An icy crash led to the invention of electronic stability control… Millions of people are alive and hundreds of millions are safer thanks to this man. Did you know; Stability control has saved hundreds of lives You will have used your ESC, I promise you. That system than monitors your steering, wheels, and accelerometers on […]
Industry News; Petrol Price Highest in 3 Years
Motorists are starting the new year by paying the highest prices for petrol and diesel of the past 3 years according to the RAC. Where the average cost of petrol has risen for the second month running to over 120.11p per litre of unleaded petrol. This is the highest price seen at the pumps since […]
Industry News; Oxford City Council Bans Cars & Vans
OXFORD CITY CENTRE TO BE OFF-LIMITS TO PETROL & DIESEL CARS & VANS Oxford City Council have suggested that they will ban petrol and diesel cars from many streets in the city centre. More streets will be added in 2025, 2030 and then in 2035 a blanket ban will be in place. Rolling out the […]
Industry News; Tesla Fire Staff Members
INDUSTRY ANALYSTS SHOCKED AT SUDDEN LAY OFF OF TESLA STAFF… Sales of the new Tesla Model 3 have been lower than the early indications at launch, with many put off by the extraordinary wait time even in the US let alone Europe… CEO Elon Musk was quoted as describing the present situation as “production hell” […]
Industry News; Dyson vs. Electric Cars
Dyson are planning to develop an electric car and are already describing it as radical… Mercedes-Benz probably make a hand drier via one of their subsidiary companies and interestingly elsewhere in the world, Hyundai, make vacuum cleaners… But is that any reason for Dyson to venture into a market that they know nothing about? Said […]
Industry News; VW to Go Electric
VW Continue to rebuild trust and go electric in a big way… Along with General Motors and of course Toyota, VW is in the top three car manufacturers in the world and still growing. But, having just had a torrid and expensive period following dieselgate VW are beginning a big switch over to electric. VW […]
Industry News; Diesel Engines Discontinued
Is the diesel engine really dead? Given the political commentary on diesel cars, you would be forgiven for thinking that diesel cars are no longer in production or that you should not (morally, ethically or financially) procure a diesel car. While there has been a mass of speculation to suggest that diesel vehicles are the […]
Industry News; Driverless Cars by 2019
Is this the end of traffic jams? Driverless cars are out and about on the streets of San Francisco and Pittsburgh, without other drivers even knowing. BMW for years now have had autonomous cars driving around their factories, with ever more capability each year. Some of these even run on hydrogen. Plans have been agreed […]
Lease Car News; The End of Diesel Cars?
CITIES BAN THE USE OF DIESEL CARS… Less than a decade ago, diesel was the future. Now, new figures predict more people will be killed prematurely by diesel cars; over 3 million people a year. In perspective, HIV, flu and malaria fall short of that total… But the driver of a new BMW or Audi […]
Toyota In The News Again
Life for one of the world’s leading car manufacturer’s, Toyota, has been a little tough recently. After hitting the news recently in relation to their India factory strikes and employments issues (please see our blog), they are unfortunately back in the world’s eye. This time Toyota have been required to settle an on-going issue in […]
Toyota’s India Production Stalls
Many of the world’s leading car and van manufacturers utilise factory and production capabilities around the world in order to benefit from cost-savings and economies of scale. This is unlikely to be news to anyone, as over recent years many local production facets have closed to move further afield; for example the Vauxhall Mokka is […]
A Backlash on Whiplash?
Motor Costs – Going in One Direction (the wrong one…) It seems like motoring costs have forever been increasing, whether it is the cost of the vehicle, the cost of finance, fuel prices, servicing or insurance, each seems to be encroaching on the unaffordable for many people. In the world of fleets and company cars, […]