the 6,000 motorists polled, 8% say they check their tyre pressures weekly, 10% say once per fortnight, and 29% once per month.
Transport for Wales and Cyngor Gwynedd ssay the latest brand new TrawsCymru service will commence operation in February 2024.
These will be the first electric buses when it starts from February and the T22 service will enable people to travel hourly between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Porthmadog, and every two hours between Porthmadog and Caernarfon thanks to charging facilities have been provided with support from the Welsh Government and operated by Llew Jones International.
Automotive charity BEN is highlighting how its Coaching Service for those who work, or have worked, in the automotive industry can support individuals to progress to their career, boost their confidence and improve their lifestyle including eating habits, self-care and work-life balance.
Ben’s qualified coaches work with individuals to identify areas of their lives they would like to improve, set goals and achieve them.