The table below shows new car registration figures for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, according to figures released by SMMT, which have risen by over 12% year-to-date compared to 2013. “After the bumper plate-change month of March, the UK […]
New car sales in the UK continued to rise in February. An attractive range of models, cheap car finance deals and increased consumer confidence saw over 67,000 new cars sold in February, up 3 per cent on the same period […]
If you’re thinking of driving a new car in 2014, you’re not alone. Over 2 million new cars are expected to be purchased in the UK this year, and new figures show that almost three quarters of the cars bought […]
Over the last few years, new car sales in the UK have been growing steadily. New car sales rose by 11 per cent in 2013, with almost 2.3 million new cars being registered. There have been lots of reasons for […]
One of the UK’s leading motor experts believes that Britain’s car industry is on course for ‘a record year’. While sales of new cars in Europe continue to struggle, Tim Abbott, president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders […]
Cheap car leasing deals, the PPI mis-selling scandal and a desire for fuel efficient cars have pushed new car sales in the UK to their highest levels since 2007. The latest research from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders […]
New car sales across Europe rose in October for the second month running in a sign that demand for cars is starting to recover across the continent. The latest figures from JATO Dynamics show that the European new car market […]
The sales of new cars in Europe keep on falling it seems. The good news (of sorts) is that the fall in June was less than the fall in previous months. Celebrating a smaller fall seems a bit like throwing […]
The UK’s new car market continues to grow – with sales up 3.5% in June. That’s four months in a row that sales have increased with June’s total of new car sales reaching 189,514 units. The surge in sales is […]
It’s a sign of the times but Ford’s new Focus EcoBoost accounts for one in five of its new car sales. As we’ve said previously the 1.0 litre motor sold nearly 1,000 units in April and when you take the […]
For many people leasing a car is an increasingly logical thing to do. You may not actually own the vehicle but you will save money, not get hit by the depreciation costs nor have the hassle of offloading the car […]
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s blog about Ford dominating new car sales, comes news that a cheeky Italian motor is heading up the hit parade. The Fiat 500 is a ‘fun’ mini which was launched in 2007 and is […]