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Diesel prices resilient in the face of falling demand
- 09/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Diesel car prices are holding firm despite the dramatic drop in demand for new cars powered by the fuel, according to research by What Car?. Analysis of the UK car market by What Car?'s Target Price mystery shoppers found the average discount on a new diesel car in the beginning of March was 7.82% off the list [...] -
ACIS warns of EV ‘arms race’
- 09/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Figures suggest there are only about 1,000 technicians trained to work on the 50,000 electric vehicles in the UK. This is according to the IMI, which spearheaded a campaign to keep motor technicians safe by adopting the correct repair protocols – for example, how to disconnect the batteries and charge them down [...] -
BASF hosts refinish seminar
- 09/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BASF hosted its Refinish Technical Awareness Seminar at ITAS, Milton Keynes last week, when Mazda's customer services technical support and approved bodyshop representatives were introduced to a range of new innovations. The team reviewed current BASF refinish innovations, products, Mazda special colour repair [...] -
JLR reports steady sales growth
- 09/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Jaguar Land Rover has announced an 8.4% increase in UK sales for the year. With a total of 118,108 UK sales, Jaguar Land Rover exceeded industry trends in a UK new car market that declined by 3.67% during the same period. Jaguar Land Rover also grew its competitive segment share by 3.86% from 29.47% to [...] -
Twells takes customer service award
- 09/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Twells of Billinghay, in Lincolnshire, has won the Vauxhall’s Customer Excellence Award. The awards have been running for eight years with Twells of Billinghay having won an award each year since 2012. The winners are decided based on the results in Vauxhall’s Customer Purchase Satisfaction and Service [...] -
Clocked and crashed cars to be debated at IBIS Ireland 2019
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Crash investigator Paul Hanna will speak about the fight against the sale of crashed cars and the topic of consumer protection at the upcoming IBIS Ireland event on 2 May 2019 at Castleknock Hotel, Dublin. Paul has over 27 years’ investigative experience between the London Metropolitan Police Service, [...] -
Drivers doubt driverless cars
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that scepticism about driverless cars has actually increased in the last two years. Figures from online motor retail specialist BuyaCar.co.uk found that more than half actually said the idea 'horrifies' them. BuyaCar.co.uk has tracked consumer attitudes to the concept of autonomous [...] -
Volvo celebrates sets sales benchmark
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo Car UK has achieved its best ever first-quarter sales result, selling 16,204 cars in the first three months of the year. This represents a 39% increase on the Q1 figures in 2018. These figures confirm Volvo as the country’s fastest-growing premium brand, with a 2.31% share of the market, itself a 35% [...] -
VW reports strong first quarter
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen consolidated its second position in the UK market during the first quarter of this year. Official figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found that year-to-date the brand has sold 59,519 cars for a market share of 8.49% – that’s up 3.59% on the same period in 2018 in a [...] -
ULEZ comes into force today
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) comes into force today. It is regarded as one of the world’s toughest vehicle emissions standards. Drivers of older, more polluting cars face paying a new £12.50 fee to enter the centre of the capital, while diesel cars must be less than roughly four years old to avoid [...]