The overall UK new car market might have finished strongly in December, but fleet was the only driver of that growth, with retail registrations falling 14% compared with the same month last year. The...

Retail registrations rose 2.7% in November compared with the same month last year, but the market has fleet to thank for its surge, with fleet registrations growing 45.4%. The result is that the...

The automotive industry is facing challenges, some of which could be disruptive, and retailers will need to adapt to these changes. It will need an intensification of the use of existing dealership...

With many waiting until March’s new registration plates before purchasing a vehicle, a slight drop in registrations for February was perhaps not surprising. The market fell -0.3% overall in the month...

The pressure may be on in the new car market, with the growth in 2016 driven by fleet and falls in volume predicted for 2017 and 2018. But private buyers have not left the market altogether, with used...

Another monthly fall in private registrations, with November seeing 1.2% fewer than the same period last year, means year-to-date private registrations are now just 0.1% ahead of 2015. It was down to...

Commentators are acknowledging that automotive retailers need to key an eye on private registrations following yet another monthly fall, dropping 1.1% in October compared with the same month in 2015....

Data from the SMMT highlights how the new car market in the UK is rising, with registrations topping two million in September after a record 2015. Sales of diesel and petrol vehicles are running close...

Last month’s press release from the SMMT said that a record number of used cars changed hands in the first half of 2016 – over four million, and 7.9% up on 2015. This includes private sales, but...

While the 66-plate change saw registrations in the UK top the two million mark, with overall growth in September of 1.6% compared with the same month in 2015, all of this came from the fleet sector,...

With new car registration volumes continuing to run at unprecedented levels the UK market could be in real danger of overheating if some are to be believed. What is certain is that despite the...

After the hectic pace of March it was unsurprising that we had a slight slowdown in April. Every living prospect had been dragged forwards into the first quarter and, as always, it was time for a bit...