Mazda Motor Europe has joined Drive Sustainability, an automotive industry initiative focused on promoting ethical, responsible and environmentally friendly practices across global supply chains.
By joining the collaboration, Mazda is advocating business integrity and enhancing its ability to apply common sustainability standards and guidelines throughout its value chain.
RAC head of policy Simon Williams says, “In bad news for drivers ahead of the bank holiday, the average price of petrol has reached a new Iran war high with a litre now costing 158.52p”
He added that it was widely anticipated petrol will breach 160.00 ppl in coming weeks as the country gears up for a summer holidays getaway.
A fall in the age of fleet cars and vans may be plateauing, suggests new analysis from epyx.
Figures for March show the average ages of a company vehicle entering a workshop are now 2.96 years for cars and 3.33 years for vans.
The Fiesta name is expected to appear on a new small electric car from Ford in 2029 as the car maker works with Renault and does a u-turn on its move up market and eases back on its push into bigger BEVs over the next few years.
Rival Stellantis has also said it will make a city ev for sale through its many brands from 2028 as it fights to regain lost sales.
China’s BYD will import the Ti7 seven-seat plug in hybrid to the UK as its largest and most versatile model.
It has two electric motors and a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine, with an electric city range of 79 miles, a 0-62mph time of 4.8 seconds and is all-wheel-drive.
