Car Buying Guide
Buy any car? Well yes but it pays to read the smallprint. There is no doubt that used car buying sites such as we buy any car or we will buy your car amongst others, are very easy to navigate and do make the process of selling your car straightforward and stress free. If you are in a position to sell your car (hopefully in order to buy a new one) … [Read more...]
Toyota has announced it is recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans in the US due to corrosion and comes a day after they halted production and sale of its Lexus GX 460 because of safety concerns. The latest recall affects Siennas made between 1998 and 2010, which may suffer corrosion in the spare tyre carrier. "In the worst case, the carrier … [Read more...]
Toyota has suspended sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 worldwide after a US consumer magazine warning and said it would test all of its other SUV models. Toyota had previously asked Lexus dealers in North America to halt sales of their GX 460 sport-utility vehicles after “Consumer Reports Magazine” labelled the model a “safety risk,” the … [Read more...]
By 31 March, 372,401 new cars had been registered through the scrappage scheme and it had accounted for 12.2% of all new car registrations in March. Average CO2 emissions of a car bought through the scheme were 132.9g/km, 27.1% below a scrapped car figure and 9.6% below the overall new car market average. Commenting on the data, SMMT chief … [Read more...]
Don’t forget the sun is shining and if you didn’t buy your drop top when we advised you to; be prepared to pay the price now! Dealers are already collecting cabs and paying the sunshine premium on the wholesale market so buyers will need to know that to feel the sun on their heads and the warm wind whistling through their hair during that … [Read more...]
The number of cars on UK roads has fallen for the first time in 64 years, bucking the upward trend which has traced a year-on-year rise in the total number of vehicles since the Second World War. According to analysis by the SMMT this is the first peacetime decline since vehicle records began in 1904. Growth in the total number of UK vehicles … [Read more...]
New car market up 26.6% in March, despite the return of VAT to 17.5 percent. These figures were still boosted by the scrappage scheme as it accounted for 12.2 percent of registrations. The market was already down 30.5% in March 2009 on the year before. · In March 397,383 new cars were registered, a 26.6% rise on a difficult March … [Read more...]
It has been announced that German carmaker Daimler is to give Renault and Nissan, who have been in an alliance since 1999, a 3.1% stake in its business as part of a global tie-up of the brands, In a deal that will see the companies remain separate, but allow them to share technology and development costs, Daimler will take a 3.1% stake in both … [Read more...]
For car dealers, merely having a presence on the internet is no longer enough to drive forward the growth of their business Leading Automotive Industry blog Motor-Trade-Insider.com has highlighted how far the UK Automotive Industry is behind the US in the utilization of the internet to drive sales. According to industry experts less than 10 … [Read more...]
The US transport department is asking Toyota to pay a record fine of $16.4m (£10.7m) for failing to notify it about the flaws "in a timely way". The National Highways Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said documents provided by Toyota showed the carmaker knew about the defect back in September 2009. The US Transportation Secretary, Ray … [Read more...]
As car design and technology improves with every new model released and the competition for market share becomes ever more fierce, truly understanding the car retailing business takes on more importance than at perhaps anytime in its history. You will constantly hear how buyers are far more aware than ever before in terms of product and price … [Read more...]
German car manufacturer Daimler has pleaded guilty to corruption charges in the US and will pay $185m (£121m) to settle the case. The charges relate to US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations into the company's global sales practices. Daimler, the owner of Mercedes-Benz, admitted to paying tens of … [Read more...]
Toyota's US sales bounced back in March thanks to big discounts used to lure back disheartened customers to the brand after the raft of safety recalls. The Japanese car manufacturer saw its US sales jump 40.7% in March compared with a year earlier. Sales in February had slumped by 8.7%. Ford and General Motors also saw their sales rise last … [Read more...]
Although the trade is not quite in the excited state it was at this time last year, as we commence the second quarter there is cautious optimism about the year ahead. The fact that our darling chancellor mostly played it safe - now there’s a surprise - meant that for the motorist and the people responsible for looking after them the news at least … [Read more...]
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