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Vehicles identified as UK’s number one export

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published a new report that confirms vehicles are the UK’s single-most valuable trade export. Vehicle export revenues reached £27bn in 2020, […]

Used values scale new heights

Average monthly used car values at BCA climbed again during September to reach an astonishing £11,817. After passing £10,000 for the first time ever, September’s figures represents the fourth consecutive […]

ACIS secures continuity with O’Neill appointment

The ACIS board has appointed Graham O’Neill as non-executive director to provide continuity and sustainability. In this role, he will deliver strategic consultancy and help steer the national independent distributor […]

Cazoo continues rapid expansion in Essex

Cazoo has opened its latest Customer Centre in Lakeside Retail Park, Essex. This marks the 20th collection and drop-off location opened by the online car retailer in the last 15 […]

TrustFord continues Scottish expansion

TrustFord has announced the official opening of its PartsPlus Centre in Dundee. The Dundee Parts centre is part of a £1.55m investment into the Scottish market which started back in […]

FLA reports dip in car finance

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has round that the consumer car finance market reported a fall in new business volumes of 10% in August 2021 compared with the same […]

CD Auction announces broader sales programme

CD Auction Group has expanded its programme of sales to five days a week. The sales cover cars and LCVs and take place across the auction’s digital channels. Andy Pearce, […]

Drivers vastly over-estimating used car values

Almost three quarters of UK motorists are unable to accurately gauge a used car’s value, according to a recent study. The survey of 2,000 car buyers, commissioned by CarGurus, asked […]

Grove Group names new sales boss

Grove Group has appointed Damon Curtis as head of strategic sales. This is a new role and will allow Curtis to continue to forge greater collaboration between vehicle manufacturers, insurers […]

Dealerweb sees September surge in orders

Dealerweb has reported a 37% increase in September orders against the same month in 2020. The used market slowed for the third consecutive month with a nine per cent decline […]

Subaru named fastest growing SUV brand

Subaru is the fastest growing SUV brand in the UK, with record year-to-date sales up 143.5% on last year. Across the brand it has reported an increase a 19.8% rise […]

Driver crisis sparks spike in searches

New research has found that online searches for ‘truck driver UK’ escalated a staggering 1,300% from 26 September, when the HGV shortage burst into the news. Analysis of Google search […]