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The first Budget after the General Election last year was notable for large amounts of spending commitments, many of them relevant to the automotive industry Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first Budget...

The impact of last April’s VED change has become clear, as the UK new car market for April 2018 grew by 10.4%. But taking March and April as a pair for a clearer picture, we can see that this year...

The decline in new car diesel registrations, which emerged throughout 2017, received regular coverage in sections of the media. This coupled with changes in benefit in kind taxation and further...

New car registrations fell by 8.5% in May, according to Monday’s figures from the SMMT. I think this announcement was a little buried by everything else going on last week, and took more of a...

The total number of new car sales points increased from 4,840 in January 2016 to 5,011 at the beginning of 2017, which follows a fall of seven sales points in 2015. This is one of the key findings of...

After a record first quarter for new car registrations, April was significantly down, prompting questions about the sustainability of the market through the rest of 2017. But retailers are confident...

Last year, 2016, might go down as a record-breaker for the retail car business. An all-time high 2.69 million new cars were registered. Used car sales could also be a record. And although the service...

The new VED rules that came into effect this month could help used car dealers to position themselves as a genuine alternative to new vehicles, particularly at the lower end of the new car market...

The numbers are in and much ink has already been spilt digesting and dissecting the results of the March new registration data. New plate change months are always given the microscope treatment, but...

Our lead story talking about the potential for a record March new registration performance is unlikely to be a surprise to many industry watchers. One added factor was at play here, though: a...

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...

At a time when consumers might be thinking twice about buying a new diesel car, the mainstream media’s focus on emissions, air quality and the price of fuel at the pump conveniently omits one very...

The new VED system due in April will mean a late surge in March registrations, according to Vertu chief executive Robert Forrester. Speaking to Auto Retail Agenda last week, Mr Forrester said that the...

Another day, another negative comment about diesel-powered cars. At least, that’s what it feels like if you turn on the television or pick up a newspaper. There’s no question that concerns over...

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There has been a lot of talk in the mainstream media in the past week about the impact of the changes to VED rates, and how the new fees which come into play at the start of April will cause a rush of...

Changes to the Vehicle Excise Duty rules mean that, from 1 January 2009, only the registered keeper of a vehicle will be able to claim a refund for unexpired VED. This will have a significant impact...

Motor retailers will still be able to use trade plates on their second-hand stock following the introduction of new rules on the treatment of part-exchanges and pre-registered demonstrators, and will...