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The most iconic British car may no longer be a British car!
The second largest manufacturer of luxury vehicles in the world, BMW actually manufacture the famous British luxury car, the Rolls Royce in their British plants,. Along with other vehicles manufactured at the plants, this amounts to £2.4 (€2.7) billion in exports each year. The head of purchasing for BMW, Markus Duesmann, said during the week that the company are "extremely...
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A huge step forward for women's rights in Saudi Arabia as women will now be allowed to drive
A royal decree has been announced in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia overturning a ban on women holding driving licences and being allowed to drive. This is a huge turning point in the highly conservative Islamic kingdom. Saudi Arabian women have hailed the move by the conservative kingdom’s ruler to allow them to drive as a landmark moment in...
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Frankfurt motor show - Electric cars at centre stage but SUVs still ever popular
The theme of the Frankfurt motor show this year was the road from diesel to electric motors. The question though has to be asked, how long will it take for the transition to fully electric and autonomous? The main message from the opening of the event was that, 'The future is electric' was the clear message from the opening events...
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New Galway M17/M18 motorway to open today ahead of schedule
The long-awaited Gort to Tuam M17/M18 motorway will officially opened this afternoon by the Transport Minister Shane Ross. The new motorway to the public will open between 3pm and 4pm, although it may take slightly longer if heavy rain persists, as is forecast. At first it is planned to have a ‘rolling’ opening to the public which will involve Galway...
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Renault-Nissan Alliance say 14 Million Cars is not just a target but an inevitability
The CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Carlos Ghosn, has said recently in Paris that he expects the group to sell more than 14 million cars a year by 2022! The amazing thing about the prediction is that it is made even though there is an expected impending demise of the industry. Ghosn went on to say: “14 million is not...
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Flying car to ignite 2020 Olympic flame in Tokyo
It is planned that at the next Olympics, a futuristic flying car will ignite the Olympic flame to mark the opening of the games. This technology just goes to show how close we are to a flying commute to work in our very own private flying car. One prototype is powered by an engine built by British engineering specialist Prodrive....
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TOXIN TAXES
Diesel drivers in the UK have seen thousands wiped offthe value of their diesel carsdue to a string of scrappage schemes aimed at reducing carbon emissions made by diesel engines. The UK Government has announced, what's been coined, 'toxin taxes' which can see diesel drivers fined for taking their cars into the bigger cities. As a result of these scrappage...
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Tesla intentionally makes some of its cars worse but this is not necessarily a bad thing?
Tesla intentionally makes some of its cars worse but this is not necessarily a bad thing? The most natural thing for a company to do would be to charge every one of their customers the maximum they would pay for their product. If companies were to adapt this maximum pricing philosophy, Apple could charge the super-rich the tens of thousands...
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World’s largest car market, China, just announced an imminent end to petrol and diesel cars
Chinese officials have said in Tianjin this week that the government is working on a timetable to end “production and sales of traditional energy vehicles,” This means that petrol and diesel engine cars are on the radar of the Chinese government. Regulators have said that they have begun the “relevant research,” on the issue and the new policies on traditional...
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Facebook say they are not interested in building cars
Facebook say they are not interested in building cars Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg confirmed in Germany last week that they are not interested in building cars. Ms Sandberg was addressing Germany’s most powerful automakers and said that, Facebook, which is the world’s biggest social network does not want to compete with them in building cars. This comes after...