Chevrolet’s laid-back approach to scrappage has left the so-called ‘General Motors foundation brand’ lagging behind value-for-money rivals Hyundai and Kia, while also trailing Skoda...

There has been a dramatic rise in the volumes of used cars being bought by auto retailers over recent weeks, according to EurotaxGlass’s. The publisher of Glass’s Guide reports that...

The new, sixth generation Vauxhall Astra goes on sale in December with the aim of overtaking Ford Focus as the top retail seller in the UK, if not in the wider fleet and retail market. The new...

The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class – cheaper, better equipped and markedly more competitive on company car tax – has re-entered the executive sector at a time of intense rivalry for shrinking...

Audi continues to extend its product portfolio in the face of the recession by pitching the new A5 Cabriolet into the exclusive, but surprisingly resilient, premium D-convertible sector this month....

Speculation and customer eagerness to take part in the government’s scrappage scheme, announced in the Budget in late April, has increased footfall in dealerships but did nothing to boost new...

The Citroen C3 Picasso and Kia Soul arrive in the mini or B-sector MPV category at a time when this niche segment appears to have reached a plateau. Although annual sales only dipped marginally to...

Three years after the traditionally conservative Toyota hierarchy signed off the radical iQ, its arrival in a depressed UK new car market is generating a conflict of enthusiasm, scepticism and...

The importance to Renault of its third-generation Megane cannot be overstated as the French brand seeks to re-establish itself in the crucial C sector and restore some order to tumbling UK sales. Last...

The dramatic falls in used car values experienced last year are unlikely to be repeated in 2009, predicts Eurotaxglass’s. The main reason is the continued low level of new car sales which is...

Amid reports of customers being offered below-scrap prices for retailable older cars, EurotaxGlass’s warns that this may have a detrimental effect on dealerships’ business long-term....