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Autonomous market set to swell
- 19/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autonomous vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region could break the 24 million barrier by 2024, according to new research. Graphical Research said the rise was being partly driven by increasing popularity of electric vehicles, with both technologies being used together. Countries like India, Singapore, Malaysia are [...] -
Inchcape managers secure IMI accreditation
- 19/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Inchcape Retail has had its second group of business managers successfully assessed against the IMI Accreditation for Finance and Insurance standards. The accreditation is achieved through demonstrating in-depth knowledge and following legislative regulations. The assessments are completed over the course of a day [...] -
New algorithm to increase leads by 10%
- 19/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New algorithms have been developed to provide automotive retailers with up to 10% more leads. Auto Trader has developed the algorithm for its search rankings to prioritise results based on consumer relevance and price. In testing, it delivered 10% more leads and more dealership map views, location clicks and [...] -
Fix Auto MD scoops major award
- 19/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto Dagenham’s managing director Chris Oliver has been awarded the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Barking and Dagenham Chamber of Commerce for his achievements as a local businessman over the last 30 years. The Essex repairer was also named as the Employer of the Year during the annual [...] -
EV charge points overtake petrol pumps
- 16/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
There are now more public charge points for electric vehicles in the UK than there are petrol forecourts. According to figures, there are 9,300 EV charging locations compared to 8,400 fuel stations. Almost 80% of UK petrol stations have closed since 1970, whilst the number of electric vehicle charging locations [...] -
UK HGV market surges
- 16/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK’s new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market rose 46.3% in the second quarter of 2019, with 15,605 units registered. This is according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A number of large orders ahead of the mandatory fitment of Smart Tachographs gave a further boost [...] -
Imperfect 10 for bus and coach market
- 16/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New bus and coach registrations has fallen for 10 consecutive quarters. The market fell 29.4% in the second quarter of this year, with 1,433 joining British roads, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Quarter two marked the tenth consecutive quarterly decline [...] -
VWCV sales remain steady
- 16/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has sold 300,300 light commercial vehicles worldwide since the beginning of the year, a decline of 0.4% on last year's figures for the same time period. The largest sales region was Western Europe, where 211,300 vehicles were handed over to customers. The largest market was [...] -
AFVs drive used car price growth
- 15/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The average price of used cars rose moderately last month, from £12,763 in June to £13,115. Growth is slowing among petrol and diesel vehicles but rising sharply for alternative fuel vehicles. This is according to the Auto Trader Retail Price Index, which also found the rate of price growth is slowing, recording [...] -
UK used car sales slip
- 15/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK’s used car market declined by 2.8% in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found that 2,034,236 transactions took place representing a shortfall of fewer than 60,000 units compared to the same period last [...]