The Road Haulage Association has called for fuel price cuts as the only way to get the country out of recession. It says that price cuts at the start of the year would almost certainly have enabled the UK to avoid slipping back into recession.
Following the news that the UK economy has shrunk, RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning commented, “If Government would heed our advice and address the issue of fuel duty once and for all, this is a situation that could almost certainly have been avoided.
We think that Nissan and Vauxhall should be worried, as the new B-MAX, which was previewed at Ford’s headquarters in Essex yesterday, is designed to revolutionise the B-segment and sure to steal sales from the Note and Meriva. The new compact mini MPV, which is based on a stretched Fiesta chassis, will be on sale in September with prices starting at £12,995.
Key selling features of the B-MAX include the most obvious – the lack of a central B post. Instead, the B-post is built into the B-MAX’s doors and stiff steel structure.
