The full year new car registration figures for 2016 painted a very healthy picture of the industry when they were released in early January 2017. After a year of quite remarkable world events and...

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...

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....

One last push. That’s what they all say this time of the year. As we near the end of September, all eyes will predictably be on the sales you’ve managed to achieve. Against a backdrop of Brexit,...

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...

It seems like an awful lot has happened since the end of the second quarter as the industry has continued to digest the impact of the EU referendum vote and the reaction of manufacturers and customers...

None of the rhetoric about ‘anticipated stability’ or ‘moderate growth’ could hide the fact that decline in retail registrations is appearing to be accelerating, falling in July by 6.1% after the...

Over 85% of automotive retailers believe the economy will be flat or down for the next six months, driving market conditions where 95% of retailers expect forced registrations to be up for the...

Britain’s burgeoning new car market can reach 3 million units, with 500,000 commercial vehicle registrations, but both record sales totals are threatened by a vote to leave the European Union,...

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...

With the key March new registration period now underway, the issue of increasing dealer pre-registration activity is very real as retailers seek to drive through volumes. While retailers have so far...

Relationships between franchised dealers and the car manufacturers have fallen further, with a new average score of 6.1 out of 10 in the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey showing a decline of 0.1...

While we are well past the days when December was an exercise in minimising losses, the result for December 2015 was still slightly disappointing, with the average dealer posting a profit of £14,600...

Cap Black Book is predicting 2016 will be a challenging year in the used car marketplace, as volumes continue to rise thanks to record levels of new car registration. Stability in the market will rest...

A falsely buoyant picture is likely to be painted by September’s new plate change, with the situation being complicated by record levels of pre-registrations and some worrying factors about to...

The November new car registration numbers have been published and the critics are already having a field day with Volkswagen’s performance. Granted, the German firm posted a 20 percent drop compared...

Number plate suppliers in Scotland and Northern Ireland who continue to supply plates after November 1 2008, without being registered with the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency or Driver &...