With 2016 a record year for car registrations, it’s probably fair to say that the industry is booming.
Auto Trader’s top 10 fastest selling cars table included no diesel cars in May as the BMW 3 Series became the first premium contender to top the chart for eight months.
The future of diesel fuel on the UK’s fleets will be the focus of an industry debate to be held at this year’s Company Car in Action.
European car registrations fell by 7.1% in April as diesel continued to lose popularity among consumers, according to reports by Jato Dynamics.
Motorists are overwhelmingly planning to abandon diesel in favour of petrol, hybrid and electric powered cars.
Diesel drivers are being urged not to panic sell in the light of government plans to tackle dangerous emission levels through a ‘toxin tax’.
In a bid to counter the mounting negative media coverage around diesel vehicles and usage, HPI is offering diesel drivers free peace of mind with its latest online valuations tool.
Nearly 30% of brokers expect a decrease in diesel sales this year because of the recent media scares on the pollutions risks and possible financial penalties.
More than three-quarters, (78%) of UK motor dealers will not be making snap investments in alternative fuel or electric vehicles in light of negativity towards diesel according to the latest market data.
Aston Barclay has predicted that used diesel values are likely to remain consistent over the coming 12 months.
It’s a huge market – almost 40% (12 million) of the more than 30 million cars in the UK are diesels. But could we now be seeing the end of the road for this fuel type?
HPI is displaying future valuations online via a free service which comes in direct response to increasing negativity and bad publicity surrounding diesel vehicles and usage.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has said he expects to reveal changes to the tax treatment of diesel vehicles in his autumn budget.
An ‘anti-diesel agenda’ and VED changes are threatening to damage efforts to reduce UK CO2 emissions.
High volumes of stock in the market depressed February’s usual seasonal rise in values, according to data published by Cap HPI.
Diesel vehicles are to be banned from the centres of Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City by 2025.
Would ministers give away the 16% CO2 advantage - according to Emissions Analytics' testing - diesel has over petrol for the same distance driven in real-world operation, until there is a viable alternative?
The price of EVs rose by 8.7% alongside a 1.2% decline for diesel cars as demand for alternative fuel vehicles continued to increase in April, reports Manheim and Motors.co.uk.
Brexit could offer diesel vehicles a stay of execution as the UK would no longer to meet stringent EU emissions laws means manufacturers could slow production from 2017, claims Motoring.co.uk.
Renault-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn, has warned the Volkswagen emissions scandal is hitting worldwide diesel vehicle sales.
