new car registrations
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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.
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Finance 7 Jun
FLA reports 2% April decline in consumer car finance
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that new business in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance market fell 2% by value and 7% by volume in April.
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Market Insight 5 Jun'All eyes on AFVs' as new car registrations decline 4.6% in May
New car registrations dipped further into decline as the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) recorded a further 4.6% fall during May – leaving the UK’s total sales 3.1% down year-to-date.
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Market Insight 29 MayPrivate new car registrations plummeted 10.3% in April
Fleet sales’ 2.9% flurry offsets worrying decline in retail new car registrations as Brexit puts off non-corporate customers
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Market Insight 24 MayEurope's April new car registrations flat amid diesel's decline
Europe’s new car registrations in April matched 2018’s record high for the month as petrol and electric vehicles (EVs) mitigated the effects of declining demand for diesel.
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Market Insight 7 MayNew car sales decline accelerates with 4.1% April registrations dip
The UK’s new car sales market declined once again as April's registrations ended 4.1% down with the month's second lowest registrations total since 2012, the SMMT has reported.
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Market Insight 15 AprUK cars emit 17.8% less CO2 than a decade ago, reveals SMMT
The UK’s 34.9 million car parc emits 17.8% less CO2 than a decade ago, despite claims that the ‘demonisation of diesel’ would trigger a rise in environment-harming emissions.
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Market Insight 4 AprFord's March registrations falter as Volvo joins budget brands in sales success
Ford sold more than 9,500 fewer cars during March to top to the table of the month’s biggest registrations decline by volume during the crucial ‘plate change month.
