COX ‘CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC’ ABOUT USED CARS IN 2024 UK URGED TO AVOID US 100% TARIFFS ON CHINESE CARS FOS HAS 20k MOTOR FINANCE COMPLAINTS AUTO RETAIL LIVE BUSINESS BAROMETER CHINA RETAILERS DITCH...

In much of post-lockdown China, urban life is humming. Streets in Beijing and Shanghai are bustling with traffic, smog again shrouds city skylines with the resurgence of economic activity, property...

BMW US is reportedly facing investigation from the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) into encouraging pre-registration of vehicle – known as ‘punching’ in the US new car market. The...

So, at year’s end, we finally have some form of resolution to the Brexit debate. Like it or not, the general election gave Boris Johnson what Teresa May craved – a strong and (hopefully) stable...

The US auto retail industry is bracing itself for some serious challenges in the used car market as a flood of vehicles come down the ex-lease pipeline over the next few years. So far, values have...

A growing sense that world economies have weathered the recent political storms is driving up sales expectations in major auto markets. However analysts agree it is too soon to call the end of the...

US and global auto retail bosses gathered in New Orleans for the annual NADA Convention less than a week after the inauguration of incoming President Donald Trump. Putting politics to one side (easier...

If it’s not a threat from the latest online start-up, the Next Big Thing could be your local supermarket offering shoppers a shiny new car with their cornflakes. Although picking up a Skoda in...

Global economic and political upheaval has done little to disrupt the projected growth of car sales, and most forecasters now estimate that world light vehicle sales will hit 98 to 100 million units...

The timing of a full Brexit negotiation has now been set, with Theresa May confirming that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty will be triggered by the end of March 2017, with the UK looking set to leave...

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More than 51 million vehicles were recalled in the US in 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As a result, many recalls are still ‘open’ (that is, have not had the...

Signs of a slow-down in new car sales growth are sending shivers down the spine of the US auto retail industry. New light vehicle (cars, SUVs and pick-ups) sales in March were up 3.1% but, on a...

The ‘no-haggle’ sales concept isn’t new, but it’s not one that’s been universally adopted, either. As you’ll read in our world news story, it’s interesting to note that in the US Lexus is...

US-based car shopping and listings website CarGurus has chosen Dublin, Ireland for its European base, with plans to create 100 jobs over the next three years. The company’s first location outside of...

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Investors in the UK’s automotive retailers have looked at the 43rd consecutive month of growth in September, plus the encouraging boost in registrations in the plate change month, and seen ongoing...