Addison Lee pumps £7.5m in to training after splashing out on new cars November 29, 2016 London private car hire firm Addison Lee is pouring £7.5m in to driver training. The company – which is battling against US upstart Uber for market share – claims it’s the largest ever private investment in driver training in the industry. The fresh spending follows Addison Lee plugging £17m into new cars earlier this month, purchasing [...]
Bank of England branded “disgraceful” for using animal fat in £5 bank notes November 29, 2016 The Bank of England has been branded "disgraceful" for using a form of animal fat, called tallow, in its new £5 bank notes. The bank admitted using the material on Twitter. Mark "Carnivore" Carney has not yet waded into a debate that is giving a whole new meaning to the term "Capitalist Pigs". Read more: Bank [...]
Ford, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen unveil a joint venture to charge up Europe’s electric car network November 29, 2016 Car giants have banded together to charge up Europe's major motorways in a joint venture aiming to accelerate the mass-market take-up of electric vehicles. BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with its brands Audi & Porsche, have announced a joint venture to deploy a high-powered charge network for battery electric vehicles [...]
Eddie Jones insists England fly-half George Ford can be better than New Zealand’s world player of the year Beauden Barrett November 20, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has tipped fly-half George Ford to prove himself a classier operator than newly-crowned world player of the year Beauden Barrett, while at the same time issuing a withering put down to the New Zealand No10. Ford was an inspirational presence for England as they inflicted a nine-try demolition on Pacific [...]
Britain’s used car sales motor to record levels as 2.1m vehicles changed hands from July to September November 17, 2016 Forget the very aesthetically appealing model debuts being wheeled out at the LA motor show, Brits are still feeling the love for used cars. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), growth in the used car market continued in the third quarter of this year, with buyers snapping up a record 2.1m vehicles, [...]
Watch out Uber? Addison Lee’s investing £17m in 550 new Ford Galaxys November 14, 2016 Addison Lee is striking while the iron's hot. It has just announced some hefty investment, plugging £17m into new cars, purchasing 550 Ford Galaxy people carriers, as it renews 12 per cent of its 5,000 strong fleet. Earlier this year profits were down as it battled the rise of mobile challengers, like Uber. But with the [...]
Jaguar Land Rover gears up for the launch of its first electric car November 13, 2016 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is gearing up for a charge on the electric car market. Britain's biggest car manufacturer is planning to reveal its first electric car, after recently unveiling an Autodrive project with Ford and Tata Motors to test connected and automated cars in the UK. The new vehicle is expected to be in the [...]
Ford’s investing £157m in a new technology centre in India November 8, 2016 Ford's investing 13bn rupees (£157m) in a new technology and business centre in India over the next five years. The car giant said the development, in the Indian city of Chennai, was to develop new products, design mobility solutions and provide business services. In a statement, Ford said it will create 3,000 jobs while 9,000 people [...]
Watch brand Baume & Mercier celebrates the motor-racing legend Carroll Shelby November 4, 2016 Last year marked 50 years since Carroll Shelby’s invasion of Europe’s racing circuits, winning the World Manufacturer’s GT trophy with an all-American team for the very first time. He did this by importing British AC Ace coupés and fit them with Ford’s huge V8 engine – a combination with so much ‘bite’ that he dubbed [...]
Brexit may finally be hitting the car market after new car sales to consumers fell in October November 4, 2016 The UK new car market grew 1.4 per cent last month with sales of 180,168 new cars, new figures have shown – but individual consumer registrations fell by 1.1 per cent. Growth was led by new fleet registrations, which rose 4.2 per cent, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) [...]