Although UK consumers have experienced significant financial pressures due to the rising cost of living, it has seemingly not dampened demand for used cars. Retail activity in the first quarter of...

While most of the headlines will inevitably focus on a ninth consecutive month of registrations growth, the garden is not so rosy in the retail end of the market. Struggling to keep ahead of last...

September’s aftersales KPIs saw a continuation of the trend of recent months, with average invoice values increasing in most areas over the same month last year. Motor retailers saw the average...

Motor retailers saw the average value of sold red work increase to £239.88 in August, up 25% on the value of £192.34 in the same month last year. Similarly the value of sold amber work increased 26%...

If the last few years have taught us anything, it should be there is no such thing as a typical month in the used car market. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK’s used car market has...

The collapse in retail registrations continued into November, driving a drop in the overall market of 1.3% compared to the same month in 2018. Retail registrations of 65,114 units represented a fall...

In nine years, Nissan has sold one million Juke in Europe. The original B-segment crossover, in 2010 it had just two rivals. Even by 2013, it only had four competitors. By 2019, the total had risen to...

New car registrations continued to fall in May, with a drop of 4.6% as 183,724 new vehicles were registered, compared with 192,649 in the same month in 2018. Private, fleet and business registrations...

Used cars continue to hold their value, with the average sticker price of a second-hand car increasing 2.3% in March (£12,843). However, according to the latest findings from the Auto Trader Retail...

Brexit, a global slowdown, and confusion over fuel type have caused 2.4 million drivers to think twice about buying a brand-new car. The findings from a new report published by Close Brothers Motor...

We can reflect on 2018 as the year of the used car when values remained strong even when volumes rose in the market. From December, however, values have dropped and February saw the first downward...

The sales performance of petrol and diesel cars in the new and used car markets remains a common talking point within the industry. New car registration figures released by the SMMT have consistently...

Car buyers are being deterred from owning electric vehicles because they are seen as too expensive next to conventionally-powered cars, according to the latest Auto Trader Market Report. Traditionally...

The past 12 months saw some clear trends emerge that look set to continue in 2018. The new car market saw a decline in some of the blockbuster numbers we have seen in recent years but remained one of...

While many have described 2017 as a roller coaster year for new car sales, and with a further fall predicted for 2018, Ancaster Group managing director Stephen Wood argues that this has to be kept in...

The balance of stocking diesel, petrol, hybrid and alternative fuel used cars is set to become a more important issue for retailers over the course of 2018. VRA chair Glenn Sturley said: “Dealers...

The balance of stocking diesel, petrol, hybrid and alternative fuel used cars is set to become a more important issue for retailers over the course of 2018, says the Vehicle Remarketing Association....

The balance of stocking diesel, petrol, hybrid and alternative fuel used cars is set to become a more important issue for retailers over the course of 2018, says the Vehicle Remarketing Association....

At the end of September the SMMT reported that registrations in the key plate change month were down by over 9%, bringing the year to date total 3.9% behind 2016, so the prospect of a 5% drop by year...

The Government announcement of a ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2040 came out of nowhere – and seemed to take most people by surprise. Cynics might dismiss it as a...