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IA announces new head of sales
- 29/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Barney Butterell has joined Innovation Automotive (IA), the UK’s first multi-brand, electric automotive company, as head of sales. He starts his role at IA as the company begins to shape its sales operations and before the arrival of the first product, the 100%-electric compact panel van, the DFSK EC35. After [...] -
Grove Group names new sales boss
- 11/10/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Grove Group has appointed Damon Curtis as head of strategic sales. This is a new role and will allow Curtis to continue to forge greater collaboration between vehicle manufacturers, insurers and the wider accident repair sector. Curtis, who has almost 40 years’ experience in the automotive repair market, will [...] -
LCV market endures worst September since recession
- 06/10/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The light commercial vehicle market collapsed by 39.5% in September, with just 31,535 vans registered. According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the sector was 41.8% down on the pre-pandemic five-year September average, partly as result of the continued [...] -
LCV market put into reverse in July
- 06/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined for the first month since December 2020 in July. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, registrations fell 14.8%, with supply issues – most notably of semiconductors – meaning only 23,606 vans were registered during the month. Despite [...] -
LCV market sets new May record
- 04/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market had another record-setting month, with 29,354 vans registered in May. This is according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It was the best May performance on record for the LCV market, 4.7% up on pre-pandemic levels [...] -
Demand for used LCVs surges
- 10/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Online used vehicle supermarket BuyaCar has announced a surge in light commercial vehicle sales. It says that in April van sales shot up by nearly 15%, as a proportion of all purchases, while the first week in May has seen a 27% increase compared with previous months. This contrasts starkly with last year, when [...] -
LCV sales set new record
- 06/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The light commercial vehicle market recorded its busiest ever April as 30,440 new vans were registered, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). All vehicle segments saw artificially inflated growth rates relative to April 2020, when Covid-19 restrictions [...] -
April registrations surge 30-fold
- 05/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
April saw a 30-fold increase in new car registrations compared to the same month last year, but volumes still remained 12.9% lower than the 10-year average at just 141,583 new units. This is according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Retail demand saw the most [...] -
Autoglass names new head of sales
- 05/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autoglass has appointed Chris Abbotson as national sales manager. He steps into this new role having previously worked as commercial manager and senior business manager for the company, and will now lead the commercial sales team across fleet, insurance, leasing, rental and trade. He said: “I intend to focus [...] -
e-commerce ‘revolution’ leaves manufacturers standing
- 18/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Many parts manufacturers and retailers are in danger of being left behind as more and more sales move online, warns motor industry e-commerce specialist Dijitul Automotive. The company, which works with businesses including Scorpion Exhausts, Milner Off Road and GS Motorsport, warns that large parts of the industry [...]