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Volkswagen ID Buzz lives up to the hype
- 20/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Volkswagen ID Buzz has been crowned What Car? Car of the Year 2023. It was named the best new car to be launched in the past 12 months at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London. The ID Buzz was also crowned Best Large Electric Car and stood out for combining the practicality of an MPV with the comfort of [...] -
Thatcham Research praises soaring safety standards
- 05/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Thatcham Research has praised vehicle manufacturers after reporting that safety scores during last year’s Euro NCAP tests were the highest ever recorded. It has revealed that all the cars tested during the past 12 months scored at least a four-star rating for the first time in the programme’s history, while 80% [...] -
Manufacturer-refurbished programmes on the cards
- 23/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that car buyers would choose manufacturer-refurbished programmes over approved-used programmes. The manufacturer-refurbished programme, already introduced by the likes of Renault and Toyota, involves car maker ‘remanufacturing’ used models with new components to give them a new lease of [...] -
Mixed response to Chancellor’s ‘green premium’
- 18/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from road tax from April 2025, after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the change in his Autumn Budget. The news drew a mixed response from the industry. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive said: “We recognise that all vehicle owners should pay their fair share of tax, [...] -
EV winners revealed
- 01/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Some of the UK’s best new and used electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars for every budget have been revealed at the 2022 What Car? Electric Car Awards. Now in their third year, the awards were launched following a surge of interest in electric and hybrid cars and are designed to help people who are keen to [...] -
Online option still lagging behind
- 09/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Around one-in-10 buyers are considering buying their next car entirely online, according to the latest research by car buying platform What Car?. Its weekly industry research of 1,181 in-market buyers found 48.87% of respondents stated they would be comfortable buying their next car entirely online, though just [...] -
Car buyers give dealers the all-clear
- 21/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
More than three-quarters of in-market buyers are set to visit a showroom in the next three months, with the overwhelming majority confident dealerships are run in a Covid-safe manner. This is according to new research by What Car?, which surveyed 1,403 in-market buyers and found 76% are looking to visit a showroom [...] -
Thatcham Research unveils safest car shortlist
- 18/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Thatcham Research has revealed the UK’s safest new cars of 2021, with EV and hybrid models demonstrating impressive safety advancements. Expert judges favoured affordable vehicles that will bring the biggest safety benefits to the greatest number of drivers. Of particular importance were robust ‘active’ [...] -
Drivers support road tax for EVs
- 10/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly a third of electric vehicle buyers would be happy to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on their next purchase, according to What Car?. Research based on feedback from 2,173 in-market buyers revealed that 56% of drivers believe fully electric vehicles should already pay road tax. This includes EV buyers – 29% [...] -
New reliability survey reveals best and worst models
- 26/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new survey based on feedback from more than 16,000 car owners has revealed the most and least reliable vehicles. The 2021 What Car? Reliability Survey asked owners whether their car had gone wrong in the past 12 months, how long repairs took and how much they cost, with the overall score expressed as a [...]