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The average age of cars in Saudi Arabia is just 3.8 years old – making KSA home to the youngest cars in the world. Confused.com looked at the average ages of cars in 30 countries from the top 50 ranked by GDP.
Continue reading “Saudi Arabia has the Youngest Cars in the World!”Check out my walk-around and detailed look at the interior of the Ineos Grenadier – classically styled but modern off-roader. There’s also an interview with a senior executive that not only explains the philosophy and origins of the vehicle, but how it’s being developed, where’s being tested and built, and details about sales, specs and customers both in UK/Europe and the Middle East.
Continue reading “Ineos Grenadier Interior Reveal + detailed Walkaround [& Exclusive Interview]”Used car sales and prices in the UK are exploding. According to Autotrader the average price of a used car in July was £14,781 up 14.1% up on last year. And values have been growing for 16 consecutive months.
Continue reading “Used Car Sales [& Prices] Booming Now!”It’s the Big question in 2021 – ICE (internal combustion engine) vs Electric cars. Car buyers are confused. Should you bolt for an EV next or keep revving up petrol and diesel motors? Is the technology ready? The market place? The infrastructure? Are YOU ready?
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A proposed ban for the sale of brand new cars featuring Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) running on either petrol or diesel, was originally mooted for 2040. In February it was brought forward to 2035 after experts revealed Britain would not meet net zero emission targets committed too. Apparently it still wasn’t enough, because now it’s moved to 2030 – just nine years from now. What will it mean for you the motorist?
Continue reading “New Petrol/Diesel Car Sales Ban 2030 – Your Questions Answered!”In the first lockdown I correctly predicted that there would be a car sales boom, particularly for used cars, post-lockdown, due to pent-up demand, but more crucially in light of research and data that indicated more people wanted to have their own cars and avoid using public transport due to fears over COVID 19.
Continue reading “Should You Buy A Car During Lockdown 2?”‘Brown Car Guy & Buddies’ – the multi-faceted Partha Srinivasan is not only a car and motorbike guy, but a PR and marketing professional as well as a tech-head, consultant and my personal digital media guru! It’s thanks to his guidance and road map that I achieved 1000 subscribers on this very YouTube Channel in less than nine months.
Continue reading “Partha Srinivasan”Andy Entwistle is the CEO of The British Motor Show. With a massive reboot originally planned for this year, but now delayed to 2021 due to COVID-19, he promises to completely reinvent Motor Shows. And with over 20 years experience in the automotive industry, involved in all aspects from car sales, customer service, online retailing, media content, events and managing the London Motor Show, he is well equipped and well placed to do so. But he’s not entirely without issues, he has a habit, a compulsive and expensive one, somethine he still hasn’t sought help for… he is a serial car buyer. Andy has owned over 150 cars including a Porsche 993 (911) widebody, a Clio Williams and a Nissan Elgrand. He opens up about it in this video!
Continue reading “Andy Entwistle,CEO The British Motor Show: ‘I Will Reinvent Motor Shows!’”18092020 #BCGBulletin – Check out how I fixed the new Nissan Z Proto. Plus shock news of Bugatti being sold to Rimac via Porsche, and Jeep have the right idea, let’s all buy bright coloured cars to cheer ourselves up during these rotten days.
Continue reading “How I fixed the Nissan Z Proto. Bugatti sold? Plus Jeep to brighten your day!”‘Brown Car Guy & Buddies’ – Automotive media started to embrace digital platforms in the UK in the 90s, Jim Murray Jones has been at the centre of it since day one – AutoTrader, Exchange & Mart, SunMotors, Sunday Times Driving, Autocar, WhatCar?, PistonHeads and DriveTribe to name a few of the organisations he’s worked at.
Continue reading “Jim Murray Jones: Secrets of the Automotive Digital Media Evolution”