Trade update
Unfinished business
The Rover brand which is likely to be resurrected again by late September still has some unfinished business with some of the previous models. A pal at auction recently watched an 05 registered Rover 75 MG ZT 2.0 diesel saloon, which according to the guides should be worth somewhere around the £4,000 mark, achieve a staggering £7,000! More... (1)
Automotive Industry News
-
Chinese car sales surge as US declines
Car sales in China, now the world's biggest car market, rebounded in August as subsidies for energy-efficient vehicles and a stronger currency spurred demand, while ...
-
Toyota confirm another million recalls
As we predicted in our article a few days ago (Toyota still riding out the storm) Toyota has announced another recall in the US and ...
-
Garages failing to spot car faults
An undercover investigation into UK car garages suggests the vast majority miss simple mechanical faults, consumer watchdog Which? has said. Which? took cars with four deliberate ...
-
UK car production down 8.9% in July
UK car production fell heavily in July dropping 8.9% on the same month last year as just over 98,000 cars were produced in the month, ...
-
General Motors profits hit $2.8bn so far this year
US car giant GM has reported a second consecutive quarter of profits following its massive losses and emergence from bankruptcy protection in 2009. While GM's ...
-
Used car prices reflect slowdown of UK economy according to BCA
Latest used car price figures from British Car Auctions (BCA), appear to reflect the general slow-down in the UK economy, which has been a feature ...
About MTI
Our aims:
Build a bridge between consumers and the trade.
Create Interesting and informative content.
Break down barriers and create better understanding.
Expose bad practices and rip-offs.
Promote outstanding products and services.
Motor Trade Insider is written by people working actively in the motor trade for people on the inside and people on the outside.
Motor Trade Insider New Car Buying, Used Car Buying, Used Car Prices, Used Car Values UK. Car buying guide. Whether you’re buying a new car or interested in used cars or car valuation or just general information and advice on the motor trade and UK Automotive Industry.
![[Valid RSS]](http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/images/valid-rss.png "Validate my RSS feed")
Bargain of the Week
Bargain of the Week – Land Rover Discovery
With all the boxes ticked it does make you wonder how the British government think they can keep raising the cost of car ownership to ...
Bargain of the Week – Ferrari 355
Its V8 engine became the first road-going Ferrari to have bypass valves built into the exhaust system letting pretty much all of its thunder explode ...
Bargain of the Week – 2003 Range Rover 3.0 Td6 HSE
With the recent facelifted Range Rover and Sport doing wonders for sales, forking out for a 10-plate can set you back over 50 big ones ...
Scrappage
Order takers stand aside – it’s time to get back to selling cars
A sales manager we spoke to who represents a franchise for a German manufacturer said that normally in the build up to a plate change ...
Car Makers Premier League – July 2010
with the headline figure for the month being a 13.2% decrease to 136,446 units. In July 2009 the market had showed its first increase for ...
The scrappage scheme has ended, get over it
The continuous changes which the car trade is undergoing means that until staff get the message that customers demand (and deserve) great service and will ...
Poor bloke!
So close he could taste it. I’ve been there myself but as all belaegured salespeople should realise, people no matter how much money they have, rarely make it that easy for you!