The British Built Toyota Corolla Design 2.0 Hybrid Touring… …Tried and Tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The world’s best selling car and most successful British-built model, the Toyota Corolla, goes from strength to strength. The Corolla name returned to the Toyota lineup for the 12th generation and replaced the Auris. Toyota has been building cars in Britain since 1992 … [Read more...]
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Latest Mitsubishi ASX – Road Test
The 2020 model year Mitsubishi ASX Exceed petrol auto 4WD… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The latest third-generation Mitsubishi ASX is now better able to take on rivals than the immediately preceding products with its bolder styling, well revised and updated interior and cutting edge convenient technology. For 2020, Mitsubishi fitted a more powerful 150 hp 2.0 litre petrol … [Read more...]
First Aston Martin DBX SUV rolls off the St. Athan production line
Aston Martin production of their luxury £154,000 DBX SUV started today in Wales. Robin Roberts reports... The big four-door model was announced for St Athan, some 20 miles west of Cardiff, in 2016 and over the last four years the company has been converting three massive superhangers into the company’s latest production centre at the former RAF base. It has gradually taken on over 600 … [Read more...]
Ineos about turn with Welsh factory
Ineos has suspended its plans to build its new 4x4 Grenadier in Wales... Robin Roberts reports... In a blow to Welsh automotive manufacturing which promised up to 500 jobs the firm said today, “INEOS Automotive can confirm that it is reviewing its manufacturing strategy for the new Grenadier in light of the COVID-19 pandemic – which has led to some delays in our development plans, but has also … [Read more...]
All-electric MG ZS – Road Test
MG ZS EV Exclusive all-electric compact SUV. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). From its conception almost a century ago, MG stood out as a performance brand on a shoestring and that simple value endures today with a modern twist. In the 1920s, Morris Garages cars tuned versions of standard family models and today the Chinese-owned MG marque sells family cars but has been one of … [Read more...]
Here comes the INEOS Grenadier 4×4 – designed for hard work
This is the new INEOS Grenadier... ...writes Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The British-designed, German engineered and powered heavy duty 4x4 will go into production in Wales at the end of 2021 as part of a £600 Million investment directed by one of the richest men in Britain, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Heavily influenced by the previous Land Rover Defender loved by INEOS Group boss … [Read more...]
MoT Test extension revoked…
Robin Roberts gives an important update re. MoT tests... The automatic MOT extension will be revoked from 1 August. Motorists and riders must get their vehicle tested if its MoT has lapsed since March. RAC head of policy Nicholas Lyes said, “Extending MOT tests was the right short-term measure after a number of garages closed when all of us were asked to stay at home. But with many more … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki Vitara SZ5 ALLGRIP Hybrid – Road Test
New Suzuki Vitara SZ5 ALLGRIP now with Hybrid power… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). THE new Suzuki Vitara 4x4 with latest hybrid technology is a sign of things to come from this Japanese brand which consistently punches above it weight. It learned a lot when launching the first hybrid technology in 2016 and building on that with the added benefit of its strong and … [Read more...]
The times they are a-changing…
CORONAVIRUS-19 SPEEDS UP CHANGE IN THE MOTOR INDUSTRY. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The lasting effects of how Coronavirus-19 will spread its impact through the motor industry and selling cars cannot be known, but for many it has merely sped up the changes we have witnessed over a decade. In a social media post last week, Lamborghini said it was never going to display at a … [Read more...]
Latest Peugeot 2008 – Road Test
Our first new car road test for a while… ...in which Robin Roberts has spent a longer than usual time living with Peugeot’s new 2008. Lockdown has been a learning experience for everyone, including the policeman who pulled me over for a routine check. Now I have spent over three months behind the wheel, some of the time, in the newest Peugeot 2008 and that’s a long time when we normally have … [Read more...]
The automotive story grows at St Athan…
UK battery company Britishvolt charges ahead in Wales... By Robin Roberts (Wheels Within Wales). A £1.2 Billion deal is close to being signed to bring over 3,500 and up to 15,000 jobs with a new massive car batteries plant adjacent to the Aston Martin Lagonda facility at St Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan. UK start-up battery manufacturer Britishvolt has shortlisted the site at the … [Read more...]
Cars are still, and will remain, an essential part of the transport mix…
CARS ARE NOT A LUXURY BUT WILL BE EVEN MORE OF A WAY OF LIFE IN FUTURE. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Cars, councils and the country make strange bedfellows, but they now depend on one another to fight Coronavirus-19. After decades of being squeezed out, criticised and taxed as a milk-cow it now seems that councils and the country cannot survive without cars. All the … [Read more...]
Aston Martin ‘resets’ operations, in which St. Athan remains a vital base
Aston Martin Lagonda’s Welsh plant will play an increasingly important part in the company’s “reset plan” to boost sales around the world. By Robin Roberts. The luxury car maker has seen a steep collapse in its sports cars sales and introduced new management as it prepares to roll out production of its DBX SUV at St Athan in coming weeks. This week it announced 500 job cuts across the … [Read more...]
Car sales in England move up a gear from today, 1st June
Car trade revved up and ready to go from today… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Car buyers and sellers will be operating in a new world and new order now they are allowed to go out and into showrooms as of today Monday 1 June in England, but at dates to be decided in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. One of the biggest changes in doing business post-Covid-19 will be seen … [Read more...]
Car dealers gear up for future progress in a different new world…
Electric Vehicle shocks for dealers… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The move towards electric cars is going to be a shock for many car dealers, according to a new survey. While they are generally satisfied with the manufacturers’ plans to introduce battery electric vehicles and hybrids, they are far less happy about their dealership costs and how they are going to make … [Read more...]
What do all those markings mean on your vehicle’s tyres?
TALKING TYRES by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Washing a car the other day and my eyes were attracted to the tyres, specifically what all those numbers and letters might mean... It was just as well because two needed changing and I know it's important to get not only the correct size but also their loading weight, as set out in the manufacturer’s handbook. They might all … [Read more...]
A van tops the UK vehicle sales charts
A van has become Britain’s best selling vehicle during the coronavirus lockdown according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Robin Roberts (and Wheels Within Wales) reports... While the Mercedes Sprinter delivered for dealers the chaotic charts saw the pure electric Tesla Model 3 top the passenger car list, but even that couldn’t match the … [Read more...]
Need work carried out on your car? Fixter may be able to help you
FIXTER LINKS INDEPENDENT GARAGES WITH OWNERS NEEDING WORK ON THEIR CARS… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). In a period of continually rising prices, one business is delivering potentially big savings and changing the way thousands of owners get their cars serviced. It’s also giving an unexpected boost to hard pressed independent garages. We are all accustomed to doorstep … [Read more...]
What price electric vehicles in the UK and abroad?
PRICEY OR PRICELESS – ELECTRIC CARS AROUND THE WORLD. We know electric cars are expensive in Britain, but they can be a fraction of the price charged in other countries, writes David Miles & Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency)… Somemes they are dearer in the UK, but overall a survey for Compare the Market found Britain ranked 13th out of nearly 50 locations. Here is a link to the … [Read more...]
Norton Motorcycles goes to India…
TVS Motor – the £16m Indian takeaway of the British Norton Brand. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). TVS Motor from India has confirmed they have purchased Norton Motorcycles for £16 million. The iconic British motorcycle brand of the Norton slid into administration in February this year after having sold only 128 motorcycles globally in 2019. The company was rescued by TVS … [Read more...]
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