EU
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Latest News 28 Mar
Will UK follow EU by lifting 2035 diesel and petrol new car sales ban?
Speculation is growing that the UK could ease back on plans for an all-out ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 after the EU drafted legislation to allow vehicles powered by e-fuels.
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Market Insight 26 Apr
EV adoption must be accelerated to meet EU’s 2030 ‘Green Deal’ emissions targets
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption will have to be accelerated still further if the EU is to meet its ‘Green Deal’ of cutting CO2 emissions from cars by 55% by 2030, a whitepaper report has found.
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Manufacturer 10 Dec
Car makers face 'significant fines’ for CO2 emissions target failures
The majority of car manufacturers face “significant fines” as a result of a failure to reach EU CO2 emissions targets by 2021, according to a new report published by PA Consulting.
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Car Dealer News 30 Oct
Loss of car dealer revenue from telephone calling ban to be researched
Research is to be carried out to establish the cost in UK jobs and lost business revenue from the proposed opt in consent based regulation for outbound telephone calling.
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Opinion 27 Jun
Who owns customer data? Under GDPR, customers do – so get ready
The forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may radically change dealers' digital interactions with customers. They need to be ready.
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Car Dealer News 20 Jun
SMMT calls on Government to make interim EU trade deal to avoid UK motor industry 'falling off a cliff edge'
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is calling on the Government to reach an interim agreement with the EU in Brexit negotiations to avoid the motor sector 'falling off a cliff edge'.
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Finance 24 Mar
Review payment options to avoid transaction charges, says RSM
Dealers need to review customers' payment options carefully to avoid shrinking margins caused by recent changes in payment card charges introduced by the EU, according to audit and tax specialists RSM.
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Market Insight 16 Feb
EU car sales to grow 'at least 2.8%' in 2017, UK to fall to 2.5m units - Cap HPI
Car sales across the European Union will grow by at least 2.8% in 2017.
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Market Insight 9 Dec
EU legal action over UK's 'failure to act' on dieselgate
The UK is among seven nations subject to legal action from the European Union (EU) over their failure to take action against Volkswagen over the dieselgate scandal.
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Latest News 25 Jul
What Brexit means for UK car dealers
AM’s survey of how the automotive retail industry planned to vote in the EU referendum predicted the result exactly. Its effects are much less certain.
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Car Dealer News 17 Jun
Dealership staff vote 'out' in EU survey ahead of Thursday's referendum
More than half of UK car dealership sales staff intend to vote for Britain to leave the European Union in next Thursday’s referendum.
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Market Insight 17 Jun
European car registrations grow 16% and market looks to remain in 'positive shape'
Car registrations in the European Union (EU) went up 16% year on year during May, with optimism the growth should continue despite economic and political challenges.
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Market Insight 23 Mar
Guest opinion: Dealers and car manufacturers face new data laws – and help is at hand
Dealers and manufacturers face a triple data regulation change on top of the finally agreed EU data law, but the Information Commissioners Office is stepping up compliance help.
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Market Insight 23 Mar
Could Brexit delay the decline of diesel?
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.
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Used Cars 15 Mar
Brexit would lead to used car market 'uncertainty' says Glass's
There would be "significant uncertainty" over used car values if the UK left the EU following the June referendum, says Glass's this morning.
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Market Insight 3 Mar
Majority of SMMT members vote against Brexit
Three quarters of SMMT members say remaining in Europe is best for their business, according to an independent survey.
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Manufacturer 23 Feb
Toyota backs UK membership of the EU
Toyota is backing the campaign to keep the UK in the European Union.
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Aftersales 27 Jan
EU lifts restrictions on independent sector taking more service work from franchised dealers
Franchised dealers are at greater risk now of losing more service work to the independent sector now EU legislation has removed limitations to its taking more market share, it has been claimed.
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Car Dealer News 14 Jan
EU U-turn means business as usual for dealers use of customer data
An about face by European authorities means dealer marketers and service centres fearing the worst from a forthcoming data law now have reason to be far more optimistic.
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Manufacturer 17 Dec
EU to investigate regulators for failings in Volkswagen Group emissions cheating
The European Union will conduct an inquiry into whether regulators failed to prevent the car industry from cheating emissions tests.