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Demand spikes for used EVs
- 22/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The average price of a used car fell one per cent in mid-November, according to Auto Trader data but demand remains strong, particularly for alternatively fuelled vehicles. It found that customer demand is up 6.9% on November 2022 while supply is up just 3.2% It’s a largely similar picture across fuel types, [...] -
Fix Auto Penzance installs EV chargers
- 20/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto Penzance has installed a bank of electric car chargers available to colleagues and customers alike. Directors Stuart and Joel Cameron have installed two 40 KW fast charge DC units along with a 20 KW AC fast charger that EV drivers can access without any cost to the business. Joel Cameron said: “EVs [...] -
HGV sales gather momentum
- 17/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
British demand for new heavy goods vehicles grew by 14.9% in the third quarter with 11,531 trucks joining Britain’s roads. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), this makes it the UK’s sixth consecutive quarter of growth and the greatest number of new HGV deliveries in any quarter [...] -
Buyers cool on EVs amidst rising costs
- 16/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that more than a third of car buyers decided against an electric car because of the cost-of-living crisis. A survey of 2,525 UK drivers conducted by What Car? found that more than half (1,354) said they had either recently bought a new car or were actively in the market for a new model. [...] -
EVs set to break the million barrier
- 13/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Experts at cap hpi are predicting that there will be one million BEVs on UK roads for the first time by February 2024. It found that heading into October 2023 there were nearly 900k pure BEVs on UK roads, and it expects that figure to surpass one million in the next three months. October’s new car market [...] -
Used car market swells in September
- 09/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK’s used car market grew by 5.5% during the third quarter, with 1,884,160 units changing hands, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The increase marks the third successive quarter of growth, with 98,713 additional transactions compared with the same period in 2022. Volumes [...] -
Investigation unveils EV cable risk
- 09/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Some aftermarket electric vehicle (EV) charging cables pose a risk of overheating and electric shocks for users. This is according to an exclusive investigation by What Car?, which examined the cables bought from two online marketplaces. It bought three ‘Mode 2’ chargers, which allow EV owners to charge [...] -
TRIGO Group partners with ACC
- 09/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TRIGO Group has announced a new partnership with the ACC Group, a European developer of automotive modules. This partnership consolidates TRIGO’s position in the quality management of electric batteries. As part of the partnership, TRIGO will support ACC optimise the quality of its production processes and [...] -
LCV sales growth hits two-year high
- 07/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Britain’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations increased by 17.7% in October with 26,342 units joining Britain’s fleets. According to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the growth is some 3.8% above pre-pandemic 2019 levels and rounds off 10 consecutive [...] -
Car sales hit highest point in five years
- 06/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
October’s new car market grew by 14.3% to reach 153,529 registrations, 7.2% above pre-pandemic levels and marking the best performance for the month since 2018. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the 15th month of consecutive growth was driven almost entirely by large [...]