The government’s decision to end the plug-in car grant (PICG), with funding being instead funnelled into electric vans, taxis and motorcycles, as well as towards… Read More
A traditionally fragmented and localised market, the UK second-hand car sector has undergone a pandemic-fuelled boom pushing up prices and, more recently, a sharp slump… Read More
Continuing supply issues helped to make May’s new car sales the second lowest since 1992, beaten only by May 2020, with a 20.6% drop compared… Read More
Lotus is currently a niche market player with luxury brand pricing. This reflects the inability of a relatively poorly funded small-scale manufacturer to match the… Read More
The UK’s used car market increased 5.1% in the first quarter of 2022, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor… Read More
New car sales were down 15.8% in April according to the latest figures from the SMMT, with the ongoing semiconductor shortage constraining deliveries and a… Read More
Ivor Searle has reported its most successful 12-month trading performance since the company was founded in 1946, as demand for its remanufactured engines surged by… Read More
Despite battery electric vehicles making up 16.1% of all new car sales in March, the most recorded in a single month, overall sales were actually… Read More
The used car market, and prevailing consumer and dealer views are to be the subject of monthly research from Startline Motor Finance, starting in mid… Read More
