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Kia reports record sales – again
- 07/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia Motors (UK) recorded record annual sales for the eighth year in a row in 2019. It sold 97,323 units – up by 1.6% per cent on the 2018 total. The most popular model in Kia’s range remained the Sportage SUV with over 34,500 delivered. Kia also sold just over 12,300 variants of the all-new Ceed range, while [...] -
Renault name new engineering chief
- 07/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Gilles Le Borgne has joined Groupe Renault as executive vice-president engineering and a member of the Group Executive Committee (CEG). He will report to Clotilde Delbos, chief executive officer. Delbos said: “The arrival of Gilles Le Borgne as head of the Group's product engineering teams will accelerate the [...] -
LCV registrations third highest on record
- 06/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations recorded the third highest total on record last year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported that full year registrations were up 2.4 per cent as 365,778 new models hit UK roads. This was consolidated in December, when the market [...] -
Citroën UK reports 2019 sales growth
- 06/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Citroën UK has reported volume growth of 2.4 per cent during 2019, leading to an increased market share of 0.1 per cent. In 2019, over 50,000 new Citroën cars were registered in the UK. Citroën C3 supermini topped the sales chart in 2019 as the brand’s best-selling UK car. Citroën’s SUV offensive also [...] -
Peugeot bucks trend with growing market share
- 06/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Peugeot ended 2019 increasing its overall share of both the new car and new van market in the UK. With UK new car registrations down by 2.5 per cent for the year according to SMMT figures released today, Peugeot increased its share of the new car market from 3.4 per cent to 3.5 per cent with 80,851 car sales, [...] -
Vauxhall celebrates strong 2019 sales
- 06/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Vauxhall LCVs has reported a 27 per cent increase in sales volumes during 2019, boosting its van market share to 9.7 per cent. The all-new Luton-built Vivaro’s popularity played a major part in the success, which saw Vauxhall LCV numbers grow by around 8,000 units in 2019, to a total of 36,000 sales. In December [...] -
BEV surge unable to offset slow sales
- 06/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK new car market declined in 2019, with annual registrations falling for the third consecutive year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported that 2,311,140 units were registered last year, representing a 2.4 per cent decline on the previous year. The annual decline was driven [...] -
BYTON and Marubeni form partnership
- 06/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BYTON and Marubeni Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to explore opportunities for further co-operation in areas such as mobility services, energy solutions and overseas production and distribution. Dr. Daniel Kirchert, CEO of BYTON, said: “Based on our shared vision for smart cars and future [...] -
PRA report studies AFVs and EVs
- 06/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has examined the impact of alternative fuels and the transition to electric vehicles in its Market Review 2020. Brian Madderson PRA chairman said: “This is the most comprehensive annual review we have ever produced thanks to terrific contributions from major oil companies, [...] -
Car buying confidence to return in 2020
- 06/01/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car buying is expected to spike this year after the uncertainty around Brexit was ended last month. According to a survey of more than 3,000 motorists conducted by BuyaCar.co.uk, more than one is six motorists are prepared to step back into the market following the General Election. A total of 15 per cent said [...]