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Just 60 trucks allowed to cross the Irish border after Brexit
According to a representative of the Freight Transport Association (FTA), Seamus Leheny, said that many trucks coming from Northern Ireland will not be able to travel into the Republic after Brexit? Currently, 13,000 trucks cross the border from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland every day but according to some in the industry and as reported on in the...
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Ford CEO says a big EV surprise is coming next year
Big EV surprise coming The CEO of Ford has said a 'big surprise' is coming next year with regard to electric vehicles. We don’t yet know the exact details, but Ford head, Jim Hackett says: "We have 16 models that are in design and development. We have a pretty big surprise coming next year,". Ford previously announced that...
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Ireland may ban importation of diesel cars from the UK
Could UK diesel imports be banned? The Department of Finance has intimated that they could ban all used UK diesel cars from entering the country and are "examining options" in this regard. They recognise that huge numbers of diesel car imports from the UK is undesirable due to public health risks from diesel fuels. This has become a big focus...
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Blow to UK Jaguar and Ford Sales
Jaguar and Ford job cuts Two of the biggest car manufacturers in the UK have announced job cuts. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Ford will cut thousands of jobs in management, marketing and administration. Ford said they will look for “significant” cuts among its 50,000 strong European workforce with the aim of making their business more competitive and make its...
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BMW sold 2.49 million vehicles in 2018
BMW sold 2.49 million BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles in 2018 The luxury German car manufacturer BMW announced this Tuesday that it has achieved record sales in 2018 of 2.49 million BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles. Harald Krueger, Chief Executive of BMW said. "BMW Group achieved record sales in 2018. 2.49 million vehicles mean the BMW Group is the world's...
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The New Ford Focus 2018
New Version Ford Focus The new version Ford Focus went on sale in Europe during the summer 2018 and since its release, it has earned no less than 12 awards across Europe, including two car of the year awards. Ford has sold more than 42,000 new Focus cars year to date as of November, in countries throughout Europe. The Ford...
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BMW Transitioning to Electric Cars
BMW has sold more than 250,000 electric cars in the last two years. In 2017, the sold 100,000 EV’s and approximately 150,000 in 2018 and by 20125 they hope to have about 25 Electrified Vehicles in their range. BMW has rolled out vehicles like the i3 and i8 in the last few years and who would not want a BMW...
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Nissan executive Greg Kelly released on bail in Japan
Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly has been released from detention in Japan after being granted bail over the alleged underreporting of his boss Carlos Ghosn’s pay. The Nissan exec was freed on 70 million yen ($635,600) bail after he was held in prison for more than a month. He was spotted leaving the Japanese detention centre in the middle...
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Mercedes-Benz holds the top spot for the most recalled car brand of 2018
Although Mercedes-Benz is the best selling luxury car brand in the world, it also holds the accolade of being at the top of the list of most recalled car brands in 2018. Although these are very expensive cars and out of reach for most car buyers but they don’t often deliver the kind of dependability luxury car buyers might expect....
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Uber Resumes Testing Their Self-Driving Vehicles
Uber doesn’t really have a choice but to resume its testing of their self-driving vehicle as Waymo and GM have taken the lead with their autonomous vehicles. Uber is starting up its autonomous vehicle test program once again after an eight-month break, due to the company pausing its self-drive program back in March when one of its autonomous vehicles struck...