cars and truck dealerships are keeping peaceful about the ex-rental history of their utilized cars, in spite of regulations banning that extremely sales practice.
An investigation by automobile reveal has exposed that a lot of cars and truck makers do not firmly insist their dealerships pass this info on to prospective buyers, while Britain’s largest dealership network has argued that it would only supply the info “if asked”.
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Under consumer security from Unfair Trading guidelines (CPUTR) 2008, it’s unlawful to withhold any type of details that might impact a purchase decision about a cars and truck at the point of sale. marketing a cars and truck as having one previous owner, which later transpires to be a rental company, is a prime example of this practice, according to office of fair Trading guidelines for the regulations.
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This type of misleading omission might land a dealership in court, dealing with large fines or even jail. however when automobile reveal quizzed all the major cars and truck makers about this sales method, 83 per cent stated they did not firmly insist their dealerships particularly flag up ex-fleet, ex-rental or ex-driving-school automobiles to prospective customers.
Audi UK even argued dealerships were “not lawfully obliged to do so,” in action to an automobile reveal investigation into one reader’s problem about this method (see the situation research study below).
Many argued that the info was already provided on the logbook – even though the car’s usage may not be evident as well as clients may not even see the V5C type up until collecting it – while others stated dealerships would only supply the info if asked.
Renault has added a new special edition restricted trim level to both its Megane as well as beautiful line-ups.
Available to purchase now as well as because of show up in showrooms this September, these designs expense £500 much more than the Dynamique TomTom variations on which they’re based.
For this, Renault declares clients will get £1,000 worth of extra equipment, including panoramic sunroof as well as additional tinted windows.
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Rear car parking sensors as well as gloss black electrically operated, folding door mirrors are likewise fitted as standard, as well as there’s ‘LIMITED’ upholstery, badging as well as kickplates, too.
Optional extras are available in the type of 17-inch ‘Pragma’ alloys for £310 as well as Renault’s R-Link infotainment system, which costs £200 in both the beautiful as well as Megane for UK-only sat nav, however can be upgraded to include Western European mapping for an extra £100.
which costs £200 to in shape in the beautiful as well as £300 for a Megane with upgraded Western European mapping.
Limited spec designs will be provided for the Megane in hatch, sport Tourer as well as Coupe body styles, as well as across the beautiful variety aside from the XMOD crossover. three petrol engines will be offered – the 110bhp 1.6 VVT, 115bhp 1.2 energy TCe as well as Scenic-only 130bhp 1.2 energy TCe – plus two diesels, the 110bhp 1.5 dCi as well as 130bhpEnergy 1.6 dCi.
Prices for the Megane restricted begin at £18,250, while the equivalent beautiful kicks off at £19,865.
Geely, the Chinese company behind Volvo, has taken a $9 billion (£6.4 billion) stake in Mercedes-Benz’s parent company Daimler. As a result, Geely is now Daimler’s largest shareholder with control of just under 10 per cent of the huge German car manufacturer.
Geely’s intentions had already been signalled by reports from the financial community that the firm was building its shareholding in Daimler. now the step has been confirmed in a report to the markets by Daimler itself, in which it states that it welcomes another major investor.
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• Opinion: the future looks bright for Lotus under Geely
The Chinese firm, owned by billionaire Li Shufu, already owns Volvo, Lotus, and Polestar; the performance electric car brand which recently split from Volvo. It also owns Lynk & Co – another EV marque, targeting younger buyers – as well as flying car firm Terrafugia and the London electric automobile Company, home builders of the new London Taxi.
The 9.69 per cent stake in Daimler taken by Geely is said to signal its desire for technological cooperation, particularly in the electric automobile field, as well as the kind of economies of scale took pleasure in by the VW group brands.
Mercedes-Benz has already stated its goal of launching 10 different electric automobiles by 2022 under its new EQ brand, and is widely thought to be a leader in terms of battery technology and electric car design. On the flip side, it could also open a new path into the Chinese market for Daimler and Mercedes-Benz.
What do you think of Geely’s growing influence in the global car market? let us know in the comments…
Kia has updated the spirit EV line-up with a new model, efficiently replacing the very first edition version of the brand’s compact all-electric SUV.
Called the spirit EV Maxx, the new version is offered to purchase now as well as will be on UK roads this Autumn, priced at £32,445 inclusive of the UK government plug-in vehicle grant.
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The spirit EV Maxx utilizes a 64kWh battery enabling a maximum variety of 280 miles on a single charge, according to WLTP certification. Recharging can be handled at as much as 100kW, enabling a 0-80 per cent fee in 54 minutes, while it will take 9h35 for a 0-100 per cent recharge from a 7.2kW house wallbox. An electric motor rated at 201bhp as well as 395Nm drives the front wheels.
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The spirit EV Maxx inherits numerous of the style features of the very first edition version of the car. 17-inch alloy wheels are standard, as is black leather upholstery. A new single-tone pearl white is the basic body colour, while a new red with a black contrasting roofing system choice can be specified for £575 together with the rest of the car’s paint palette.
Standard devices includes full LED headlights, electrically folding as well as adjustable heated door mirrors, as well as automatic wipers. Luxuries include heated front seats as well as a heated steering wheel, plus automatic air conditioning. Adaptive cruise manage is likewise basic fit, together with a ten speaker Harmon & Kardon noise system.
Infotainment innovation includes a 7-inch chauffeur info cluster as well as a 10.25-inch central touchscreen with navigation, plus Apple CarPlay as well as Android Auto. It likewise receives a reversing video camera as standard, supported by rear car parking sensors.
Check out our top 10 finest electric SUVs here…
This is another new MG concept automobile for 2021, supposedly inspired by the culture of videogames.
It’s called the maze concept, and it’s an all-electric automobile previewing what MG’s EVs could look like in a far flung future. It has been designed in London by the team at SAIC design – a European design studio owned by MG parent company SAIC, and the same design studio that created the Cyberster concept revealed at this year’s Shanghai motor Show.
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It’s just a concept on paper for now, but the thinking behind it is rooted in an important question – how do manufacturers make their vehicles appealing to the next generation of automobile users?
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MG and SAIC design seem to think that pulling together the worlds of motoring and gaming is the answer, creating a automobile in which “drivers are players in a real world easter egg hunt of digital art in their cities.” This takes the form of a points-based rewards system for drivers, which works in a similar fashion to the achievements function on PC and console video games.
There’s even a gaming spin on the way the maze is controlled as, rather than having a conventional steering wheel, the driver controls the vehicle using their smartphone.
A sharp boost in cars and truck criminal offense in Britain has been blamed on motorists leaving valuables on screen in cars, as authorities figures expose 239,920 automobiles were damaged into in 2016 – up from 231,222 in 2015. While 26 of 42 authorities forces reported an boost over the previous year, some constabularies experienced a 76 per cent boost in break-ins compared to 2015.
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Officers in the City of London logged the sharpest increase in cars and truck break-ins, while 4,043 cars and trucks were damaged into in Northamptonshire in 2016 – a 41 per cent boost on the previous 12 months.
• legislations on sat-nav as well as phone utilize in cars and trucks explained
The figures – exposed by the RAC after a series of flexibility of info requests – show forces in Wiltshire, Dyfed-Powys as well as Lancashire likewise experienced sharp rises in break ins, while there was a four per cent national increase in 2016 compared to the previous year.
Explaining possible triggers behind the boosted break ins, mark Godfrey from the RAC, stated it was: “possible that motorists have ended up being a lot more contented about what products they leave on display, maybe believing products like sat navs are now so commonplace they’re not of rate of interest to thieves.”
Godard likewise mentioned the growing utilize of mobile phones as sat navs as one more prospective cause for the increases: “With great deals of motorists utilizing their smartphones as sat-navs there is a higher probability of inadvertently leaving a phone in a cradle as well as providing a thief a excellent chance to profit.”
There’s been much hard, straight, optimistic us talk in recent days. Roads, automotive jobs and retailing plus ground-breaking automobile deals have been at the heart of the dialogue. and the uplifting tone is no doubt bringing smiles to American faces.
“We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways,” Donald Trump and transportation secretary Elaine Chao promised last week when discussing their imminent $1.5 trillion spending blitz on infrastructure. Trump is even said to be donating a large chunk of his presidential salary to America’s carry cause. Can’t remember the last time I heard a British leader dare utter politically incorrect swear words such as road, motorway or bridge; never mind offer some of his/her personal money to help fund them.
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• Opinion: Trump’s domestic auto firms are increasingly weak
Incoming CEO Jim Hackett is being brutally (or stupidly?) honest by conceding that Ford has “not done enough to be fit”. To turn things around, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Ford concentrating more on big pick-ups and profitable SUVs and less on the superminis and city automobiles that have notoriously tough margins.
Over the road at GM, CEO Mary Barra is threatening a full or partial pull-out from South Korea, before moving investment cash and jobs from Asia back to her native Detroit. As I’ve mentioned before, Korean auto workers are among the most expensive on earth, and are clearly pricing themselves out of the market.
Peugeot has added to its popular 3008 and 5008 SUV ranges with a new GT Line premium trim level. adding equipment from the top-spec GT model to the existing GT Line trim, it’s priced from £28,590 for the 3008 and £30,565 for the 5008.
For £2,125 (£1,850 for the 5008) more than GT Line, the new trim level builds on that spec by adding keyless entry and a push button start feature, plus a smart electric tailgate that can be operated by waving your foot under the bumper.
Further conventional kit enhancements include a multi-point massage function for the driver’s seat, heating for both front seats, and a blue-backlit panoramic glass sunroof. 19-inch two-tone diamond-cut alloy wheels also feature.
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Unlike flagship GT spec, GT Line premium is provided across the range on everything from the 1.2-litre PureTech petrol model to the 2.0-litre diesel. It’s available to purchase from dealers now.
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