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You hear that? Shutters opening up, window panes being squeaky cleaned, factories restarting and engines firing up. Yep – the car industry is back in business.
Continue reading “Car Industry – Back in Business!”Kevin Haggarthy is a pioneer of motoring journalism in the UK: the first black motoring journalist, a motor industry consultant, race and high performance driving instructor, serial classic-car owner and a presenter of the Pulling Power car show on TV in the early 2000s.
Continue reading “Kevin Haggarthy – Cars Post COVID-19”This is the time to buy your dream car says James Ruppert! He is the man that created the term Bangernomics – and comic book series about a 70s action hero (Spencer Haze) transporter to present day (which was allegedly modelled on me).
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New car sales in the UK crashed a staggering 97.3 in the month of April as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown. Only 4321 cars were sold, compared to 156,743 in April 2019. The only time fewer cars were sold in a single month was during World War II.
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Can manufacturing in the UK fell by 37.6% in March according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 78,767 vehicles left factories that mostly proceeded to shut down due to COVID-19 Coronavirus as lockdown was announced on March 23rd.
Continue reading “Global Vehicle Sales Down 39% in March”Latest Brown Car Guy Update 24042020 #BCGDaily
Some interesting surveys out this week seem to point to one conclusion – cars will be back in favour again once this lockdown lifts!
Continue reading “Coronavirus Could Make Cars Cool Again!”Latest updated on how the car industry is faring during the shut-downs and lock downs brought on by COVID-19 Coronavirus and how it’s starting its fight back against the disease – plus how some have even tweaked their logos and a fantastic initiative from MG Motor UK.
Previous videos related to the impact of Coronavirus on the car industry below.
Continue reading “Car Industry’s Fight for Survival in War against COVID-19”
Chinese F1 GP cancelled. Geneva Motor Show cancelled. Car sales down 80% in China. Car factories running short of parts. Jaguar Land Rover running out of parts. Car Production could slow. And my press trip for a European car launch just got cancelled!
You’re not ready to save the planet just yet, according to JATO Dynamics’ report on the European Car Market in May. 1.44m vehicles were registered, 6.91m for the year so far – and not many were EVs.
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