New car discounts have reached the mainstream news media, with recent claims that double-digit discounts are commonplace and apply to as many as 20% of brands. But how has this perception arisen and is it true?
More powerful than its predecessor, this Fiesta undercuts its key rivals by £2,000
Vauxhall dealers in the UK will be hosting The Big Event from June 14 to June 17 with sales offers and £500 towards the cost of fuel for new car and van customers.
As the fleet share of the UK market has declined this year (down from 48.6% in the first quarter of 2012 to 46.7% in quarter one of 2013), it is worth looking at who is most dependant on fleet sales.
At the start of this year the superstitious were busy wondering what impact a change to the 13-plate might have on the UK new car market.
Over half of Volkswagen’s UK dealer network will have joined what it calls the “digital showroom revolution” by the end of this year with the German brand’s latest round of corporate identity standard upgrades.
MG will unveil its new MG3 supermini at an invite only event at MG Birmingham in Longbridge on June 12.
VW Group is recalling 8,830 VW Up, Seat Mii and Skoda Citigo models in the UK due to an issue with an airbag control unit.
Pictures of the new MG3 supermini.
Skoda has revealed the first details and images of its Octavia vRS hatch and estate ahead of its world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 10.
Honda UK is offering up to £1,500 off on some of its models as part of its summer sales offers which available during June.
A complaint about a Fiat advert centred on whether or not the 500 was built in Italy has been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority.
Toyota has recalled 5,000 third-generation Prius models in the UK built between March to October 2009 due to a potential brake problem.
The first official pictures of the new Skoda Octavia vRS.
Nissan has given its Micra a makeover to help the model appeal to a wider range of customers in time for the plate-change in September.
Pictures of Nissan's facelifted Micra.
Mini is now including its four-wheel drive ALL4 technology on its Countryman and Paceman models beyond just the John Cooper Works versions.
Audi will continue to develop every kind of electrified vehicle, despite appearing to turn its back on pure battery power with next year's A3 e-tron model.
The advertising watchdog has warned a carmaker to ensure its terms and conditions are clearly audible in its radio adverts after a recent promotion fell foul of its standards.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles are to feature a QR code, to be scanned by emergency services using a smartphone or tablet, providing information on how to forcibly gain access to trapped and/or injured passengers.
SMMT reports that new car registrations increased by 14.8% to 163,357 units
Mazda has experienced a bounce in market share this year. Its long winter of discontent starting in 2010 has been ended by a reversal of fortune from a 1.28% share at the end of last year to the current 1.5%.
Ford is calling on politicians, business leaders, academics and regulators to help create market conditions that can “enable manufacturers to flourish”.
Toyota has reclaimed the top spot as the most valuable automotive brand in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2013 list.
