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Car Manufacturer News 27 JanUK car production fell 6.7% in 2021
UK car production in 2021 fell 6.7% to only 859,575 units, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the worst total since 1956.
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Manufacturer 26 JanHonda UK MD on 'phase one' of retail network cuts and agency model possibilities
Honda UK managing director Jean-Marc Streng says the brand is exploring the possibilities of the agency franchised retail model as it draws to the end of “phase one” of its retail network restructure.
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Manufacturer 25 JanPeugeot celebrates doubling of online car sales after volumes grew in 2021
Peugeot UK has revealed that its online sales accounted for 15% of its retail car registrations in 2021 – doubling its digital traction year-on-year.
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Manufacturer 20 JanPicture gallery: Gravells Bridgend named Kia’s Dealer of the Year
Gravells Bridgend has won the Dealer of the Year Award at the 2021 Kia UK Dealer Excellence Awards.
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Market Insight 10 JanSales of new electric vehicles predicted to rise over 74% in 2022
Electric vehicle (EV) leasing company, DriveElectric, predicts that at least 330,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be registered in the UK in 2022.
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Market Insight 6 JanMG, Audi, Kia, Tesla and Polestar among 2021’s new car registrations winners
MG, Audi, Kia and Polestar featured among 2021’s new car registrations winners as Tesla’s Model 3 ended 2021 as the UK’s second best-selling car with registrations almost three-times that of the next most popular EV.
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Market Insight 6 Jan‘Myriad challenges’ left 2021 car registrations 28.7% down on pre-COVID 2019
New car registrations rose just 1% in 2021 as tougher trading arrangements, accelerating technology shifts and decimated supply stalled the sector’s recovery from COVID-19.
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Market Insight 6 DecA quarter of November's UK new car sales were plug-in electric cars
November's 115,706-unit new car market brought an end to four months of consecutive decline in new car sales, by recording a 1.7% uplift over November 2020 when stronger coronavirus restrictions were in place.
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Market Insight 29 NovStellantis outsells Volkswagen Group as car sales decline 30% across Europe
Stellantis brands outsold those of the Volkswagen Group for the first time as Europe suffered a 30% decline in new car registrations during October, Jato Dynamics has revealed.
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Market Insight 18 NovAverage car dealer saw 189.7% profit rise in September, ASE reports
The average UK car retailer saw their monthly profit soar by 189.7% year-on-year in what the SMMT had described as a “desperately disappointing September”, according to ASE.
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Car Model News 12 NovSubaru retailers to welcome new Solterra EV crossover in mid-2022
Subaru retailers across the UK will welcome their first fully electric vehicle (EV) into showrooms in the middle of 2022.
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Finance 8 NovConsumer car finance volumes slumped by over a fifth in September
New consumer car finance volumes remained up on 2020 in the first nine months of this year despite slumping by over a fifth in September, the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed.
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Market Insight 5 NovCar brand loyalty ‘vaporising’ as vehicle supply issues lengthen delivery times
Car buyers’ brand loyalty is “vaporising” in a “pressure cooker” of high demand and stalled new vehicle supplies causing lengthy delivery times, new research shows.
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Market Insight 4 NovMG, Hyundai and Kia continue to buck UK's car registrations decline
MG, Hyundai and Kia continued to buck the UK’s new car registrations decline with impressive year-on-year growth in October.
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Market Insight 4 NovSMMT hopes for ‘brighter’ 2022 after 24.6% October new car registrations dip
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has expressed hopes of a “brighter” 2022 for UK automotive after new car registrations declined by 24.6% in October.
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Aftersales 1 NovNew car supply challenges cost aftersales sector £600m
The decline on new cars sales, caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the semiconductor shortage, in the last two years is estimated to have cost the aftersales sector £600 million.
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Manufacturer 21 OctTesla’s profits show ‘nimble’ approach to managing semiconductor shortages
Tesla’s record quarterly net profit of $1.6billion (£1.16bn) suggests the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer has been ‘nimble’ in its approach to managing semiconductor shortages, it has been claimed.
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Market Insight 5 Oct
September new car sales half the level of 5 years ago
Franchised car dealers across the UK experienced the lowest new car registrations total since 1998 in a “desperately disappointing September” number plate change month, the SMMT has confirmed.
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People News 1 OctMG Motor sets sights on fleet sector with Geraint Isaac promotion
Fast-growing MG Motor UK has promoted national fleet sales manager Geraint Isaac to the newly-created role of head of fleet as it looks to “really grow its presence in the fleet market”.
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Market Insight 27 SepEurope-wide EV sales outnumbered diesel in August, Jato reports
Electric vehicle (EV) sales outnumbered those of diesel cars across Europe as registrations declined by a further 18% year-on-year, Jato Dynamics has reported.
