The UK new car market achieved a 12-year high in January, with 174,564 registered vehicles representing a 2.9% year-on-year uplift and the highest level since 2005. Private registrations led the...

The UK new car market achieved another record year in 2016 despite a fall in the December figures Annual registrations climbed for the fifth year in a row to reach almost 2.7 million, but the growth...

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,...

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...

Demand for new cars in the retail sector continued its decline in June, down 4.5% after a fall of 3% in May. With a drop of 25% in business registrations as well, the over all figures for June...

Retail registrations fell in May for the second month in a row, dropping by 3.0% after the fall of 2.5% in April. Overall private registrations for the year-to-date are still up on 2015, but the lead...

Black Horse Finance managing director Richard Jones has hit out at some rival lenders that he believes have yet to comply with last year’s FCA changes. Speaking exclusively to Auto Retail Bulletin,...

The emissions scandal may be beginning to bite for VW retailers, with November registrations in the UK down by almost 20%, in the month, which saw registrations of new cars more broadly return to...

The new car market recorded its 42nd consecutive month of growth in August  according to the latest SMMT figures. New car registrations increased 9.6% to 79,060 for the month, taking year-to-date...

Are car sales about to roar ahead? That seems to be the positive message circulating within the sector this autumn. The UK has been feeling the benefit of a record 42-month unbroken run of growth in...

New car registrations in the UK reached their highest ever September total last month, with 462,517 cars registered as buyers took advantage of a range of competitive deals on the latest 65-plate. The...