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Nissan names new aftersales director
- 22/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nissan GB has appointed a new aftersales director to help drive its transition to an all-electric brand by 2030. Nicolas Belaud takes up the role from Nissan Motors Thailand, where he led the aftersales division. He takes over from Chris Marsh, who has been appointed as director, aftersales importers and [...] -
New funding can support electrification of fleets
- 20/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new government grant to support the installation of charge points could help more fleets switch to electric vehicles. According to David Watts, fleet product manager for EVs at Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS Fleet), the grant will make home charging more accessible. The £381m Local Electric Vehicle [...] -
Used car market facing unprecedented shift
- 19/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report predicts that electric vehicles will make up 28% of all used car sales in the period between 2024 and 2027. According to the latest four-year market forecast published by Cox Automotive, up 2.3 million used EVs will be sold before 2027, representing a 160% increase in market share. Meanwhile, [...] -
EV reliability higher than ICE equivalents
- 13/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A leading UK breakdown service provider has debunked the myth that electric cars are more likely to break down than their ICE counterparts. According to Start Rescue, EVs are 59% less likely to require a breakdown call-out than petrol or diesel vehicles, while flat batteries account for 24% of EV call-outs compared [...] -
Falling BEV demand threatens 2035 deadline
- 07/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new survey has revealed that only 18% of European car buyers are considering an electric car. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, consumers still favour petrol, diesel and hybrid models over pure electric vehicles, with a lack of charging points, range anxiety and high prices their top concerns. There were [...] -
LCV demand hits highest mark since 1998
- 07/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Demand for new light commercial vehicles grew by 2.2% last month to 17,934 units, completing 14 months of consecutive growth making it the best performing February since 1998. Registrations of vans weighing greater than 2.5 to 3.5 tonnes rose by 1.4% to 12,300 units, while deliveries of small vans weighing up to [...] -
New car sales hit 20-year high
- 06/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New car registrations rose 14% last month to make it the best February performance for 20 years, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It reported sales of 84,886 units to complete 19 months of consecutive growth. The uptick was driven by fleets and businesses, which were up 25.2% and [...] -
Average EV and ICE mileage converging
- 05/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New data has revealed that average mileages are dropping for both petrol and diesel vehicles. According to cap hpi, which analysed data from around 17.4 million cars from 2014 to February 2024, average annual mileage for all fuel types has fallen from 11,381 miles at the start of 2014 to 9,654 miles per year up to [...] -
VWG UK signs EV battery recycling deal
- 29/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen Group UK has signed an agreement with battery recycling experts Ecobat to collect and recycle electric vehicle (EV) batteries. As part of the deal, Ecobat will collect EV batteries from dealers, distributors, and end-of-life recycling centres. The batteries will then be processed at Ecobat’s new UK [...] -
Used car values inch up again
- 28/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Average used car values at three years and 60,000 miles moved into the positive in February, according to data from cap hpi. An increase of 0.7%, or £50, represents the first month of growth since March last year. Values at the one-year age point increased by a 0.2%, while values at the five-year point went up [...]