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The used car market’s supply of electric vehicles (EV) has fallen 59.1% (100 days) in 2023 thanks to a reduction in prices, according to Indicata UK’s latest Market Watch report.

Oakmere Motor Group has taken to two wheels with the launch of a new Norton Motorcycles dealership.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retailers have been left “flabbergasted” by the Indian-owned carmaker’s new plan to axe its 75-year-old Land Rover brand.

Auto Trader has called for incentives and tax breaks to make electric vehicles (EV) more affordable and put the UK Government’s plan to ban pure petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 “back on track”.

Tesla’s Model Y emerged as Europe’s best-selling car during Q1 2023 as the crossover electric vehicle (EV) beat Dacia’s Sandero, the VW T-Roc, Peugeot 208 and Vauxhall Corsa to top spot year-to-date.

The Renault Group’s Alpine performance car brand has appointed new vice-presidents of sales, marketing and customer experience and sponsoring, partnerships and communications to further its pursuit of an “ambitious brand strategy”.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed that it will invest £15 billion to electrify its UK manufacturing operations over the next five years.

Fast-growing direct-to-consumer electric vehicle (EV) brand Zeekr has told AM it ‘doesn’t not rule out’ retail partnerships after announcing its European launch will get underway before the end of this year.

Used cars ended Q1 with a third successive month of rising values at BCA auctions after what chief operating officer Stuart Pearson described as a “very encouraging start to 2023”.

Members of the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) will gain insight from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) head of vehicle policy at a meeting later this month.

Perrys has struck up a new partnership which will see Ohme become its official electric vehicle (EV) charger provider – offering customers access to cheaper tariffs from of-peak energy rates.

Pendragon’s board expects the AM100 car retail PLC to “comfortably outperform” its previous expectations for 2023 after delivering a 23% rise in underlying pre-tax profits during Q1.

The UK car retail sector’s best-performing used cars are set to be celebrated when AM reveals the Cap HPI Car of the Year Awards winners later this week.

Eastern Western Motor Group has completed the refurbishment of its Edinburgh West and Fife Nissan dealerships.

Volkswagen's new ID7 flagship electric vehicle (EV) measures almost five metres long and will deliver a zero-emissions range of up to 438 miles.