In 2019, the British car market showed a decline. So which cars in this difficult period for the country led the sales ratings?
Domestic analysts report regularly on automotive preferences. No intrigue - vazovsky cars are being driven into the leaders with enviable constancy. It is even more interesting to know which cars are preferred by motorists from Europe. In the UK, with reference to the British Society of Automobile Manufacturers and Car Dealers (SMMT), cars with the logo of the American brand Ford, which were sold in the amount of 236 137 copies (-7.1%), are in greatest demand. . The following two places in the first "three" also went to non-local automakers: "silver" with a result of 200,771 cars (-1.2%) gets Volkswagen, and "bronze" - Mercedes-Benz (171 823 buyers).
The fourth result is demonstrated by the German company BMW - 168,753 units (-1.3%), and the local Vauxhall -159,830 vehicles (-9.9%) closes the TOP-5 of the most popular car manufacturers in the UK.
In general, in 2019, the British car market “sank” by 2.4% - 2 million 311 thousand 140 cars sold. The UK has shown negative dynamics in car sales for the third year in a row. Experts explain the “minus” by the difficult political situation and economic instability due to Brexit.
Cadillac spoke about the intelligent cruise control system Super Cruise
According to the official release, the intelligent cruise control system is equipped with an updated automatic lane change function. The system will be installed on the CT4 and CT5 sedans, as well as on the Escalade SUV.
As an additional option for the Cadillac CT4, CT5 sedans and the Escalade 2021 model year SUV, the advanced Super Cruise cruise control system will be available. The system will now be able to independently change lanes at the request of the driver.
“This is our most extensive update that we have been preparing for the Super Cruise system since its debut,” said Mario Majorana, chief engineer of the Super Cruise project, in a published press release. “We have made a number of improvements to make Super Cruise more intuitive, more productive and affordable for our customers. In addition to the automatic lane change function, we have improved the user interface and the dynamics of driving without hands. ”
Activating the system is easy enough. If the driver wants to change lane, he should move the direction indicator.
Special sensors check whether the conditions for maneuver are safe, and then the car starts moving in the desired lane. Messages indicators on the dashboard inform the driver about that condition of the maneuver in real time, by such warnings as “search of the corridor” or “change of lane”. To make such a “trick” possible, the company used the very best sensors located on the back and updated software. Improved cartographic information allows the system to move a car from lane to lane at bends and junctions.
There is bad news for people who have an existing version of Super Cruise, because Cadillac cannot update their cruise control. “These enhancements are made possible through the use of the brand new GM digital platform, which provides high processing power. As a result, these improvements will only be available on cars built on this digital platform "- that’s what the official press release says.
