Bridgestone prepares for the future with €36 million commitment to smart factory project. · Investment will further digitise Bridgestone EMEA’s manufacturing processes · Eight European plants across Poland, Hungary, Spain, Italy and France will be transformed · Four-year project will be rolled-out from 2019 onwards All this is said to support Bridgestone EMEA’s … [Read more...]
News & Views
Our take on what’s been happening in the world of motoring
We appreciate that these days there are vast quantities of motoring news items freely available to all, from huge numbers of global sources. It would be impossible to bring them all to you through these pages – so we are not even going to try!
Instead, we will include selected motoring-related stories which we feel will be of interest. Depending on the item, we hope that they will also inform, encourage, entertain and provoke further thought!
Each item will be dated, and as new stories arrive, older posts will be archived chronologically.
Summer activities at the British Motor Museum
Plenty of fun this summer at the British Motor Museum! The British Motor Museum is laying on plenty of fun for all the family this summer from 20 July – 2 September, and they say... Explore the new exhibition entitled ‘The Car. The Future. Me.’ and take part in a number of futuristic themed activities including family tours and trails, Summer Science Shows and STEM Activities with MOD … [Read more...]
New low emissions Bridgestone tyre
Bridgestone introduces Enliten, a new lightweight tyre technology that requires less materials and cuts CO2 emissions... Bridgstone Enliten is said to reduce the rolling resistance of a tyre by up to 20% to reduce vehicle fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The technology enables tyres to be reduced in weight by 10%, with no trade-off on wear life. Enliten is also said to improve … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki Jimny – Road Test
A joyful, straightforward and very capable machine… …test-driven by Kim Henson. Deliberately and uncompromisingly ‘square’ in profile, and immediately recognisable as a Jimny, Suzuki’s latest incarnation of their popular compact all wheel drive machine has already become regarded as a classic design in its own time. Just like its predecessors (dating back to 1970, when the LJ10 or original … [Read more...]
New Firestone Multiseason touring tyre
Firestone range grows... Firestone is an iconic tyre brand and rightly claims to be renowned for its heritage of strength and reliability. It has been reinforcing its presence on the European market in recent years, which is now further strengthened with the launch of its new all-season touring tyre. Designed to raise performance and value, the second generation of Multiseason is the latest … [Read more...]
Suzuki – ‘Miles Better’ latest updates and driving impressions.
A SWIFT DAY OF DRIVING WITH SUZUKI… …By David Miles (News Miles Better News Agency). (Kim says, "You may already have seen/read on this website my impressions of yesterday's 'Swift Day Out' (12th June 2019); you may also be interested in a personal view from David Miles, who also attended this event; the following words are all David's, with photos courtesy Suzuki..."). Keeping a positive … [Read more...]
Suzuki Swift Attitude, Swift 4×4 hybrid and a Suzuki-powered RIB – First Impressions
Suzuki Swift Attitude, Swift 4x4 hybrid and a Suzuki-powered RIB – First Impressions. ‘A Swift Day Out’… Suzuki’s latest Swifts, in ‘Attitude’ and SZ5 4x4 hybrid form – plus the firm’s marine engines – assessed by Kim Henson. ‘A Swift Day Out’ is how Suzuki heralded a driving day for motoring writers to sample their Swift Attitude on road, the Swift 4x4 hybrid in off-road conditions, and the … [Read more...]
Kia Driving Day – Brief Impressions
Kim Henson briefly test drives a selection of current Kia models… (All words and photographs by Kim). At the moment it is the exception rather then the rule for a motor manufacturer to be doing well in terms of vehicle sales in the UK. However, bucking the general trend, Kia is doing very well indeed, increasing sales while for most of the firms all around them the figures are in reverse… At … [Read more...]
Reasons put forward by Ford for closing the Bridgend engine plant… and what will happen next at the site?
Ford face triple dilemma at Bridgend... ...By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Global demand for the Ford triple-cylinder EcoBoost petrol engine is lower than expected and has driven the decision to close its production line in Bridgend next February. Stuart Rowley (pictured left), president, Ford of Europe, in a conference call said the employees and management at Bridgend … [Read more...]
Kia e-Niro – First Impressions
KIA’S ROAD TO GREENER MOTORING WITH THE e-NIRO… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) takes a test drive. Alternatively fuelled vehicles, pure electric, petrol-electric hybrids and plug-in hybrids saw a 21% increase in UK new car sales last year to 141,270 units, but only 15,474 of those vehicles were pure electric models. So far this year only around 2,000 battery electric cars were sold in … [Read more...]
Ford’s Bridgend engine factory to close
End of the Road for Ford engine production in Bridgend... Today, 6th June 2019, it has been confirmed that Ford is to close the company's engine factory at Bridgend, after nearly 40 years of building motors there. In a statement, the firm said, "After detailed consideration, Ford today confirmed the start of a consultation with its unions concerning the potential closure of the Ford Bridgend … [Read more...]
Autogem at Automechanika
Autogem, with its tyre-related trade products, is set to make first impressions last at Automechanika... Autogem is promising to make first impressions last with retailers and garage networks at Automechanika, when it showcases its latest aftermarket solutions including revolutionary TPMS equipment and tyre tread reading technology. The company’s eye-catching stand at the NEC (location K121) … [Read more...]
Ford Kuga – Road Test
FORD KUGA MID-SIZED SUV STILL HOLDING ITS OWN FOR POPULARITY. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Ford Kuga five door mid-sized SUV was introduced in 2008, the second edition in 2016 and the third generation is due from 2020 with Mild Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid and Full-Hybrid powertrains plus petrol and diesel engine options. But before the all-new Kuga appears with its new global C2 … [Read more...]
Beaulieu’s Spring Autojumble celebrates 25 years…
Beaulieu’s 2019 Spring Autojumble is just the job to start the summer… Kim Henson and Chris Adamson were both there. (Photos by Kim, Chris, and the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu – all as individually credited). This year Beaulieu’s Spring Autojumble, which took place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May, celebrated 25 years of this event, which is very comprehensive but a little less huge … [Read more...]
Would you buy a car without actually seeing it ‘in the metal’? Many do, it seems…
SIGHT UNSEEN CAR PURCHASES ROCKET AS CONSUMERS PLACE FAITH IN ONLINE DEALERSHIPS. The number of drivers paying for used cars they haven’t seen first now stands at more than one in 10 (11%) as online dealerships rocket in popularity For those who haven’t bought sight unseen before, more than half (52%) of people would be likely to do so if a pre-sale inspection was carried … [Read more...]
Can you read a road map or do you trust your sat nav?
Is our sense of direction taking a turn for the worse with too much trust in sat navs? Most of us are dependent on sat navs, but with news stories about drivers ending up on train tracks, in rivers, or hundreds of miles from their destination, it seems we aren’t very capable of using them correctly. In any event there are many other reasons (including keeping our brains active!) still to learn … [Read more...]
Bridgestone breaks new ground with OE releases
More BMW models equipped as standard with Bridgestone tyres... Bridgestone, the number-one tyre supplier to BMW, has pushed the boundaries of regular supply and demand through the latest tyre technology, as exemplified in its new X5, 8 Series and 3 Series partnerships, where the company’s premium products are featured as original equipment. Covering the range with … [Read more...]
Ginetta LMP1 Proves Pace And Reliability At Major Test
Ginetta LMP1 Powers Ahead... The Ginetta G60 LT P1 LMP1 car, now powered by AER’s turbocharged V6 engine, has emerged from a major three day test at Motorland Aragon having conclusively proved both its pace and reliability as Ginetta close in on customer deals for the 2019/20 FIA WEC season. The car achieved the second fastest time of the three day test (1:18.626), just 0.021 of a second from … [Read more...]
Alfa on the up
Turning the corner with Alfa Romeo… …Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) reports. Car sales are a series of twists and turns but there are strong signs that Alfa Romeo has turned the corner this year. A recent independent survey of owners who have used their models for some time concluded that the sporting Italian brand was second only to Lexus in terms of overall satisfaction with … [Read more...]
British Motor Museum’s Mini celebrations continue at Stratford Festival of Motoring
Mini Magnificent! The British Motor Museum is once again supporting the Stratford Festival of Motoring and displaying an iconic Mini from its collection. At this year’s Stratford Festival the Mini is taking centre-stage to celebrate its 60th anniversary with one of the streets being renamed ‘Issigonis Alley’ in honour of Mini’s designer Alec Issigonis. The Festival, which takes place in … [Read more...]
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