News in brief - Wheels Within Wales

Renault dealer Gravells is moving its while-you-wait Renault Minute servicing centre from Haverfordwest to its dealership in Narbeth, Pembrokeshire.
The dealership on Redstone Road, Narbeth, already offers customers a wide range of used Renault cars and now also provides expert servicing carried out by qualified Renault technicians.
Ian Gravell, General Manager at Gravells Narberth, said: “Our Renault Minute centre offers expert servicing without motorists needing to book an appointment so they can literally pull up and be seen by one of our qualified mechanics who will deal with the problem while they relax with a cup of tea!
“The centre can cater for any Renault model of any age and is equipped with the latest diagnostic equipment to locate the problem quickly.”

Jaguar Land Rover has obtained a £175m loan from the State Bank of India.
The firm is struggling against falling sales during the downturn and has been looking at a number of refinancing packages in recent months. The UK government had offered support but the Indian owner of Jaguar, Tata, said the terms were too "onerous".
The carmaker has now secured £500m of new funding this year.

A top Russian official has said that Renault had expressed willingness to invest in Avtovaz although the French company said it had no plans to inject cash into its ailing Russian affiliate.
The remarks by Igor Shuvalov, Russia’s first deputy prime minister, come a few days after prime minister Vladimer Putin said Renault needed to invest in the turnround of Avtovaz, or see its 25pc stake diluted.

The first British-built Jazz was driven off the production line at Honda's factory in Swindon yesterday, providing a boost to production volume and underlining the company's long term commitment to the UK operation.
The 5-door family supermini is one of Honda’s most successful cars in Europe, with over 70,000 sold in the region every year. As Honda has a policy of building its most popular cars in the markets in which they are sold, production of Jazz for European customers is shifting from Japan to the UK.

MG sports car production in Longbridge has stopped and will not resume until the spring, the company has confirmed.
However, the Chinese-owned MG Motor said it could not comment on reports that 20 jobs would be lost at the plant in south Birmingham.

Vauxhall will launch its own stop-start system next year, promising fleets and private car buyers even lower CO2 emissions on its Ecoflex models.
The first model to gain the technology, which cuts the engine automatically when the driver engages neutral while at a standstill then fires up the engine again when the clutch is depressed, will be the new Corsa Ecoflex which goes on sale next September.

Digital radios should become standard in new vehicles from the beginning of 2014 after motor manufacturers agreed to adopt the technology.
Manufacturers and broadcasters have signed up to proposals made in the Digital Britain white paper published in June, which allow for FM stations to be turned off from 2015.

Drivers of convertible cars could be risking permanent hearing damage from wind and road noise, according to new research.
Road surface, traffic congestion and the wind combined to produce noise levels of between 88 and 100 decibels at speeds of around 70 mph.
Long or repeated exposure to sounds of 85 decibels is widely recognised to raise the risk of permanent hearing loss.

The EC has agreed requirements which could lead to a single electronic toll system across Europe.
The European Commission today adopted a decision setting out the essential technical specifications and requirements needed to launch a European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) within five years for all vehicles.