new car registrations
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Market Insight 6 DecCar dealer profitability ‘likely’ to end 2019 9% down
The average UK car retailer saw profitability decline by 75% year-on-year in October and is likely to end 2019 with a 9% overall reduction in overall profit, ASE has reported.
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Market Insight 6 DecAlmost half of car dealers expect 2020 growth despite uncertainty
Almost half of car dealers expect to deliver growth in the coming 12 to 18 months despite the uncertainty surrounding the impending General Election, Brexit and the roll-out of electric vehicles (EV).
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Market Insight 5 DecSMMT reports 1.3% November new car registrations decline
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported a 1.3% decline in new car registrations during November as private and business demand continued to falter in the run-up to this month's UK General Election.
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Market Insight 28 NovEurope registers best October new car registrations for a decade
The UK was one of just three European nations to experience a decline in new car registrations the region’s delivered 8% volume growth during October – its best result during the month for a decade.
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Market Insight 28 NovCox Automotive predicts Q1 2020 car sales decline
Cox Automotive has predicted a 1.3% year-on-year decline in new car sales and 2.7% decline in used car sales volumes in Q1 2020.
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Market Insight 22 NovDiesel's share share drops to near half its market height
Less reliant brands with smaller vehicles accelerate their move away from oil-burners
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Market Insight 5 NovOctober car sales decline 6.7% amid UK consumer confidence crisis
New car sales declined by 6.7% during October as consumer confidence dipped to its lowest level for six years as talk of a December General Election grew in volume as another Brexit deadline loomed.
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Finance 10 Oct
FLA reports 2% car finance market volume decline in August
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that the automotive retails sector’s point of sale finance business declined by 2% during August.
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Market Insight 7 OctCar dealers lost £14,000 in August market 'deterioration', says ASE
The average UK car dealer lost £14,000 during August in what has been described as a “significant deterioration” on the break-even result achieved in the same month a year earlier.
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Market Insight 4 OctSeptember’s 69-plate delivered 'modest' 1.3% sales growth, says SMMT
New car registrations rose just 1.3% as the key numplerplate change month of September saw the sales appeal of the new 69-plate struggle to overcome consumers' "Brexit anxiety".
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Market Insight 20 SepAudi and Tesla make hay in August new car markets
But WLTP, economic uncertainty and design woes blamed for faltering luxury market
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Manufacturer 5 SepKia targets 120,000 UK car sales in anticipation of record 2019
Kia Motors UK managing director Paul Philpott has said that the brand can achieve 120,000 vehicle sales after projecting a record 97,000 sales for the brand in 2019.
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Market Insight 5 SepUK new car sales dropped in August as diesel orders continued decline
Sales of new diesel cars have fallen for the 29th month in a row, but the pace of decline is slowing, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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Market Insight 23 Aug
Car finance market declined 3% during June, FLA reports
The point of sale (POS) car finance market posted year-on-year declines of 3% by volume and 2% by value across both new and used car sectors during June, according to the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
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Market Insight 19 AugHalf UK new car sales accounted for by 10 biggest discounting brands
The 10 car manufacturers offering the biggest discounts to buyers accounted for almost half of the UK’s registrations during the first half of 2019, according to What Car?.
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Market Insight 5 AugEV registrations almost triple as July’s new car sales fall 4.1%
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said that electric vehicles’ share of new car registrations could double in 2020 after sales almost tripled amid a 4.1% decline in the wider market during in July.
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Technology 2 AugDVLA Register a Vehicle handles 1.5m registrations in first year
The DVLA’s ‘Register a Vehicle’ (RaV) service has handled over 1.5 million new vehicle registrations in the first year in operation.
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Market Insight 25 JulSUV sales growth stalls as European car registrations decline
Demand for SUVs appeared to stall across Europe during June as the region suffered a 7.9% overall decline in registrations, Jato Dynamics has reported.
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Market Insight 22 JulCox Automotive re-states 2.9% 2019 new car sales decline prediction
Cox Automotive has reiterated its prediction of a 2.9% decline in new car sales for 2019 after the publication of half-year data by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Market Insight 4 JulLow emission car sales dropped in June for first time since 2017
A 4.8% drop in private registrations during June closed off a challenging second quarter for the UK’s franchised dealers.
