• LCV market drives above pre-pandemic levels
    • 07/12/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Britain’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew by 12.7% in November as 27,433 new vehicles joined Britain’s fleets. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the performance is 4.6% above pre-pandemic 2019 levels and represents 11 consecutive months of rising demand, [...]
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  • 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 [...]
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  • LCV demand continues upwards trend
    • 06/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Britain’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the ninth month in a row in September. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, it was up 28.1% with 44,760 vans, pickups and 4x4s joining UK roads. Year-to-date, LCV sales are up 20.8% with 257,979 units registered in the first [...]
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  • GWM ORA announces new UK sales lead
    • 06/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    GWM ORA has appointed David Chesterman as head of sales for the UK market. Chesterman takes over from David Parry, who is now moving into semi-retirement and working a part time support role as general manager. Chesterman was the national fleet operations Lead in his previous role, where he managed SME fleet [...]
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  • Kia passes 50,000 EV sales milestone
    • 07/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Kia UK has reached the 50,000 EV sales milestone in July 2023, after another record-breaking month that saw the brand finish as the UK’s fourth best-selling brand. Kia sold 9,624 units in July across all models – Kia's best July on record – including 1,555 fully electric vehicles, which pushed the grand total [...]
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  • VW Commercial Vehicles names new sales director
    • 07/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles have appointed Tom Macintyre as head of direct sales in the UK. He will take over from David Hanna, who moves to Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles as head of network sales, on 1 September 2023. Macintyre joined Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in August 2021 as head of product planning. [...]
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  • Hanna earns Volkswagen UK promotion
    • 03/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volkswagen UK has appointed David Hanna as head of network sales. He will replace James Douglas on 1 September 2023. Hanna beganhis career with Volkswagen Group UK in 2014 as the national fleet sales manager for Audi, before joining Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in 2017. He subsequently held the positions of [...]
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  • Dacia celebrates 250,000th UK sale
    • 06/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Dacia has sold its 250,000th car in the UK after sales doubled between 2021 and 2022. Charlie James was the manufacturer’s 250,000th customer when he collected his Dacia Jogger Extreme SE from Richard Sanders in Northampton. Mark Sanders, joint managing director of Richard Sanders Group, said: “It brings us [...]
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  • Commercial vehicle market growth continues
    • 06/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the third consecutive month in March, rising by 17.3% to 47,634 units. According to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the growth was amplified by comparison with a weak March last year, when chronic supply [...]
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  • Quest Consumables unveils digital service
    • 03/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Workshop consumables specialist Quest Consumables has implemented electronic trading through TecCom, with improved stock visibility helping its distributors to optimise their orders efficiently. The Warwickshire-based company specialises in high-volume workshop consumables and tools, with over 10,000 part numbers [...]
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