new car market
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Manufacturer 25 JanOmoda plans to outsell Citroen, Mazda, Dacia in second year of UK car sales
Ambitious Chinese car brand Omoda is set to launch within weeks and its management team is already setting sales expectations that would overtake established brands Citroen, Mazda, Dacia and Seat by just its second year.
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Market Insight 17 JanUsed electric market poised for significant growth
Used EVs are now becoming a viable alternative to new models with sub £20,000 electric stock accounting for 25% of the market
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Supplier News 9 JanThe forces on UK car markets only to increase in 2024, dealers warned
While car buyers will have more choice of new and used car stock in 2024 the challenges and uncertainties for OEMs and franchised dealers will only continue to mount.
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Market Insight 5 JanFord claims best-sellers in the new car and new van markets
Results for 2023's new vehicle market show that although Ford has firmly lost its crown overall it can still proudly claim to produce the UK's biggest-selling car and van.
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Market Insight 5 JanVolkswagen dominated as UK new car sales reached 1.9 million in 2023
Full year 2023 new car sales data shows Volkswagen dominated the UK’s new car market in 2023, ending the year with 162,087 registrations and market share of 8.52%, almost a whole percentage point ahead of nearest rival Ford’s 7.57%.
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Opinion 2 JanExecutive View: Dale Wyatt's expectations of UK motor retail in 2024
The months ahead will bring a "hyper competitive environment" with fresh entrants to the new car market, existing OEMs battling to convince retail buyers about EVs, and a close eye on cost bases, according to outspoken industry executive Dale Wyatt as the Suzuki GB boss shared his expectations for 2024 on LinkedIn.
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Manufacturer 22 DecNew EV tariffs avoided thanks to UK and EU deal
The European Union and the UK have finalised a three year extension to trade rules, avoiding the imposition of a 10% tariff on new electric vehicles.
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Manufacturer 22 DecChina's Chery to add second new brand, Jaecoo, into UK car market
China's car manufacturing giant Chery is preparing to launch its second UK new car brand just months after sales begin of its launch brand, Omoda.
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Market Insight 5 DecFleets fuel new car sales but EV challenge remains: SMMT
The UK new car market enjoyed its best November for four years with registrations staging a near return to pre-pandemic levels
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Manufacturer 17 NovAmazon trials new car sales with Hyundai
The e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that its USA operation will begin online sales of new cars in 2024.
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Market Insight 13 NovIncentives and new car discounts: Carmakers working harder to shore up UK market share
Rapid growth in fleet segment new car sales is a sign of carmakers' return to their traditional habits of large volume incentives and increased supply to car rental companies.
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Retailing 26 OctUK new car sales in September's 73-plate change campaign analysed
Polestar, Cupra, Volkswagen and Kia are among the brands picked out in our analysis of the September 2023 new car registrations in the UK.
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Market Insight 5 SepAugust new car market shows Tesla outsold Peugeot, Nissan, Mercedes
Data for the August new car market shows that Tesla was the ninth most in-demand car brand, ahead of the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, MG Motor and Volvo.
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Opinion 5 SepExecutive View: Why is our Government trying to destroy the UK car industry?
Following other countries' lead and giving vehicle manufacturers with UK production plants a financial helping hand to make their EVs affordable to more drivers makes sense, argues AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor of Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry. But he's not holding his breath waiting for it to happen.
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Manufacturer 22 AugJust how easily can Chinese car brands tempt buyers from the UK's establishment?
The future of electric vehicles (EV) is being forged in China with its leading carmakers ready to take on the world. In this first part of our analysis on what this means for the UK, we talk to industry experts on their potential to transform the British new car marketplace
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Manufacturer 27 JulToyota Lexus faces struggle to meet UK zero emission mandate
Toyota Lexus, which have offered hybrid petrol-electric powertrains since the 1990s and were among the first to move away from diesel last decade, face a "very difficult" short-term challenge in the UK Government's proposed zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
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Market Insight 21 JulAnalysis: Hard to see how Ford can compete with VW's 16-model line-up
Analyst David Francis dives into the first half of 2023's new car registrations, and ponders has Ford handed the gold model to Volkswagen in ending the Fiesta, and why is Polestar a hotter prospect than Tesla?
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Market Insight 26 May
Tesla and MG fuelled Europe's electric car growth in April, Jato finds
The market share of new BEVs (battery electric vehicles) across Europe in April was three percentage points higher than April 2022, representing 13% of the total 960,191 units new car sales.
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Market Insight 26 MayNew car supply constraints are easings, says Bloomberg Intelligence
New car supply constraints are starting to ease, just as consumers are curbing spending amid high inflation, according to Bloomberg.
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Market Insight 4 MayUK new car market forecast revised as deliveries ramp up
Cox Automotive has revised its UK new car market forecast to a 13.5% uplift in new car sales in 2023.
