It’s almost that time of year again isn’t it, and I am not talking about Slade records in every store, [...]
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GM Europe chief gives Vauxhall job safeguard
The 5,000 UK workers at Vauxhall have been given some pre-Christmas cheer after GM’s European chief Nick Reilly said there [...]
Read the rest of this entry »UK government may abolish tax on company electric cars
The UK government is considering abolishing the tax on company-owned electric cars in a bid to stimulate the market for [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Can we expect some innovative marketing this festive period?
Most car dealers are busily erecting their Christmas trees, dressing the showroom and gearing up for the festive season. In [...]
Read the rest of this entry »45,000 new Astra’s already ordered in Europe
The new sixth-generation Vauxhall/Opel Astra five-door hatchback hit dealer showrooms in Europe on Saturday, with 45,000 units having already been [...]
Read the rest of this entry »New record for Chinese car sales
Car sales and production in China both exceeded 12 million units between January and November, The China Association of Automobile [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VAT conundrum means it’s better to buy now
Another good reason for buyers to do a deal and buy a car this side of Christmas is that not [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bargain of the Week – Ford Escort RS Turbo
I’ve just seen my number one scrappage car being driven off into the distance on the back of a truck [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car Makers Premier League – November 2009
This month’s Car Makers Premier League (based on the SMMT figures for UK new car registrations in November 2009) is, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »November 2009 new car sales figures
The official figures are in for november 2009 and are they’re up 57.6% on a very weak November 2008 with [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dealers will need to be inventive when the scrappage scheme finally ends
The cash for bangers scheme has been so successful for many car businesses that there is a feeling amongst some [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi in partnership talks
Peugeot Citroen has announced it is in talks with Mitsubishi Motors about a “strategic partnership”. The two car makers already [...]
Read the rest of this entry »BMW see sales growth in November
BMW Chief Exec Norbert Reithofer has revealed that the company posted a sales rise in November, as previously anticipated, and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Now Opel’s CFO quits
Opel’s finance chief Marco Molinari has quit the carmaker to pursue other interests. Opel said a successor to Molinari, 45, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »German post-scrappage sales remain bouyant
New car registrations in Germany grew by around 20 percent year-on-year in November according to a source at the VDIK [...]
Read the rest of this entry »GM chief executive resigns
Fritz Henderson is stepping down as chief executive at US car giant General Motors, the company has announced and GM’s [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Saab – Sweden rules out state rescue
Sweden’s prime minister has ruled out a government bail-out for Saab Automobile and warned that European leaders must not stand [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VW Polo wins “car of the year”
Volkswagen’s new Polo narrowly beat the Toyota iQ to win the 2010 European Car of the Year award for the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Take your friend in the trade with you to the showroom
Buying a car in today’s seemingly ever-changing and fast paced world is certainly more complicated than it ever has been. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Vauxhall Astra is the UK’s favourite used car
The Vauxhall Astra is the UK’s favourite used car according to Motorpoint. The perennially-popular small family car, which arrived on [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sales rise for Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover had seen its sales rise 23% in the second quarter after its new models were well-received. Owner [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dealers looking beyond the scrappage scheme
We’re probably not the first to report it but the scrappage scheme juggernaut definitely appears to be slowing down. This [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Some motorists are deferring routine car maintenance
Consumers are responding to rises in motoring costs and challenging economic conditions by deferring routine vehicle repair, servicing and maintenance [...]
Read the rest of this entry »JLR help TATA swing back to profit
India’s leading vehicle company, Tata Motors, reported Friday it had swung to a consolidated quarterly net profit, helped by a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Mercedes and Renault in collaboration deal
Mercedes-Benz and Renault are to co-operate on a new modular small car platform and two separate engine ranges that will [...]
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According to recent research used car buyers are most likely to buy a blue or black 5 door hatchback which is 3 years or older. Does that sound like you? 
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