MINI’s fast-changing modern world – Convertible Tried and Tested. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Mini brand when British owned, or MINI now under the control of Germany’s BMW Group, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2019. This year the Convertible celebrates its 25th anniversary. It first went on sale in 1993 as the Rover Mini Cabriolet. Although now German owned Oxford Plant … [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.
New Bridgestone all-season touring tyre
Bridgestone launches its first all-season touring tyre… Bridgestone, which claims to be the world’s number one tyre and rubber company, has launched the Weather Control A005, the all-season touring tyre said to offer outstanding control and helps drivers to master their journey, whatever the season. The Weather Control A005 has been designed with end-users for end-users. Before beginning the … [Read more...]
Thought for Fuel…
The labels, they are a-changing... Robin Roberts reports. Motorists, garages and vehicle manufacturers will see a new range of fuel identity labels being introduced this summer. The EU has changed the look, colour and shape of labels to remove possible confusion and they must be in place by 12 October. Essentially petrol fuels will identified by round symbols, diesel products by squares and … [Read more...]
Writing the best possible used car advert…
Five Ways to Write the Best Used Car Sale Advert... By guest contributor Grace Carter. (Grace is a writer at Academized and BigAssignments services. She helps with content creation, management and editing there. Also, Grace teaches writing skills to students at Australian Help website). Note from Kim: Some of the links below are to U.S. based resources, but are included as they may still be … [Read more...]
Imminent WLTP economy and emissions test regime – important news and information. PLUS new Peugeot 3008 2.0 Diesel Road Test
New Peugeot 3008 2.0 litre diesel eight speed automatic is WLTP-compliant… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency), who has test-driven this latest version. What is WLTP? From September 2018 all new cars registered in Europe, India, South Korea and Japan will have to report their official fuel economy and CO2 figures according to WLTP. This acronym means Worldwide harmonised Light vehicle … [Read more...]
News – No laughing matter – Lada numbers fall and rise!
WORLD CUP 2018: THE LAST TIME ENGLAND FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP IN 1994 THERE WERE 134,297 RUSSIAN-MADE LADAS REGISTERED TO DRIVE ON UK ROADS ... TODAY THERE ARE 179! London... With the World Cup due to kick off in Moscow Today (14th June 2018), car buying comparison website Motorway.co.uk thought it would be fun take a look at one of Russia’s greatest exports; not vodka, not caviar, … [Read more...]
It’s costing me HOW MUCH? Your car might be demanding more cash than you think…
ESSENTIAL BUT EXPENSIVE – THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE CARS ON THE MARKET New research from MoneySuperMarket reveals that, on average, owning a car can cost up to £37,554. Car owners underestimate their car maintenance costs, valuing their yearly expenditure at £1,494, despite it actually costing £2,264. Owning a car costs 52% more than most Brits think. (Note: All figures provided by … [Read more...]
Kia – LOTS of News and Optima Sportswagon PHEV – First Impressions
Kia keeping their eyes on the balls – and other news… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). History and Sales Brand awareness through sponsorship is vital in these days of a very competitive and sometimes struggling new car market with diesel emissions and uncertainty over Brexit the latest issues to unsettle buyers. Kia was founded in 1946 in South Korea, and their imports to the UK … [Read more...]
News – Bridgestone supplies tyres for BMW’s new i3s model
Bridgestone’s “ologic technology” goes into sport mode… Bridgestone, the world famous tyre and rubber company, continues its successful partnership as the sole tyre supplier for the sporty new BMW i3s. After proving their ability to meet the demands of an electric-powered vehicle with their fitting for the BMW i3, Bridgestone and BMW Group continue their partnership. Designed to be sporty The … [Read more...]
News – Welsh Automotive Forum appoints new Chairman
International engineer to head Welsh Automotive Forum – Robin Roberts reports… 29th May 2018; Bridgend – Internationally renowned engineer Professor Richard Parry-Jones has been appointed Chairman of the Welsh Automotive Forum board of directors. The Welsh-born former head of Ford’s global research and development headed 33,000 engineers and created the game-changing Mondeo and Focus models, … [Read more...]
Circuit of Wales debacle – Lessons for the future…
Circuit of Wales was a car-crash for Welsh Government… By Robin Roberts. Senior civil servants in Wales have been criticised by the Welsh Public Accounts Committee over their botched handling of financial affairs surrounding the failed £433M Circuit of Wales. Account Managers on the committee said the officials made "inexplicable decisions" about the spending and authorised £9M initial … [Read more...]
British Motor Museum to host new Car S.O.S Exhibition
Celebrating Car S.O.S… The British Motor Museum is to host a new exhibition featuring cars from National Geographic’s popular motoring TV show Car S.O.S. The heart-warming car make-over programme airs on National Geographic. Now in its 6th series, the show’s presenters Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw have brought 60 cars back from rusty wrecks to their former glory; everything from family classics to … [Read more...]
Beaulieu’s 2018 Spring Autojumble warms up the season…
Beaulieu’s 2018 Spring Autojumble warms up the season… Kim Henson and Chris Adamson were at this year’s Beaulieu Spring Autojumble. (Photos by Kim, Chris, and courtesy National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, as individually credited). Although not quite as large as Beaulieu’s famous September Autojumble, the Spring event is loved by many enthusiasts who welcome the fact that the whole event can be … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki Swift Sport – First Impressions
Kim Henson samples the new Swift Sport… Suzuki’s eagerly-awaited new lightweight sports supermini goes on sale on 1st June with big savings for U.K. buyers during the first month… (All words and photographs by Kim Henson). News: Suzuki sales increasing… Before talking about the latest Swift Sport, it is interesting to take a brief look at how Suzuki is doing in the UK. In fact the firm is … [Read more...]
EV shock news
Motorists have a potentially lethal ignorance about the servicing and maintenance of electric vehicles... A survey for the Institute of the Motor Industry revealed a widespread lack of awareness about the benefits – and risks - of electric motoring. Some 82% of drivers said they feel they don’t know enough about electric vehicles to wave goodbye to their petrol/diesel while two thirds (66%) … [Read more...]
Poole Audi spreads the Motability word…
WHO’S MISSING OUT ON MOTABILITY? Poole Audi on Old Wareham Road in the Dorset town is a Motability accredited dealership and is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the scheme to those who are eligible in the Poole and Bournemouth conurbation. Statistics show that there are over 12,000 people who qualify for the Motability scheme in the area, either because they claim the PIP (Personal … [Read more...]
BMW X Factor News and New X3 Road Test
BMW’s X-Factor SUVs and the new X3 tried and tested… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). According to the latest data from authoritative motor industry sources the figure of three, or of a third, seem to be the most recently used; diesel new car sales have fallen by a third, SUV sales are up by a third, women drivers now own a third of UK cars, BMW’s X SUV models now account for a third … [Read more...]
Seat’s ‘dancing’ robots…
Video shows 2,000 dancing Robots assembling cars in just 68 seconds to classical music... News copy - by Adrian Hearn. Seat has given a glimpse into the fascinating role its ‘dancing’ robots play to ensure a new car body is manufactured to precision every 68 seconds. The Spanish car giant employs more than 7,000 members of staff at its Martorell production facility near Barcelona. But at … [Read more...]
Queen’s Award for classic and performance car specialist Tom Hartley Jnr.
Tom Hartley Jnr. awarded Queen’s Award for International Trade… Tom Hartley Jnr. Ltd. has announced that it is proud that it has been awarded a coveted Queen’s Award for International Trade. The award recognises the company’s outstanding short-term growth in overseas sales since it was established in May 2014. In only three years, the company has grown its international trade by 130%, achieving … [Read more...]
Mobility Scooter Safe Driving and Charity Awareness Day
TGA hosts successful sun-bathed Mobility Scooter Safe Driving and Charity Awareness Day… In glorious sunshine, TGA, nationwide specialist in mobility scooters, has successfully hosted its latest Safe Scooter Driving and Charity Awareness Day at its Sudbury Mobility Showroom. The TGA Safe Scooter Driving and Charity Awareness Day provided the opportunity for existing and prospective mobility … [Read more...]
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