• Drivers in the dark about safety ratings
    • 13/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Almost half of new car buyers (49.5%) do not know what the Euro NCAP safety rating of their current car is, while more than 10% are not aware of what a Euro NCAP safety rating is at all. This is according to the latest industry research What Car?. Its research of in-market buyers also found 43.5% would not [...]
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  • Manufacturer-refurbished programmes on the cards
    • 23/12/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that car buyers would choose manufacturer-refurbished programmes over approved-used programmes. The manufacturer-refurbished programme, already introduced by the likes of Renault and Toyota, involves car maker ‘remanufacturing’ used models with new components to give them a new lease of [...]
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  • Dealer demand enjoys November lift
    • 06/12/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Dealers across the UK have seen demand rally in November, with a 4.4% increase in enquiries and a 20% increase in sales against the same month last year. The data from lead management experts at iTrackLEADS showed a sales pipeline that looks positive toward the end of the year, with a 16% increase in test drives. [...]
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  • Car finance market enjoys healthy growth
    • 11/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Consumer car finance new business grew by five per cent in August, according to new figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA). Meanwhile, the value of new business grew by 13% during the same period. In terms of finance for new cars, the FLA reported that the consumer market grew by two per [...]
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  • Cost-of-living cooling car ownership
    • 21/09/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    A new survey of dealers has identified a growing trend among motorists now wishing to own their own vehicles. According to Startline’s Used Car Tracker, drivers choosing not to own their vehicles is a challenge for 42% of respondents compared to just 18% in August. Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline Motor Finance, [...]
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  • Online option still lagging behind
    • 09/06/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Around one-in-10 buyers are considering buying their next car entirely online, according to the latest research by car buying platform What Car?. Its weekly industry research of 1,181 in-market buyers found 48.87% of respondents stated they would be comfortable buying their next car entirely online, though just [...]
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