When Motoring Weekly first saw the announcement that Zotye were going to start selling in the US, the first thing we said was: who? Zotye Auto are a very young company with respects to car manufacturing having been founded in 2005. They started out exporting components and presumably soon found that they were making enough parts for everyone else that they could simply bolt … [Read more...]
Jatropha Plants
I am one of those old fashioned people who believes that the internal combustion engine still has life in it, not necessarily with carbon-based fuels like petrol or diesel, but with bio-diesels from plants or waste products. In several news items over the past few years I have spoken about the possible use of Jatropha as a source of bio-diesel and is actually the name of a … [Read more...]
Nissan Also Cutting Production Jobs
The automotive industry is in a state of flux at the moment - more so than any other year. There is a push for new technologies yet the factories are still geared to building older designs and several refreshed models from the big three in the US are putting pressure on the foreign manufacturers. Earlier this year, Nissan announced that it was trimming shifts at one of its … [Read more...]
Gilbern
Gilbern was one of my favourite cars when I was younger - mainly because I was born and raised in Wales and this company was for a time, a local success. Gilbern was one of a handful of cars manufactured at a time when many low volume manufacturers used glass fibre for the body shells. In the 1960s and 1970s there were many kit car builders in the UK and many moved to volume … [Read more...]
New Plans for ARDC and SMSP
Here are MW Towers, we received a press release from The Australian Racing Drivers Club, having held a membership for several years. It was a great piece of news - and one that shows that an election is due: the cash was being splashed around! Here is the link to the press release. In summary though:There will be a multi-million dollar investment package that will provide … [Read more...]