• Toyota/Lexus hybrids reach 200,000 sales
    • 13/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    When Toyota initially launched its hybrid powered vehicles to the UK market, it’s fair to say the firm made a modest entry with the introduction of the original Prius. What initially seemed like a niche approach to giving motoring a new environmental focus has since proved to be a transformative technology that sits [...]
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  • Carwow reveals Britain’s favourite cars
    • 12/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Carwow has analysed car configurations and sales on its site to discover that the Ford Fiesta and Nissan Qashqai are the nation’s favourite cars. But the north-south divide appears to be alive and well, with those in the north preferring the accessible Ford, while those in the south would rather drive the more [...]
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  • 2015 record year for car sales
    • 12/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    According to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new car sales dipped by 1.1% in October. However, CAP urges the industry and the public to look at the bigger picture and applaud a record year for new car sales in 2015. No growth in November and December will still result in [...]
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  • BCA report reveals dealer values rise
    • 15/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    According to the 25th edition of the Used Car Market Report, published by BCA in association with the Centre for Automotive Management, University of Buckingham, the value of used car sales in 2014 reached £45.1 billion – a year on year increase of 5.6% and an all-time high for the sector. Dealers account for [...]
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  • New 65 plate success painting false picture
    • 01/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Pre-registrations at record levels and consumers beginning to face effects of austerity A falsely buoyant picture is likely to be painted by September's new plate change - despite the probability that it will show the 42nd consecutive monthly increase in new car registrations. Glass's, publishers of the motor [...]
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  • Record half-year for UK car market
    • 06/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Registrations of new cars in the UK grew 7.0% in the first half of 2015 to the highest half-year total on record, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 1,376,889 cars were registered between January and June – higher than the previous record of 1,376,565 in [...]
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