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Chinese Invasion The Chinese electric vehicles are here and more are on their way from the China shores. One of China’s brand’s BYD (Build Your Dreams) has overtaken Tesla as the world’s largest seller of electric vehicles (EVs) in annual sales. BYD’s sales rose last year by over 27%. The sales rise was aided by … Read More “January News Brief” »
Christmas and wintry weather are on the radar for many people in the month of December. But what does it mean for the automotive industry, vehicle dealers and the car enthusiast? The automotive manufacturers this time of year will continue to build vehicles for the coming new year market. Some will offer new facelifts of … Read More “December News Brief” »
New Law For Car Theft Tech A new UK law is pending that makes it illegal to possess electronic devices that bounce a key fob signal to the vehicle enabling thieves to steal the car. Vehicles and their sum of parts are valuable items. Most stolen vehicles are either cloned, used for criminal activity, shipped … Read More “November News Brief” »
Speeding is down. Convictions are up. How does that compute? There has been a increase of people attending a Speed Awareness Course (SAC) and those that have been issued a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN). As a result of an increase of permanent and temporary speed detection devices such as cameras, roadside detector vans and onboard … Read More “October News Brief” »
Cyber Attacking Vehicle Manufacturers This month witnessed a cyber attack on a vehicle manufacturer in the UK. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was a victim of the latest trend of crime. JLR reported that two of their plants were hit resulting in them having to shutdown their IT systems to avoid any more breaches. The day … Read More “September News Brief” »
Vehicle Finance – Mis-sold ? The Car Finance Compensation saga has hit headlines this month with a decision by the UK Supreme Court that the car finance companies that have loan financed vehicles since 2007 up to early 2021, do not have to pay compensation to millions of motorists that borrowed. The court case focused … Read More “August News Brief” »
That’s a quote I haven’t heard for many years. That’s what a young lad of around 10 years old said to me the other day whilst just parking up. I parked a six generation orange Ford Mustang GT on a road along from a bus stop. This boy tapped on the passenger window. I opened … Read More “Nice Car Mate” »
Vehicle sales are on the decline The UK automotive industry is cutting jobs These are ugly headlines for those employed in the UK automotive industry. The US trade tariffs introduced by Donald Trump have had a knock on effect to all UK manufacturers that have a market in the US. Jaguar Land Rover have recently … Read More “July News Brief” »
Phew! What a Scorcher! A newspaper title previously declared in the press of yesterday. Officially, the UK has now experienced a heatwave this month. The hottest day of the year was recorded too with readings of over 32C. That’s nice in some respects, although it’s not recommended to sunbathe in these temperatures even when donning … Read More “June News Brief” »
Phew! A mini heatwave welcomed in May this year. In the countryside, animals are taking refuge in the shade. Out on the roads, some owners of convertible chariots are taking advantage of the weather and putting their lids down. Even though the UK does have many warm sunny days for the top to be down, … Read More “May News Brief” »
