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Former VW boss charged over dieselgate

Five senior officials at Volkswagen during the emissions scandal, including former chief executive Martin Winterkorn, face prison after being charged in Germany with fraud. Martin Winterkorn has been accused of […]

NEVs outperform petrol and diesel

Electric, hybrid and plug-in hyrids are the country’s least depreciating models, outperforming petrols and diesels. This is according to research by the UK’s new car buying platform, What Car?.  It […]

Mixed results for diesel

Diesel searches on Auto Trader have crashed from 64% in February 2017 to 42% last month, but the average price of a second hand diesel rose by more than two […]

Diesel figures surprisingly resilient

Reports of used diesel’s death have been greatly exaggerated, according to the latest findings from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index. It found that sales of used diesels increased 0.3% in […]

Used diesel prices tumble

The average price of a used diesel car has fallen by 10.3% in the last two years. Diesel car values dropped five per cent in 2017 and new data shows that slump […]

Vantage Leasing stands with diesel

Despite sales of new diesel cars tumbling by more than 300,000 vehicles so far in 2018, demand for the out-of-favour fuel is proving more popular than ever with those less […]

Diesel cars emit low emissions

New data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) provides evidence that latest-generation diesel cars emit low pollutant emissions on the road. This data was measured in real-driving conditions […]

CVs still diesel-reliant

Commercial vehicles will continue to run on diesel fuel for the foreseeable future, according to new research from business information provider IHS Markit. It found 66% of new medium and […]

41% of dealers selling fewer diesels

More than four in 10 dealers are selling fewer used diesel vehicles than a year ago, according to a survey from RAC Dealer Network. 33% said that they were selling […]

Price of diesel cars increase

The average price of a used diesel car has increased by 2.4 per cent since the start of 2018. This puts an end to the decrese on diesel prices throughout […]

Volvo S60 no longer diesel

The new Volvo S60 saloon will be the first Volvo to be produced without a diesel engine. All new Volvo models launched from 2019 will be available as either a mild […]