Alan Feldberg

Aston Martin issues profit warning

Aston Martin has issued a profit warning after what chief executive Andy Palmer described as a “very disappointing year”. It said annual earnings were expected to fall by about half, […]

UK sales help Volvo to record performance

Strong UK sales helped Volvo set a new global sales record for the sixth consecutive year in 2019. It sold 56,208 units in the UK, a 12 per cent increase […]

Citroën supports Clean Start campaign

Citroën UK is supporting Go Ultra Low’s ‘Clean Start for 2020’ campaign with the use of a Berlingo Electric van. The van was used to collect Christmas trees around Birmingham. […]

Eye tests no longer fit for purpose

GEM has warned that the driver eyesight regulatory system in the UK is ‘crude and outdated’ and urged drivers of all ages to get their eyes tested independently. The eyesight […]

Bentley returns to profit in 2019

Bentley sales rose by five per cent in 2019, with total sales of 11,006 cars. This was the seventh consecutive year that the luxury British marque has sold over 10,000 […]

Hyundai and Uber announce air-taxi partnership

Hyundai and Uber have announced a partnership to develop air taxis for a future ride-share network. Hyundai will produce and deploy the air vehicles, and Uber will provide airspace support […]

Rolls-Royce sets 116-year record

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has reported its best global sales year in its 116-year history. It delivered 5,152 cars to customers in over 50 countries around the world, an increase of […]

Humberstone named Nissan NMGB director

Nissan has appointed Andrew Humberstone as managing director of NMGB, leading sales and marketing operations in its biggest European market. Based at Nissan’s Maple Cross head office in Rickmansworth, Humberstone […]

Kia reports record sales – again

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. […]

Renault name new engineering chief

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: […]

LCV registrations third highest on record

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 […]

Citroën UK reports 2019 sales growth

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 […]