Sometimes it is difficult to reach a common consensus of opinion, as the current political situation tells us and in the motor trade there has never really been a situation like we are experiencing right now, with so many differing opinions on how to call the market. For example some of our sources tell us that certain cars are going through … [Read more...]
BMW group sales up 14.6% in April
May 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
BMW announced this week that its group sales (which include the BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce brands) rose 14.6 percent to 116,391 units in April when compared with the same month in 2009. The BMW brand itself increased sales volumes by 16.9 percent in April to 98,494 units. "We benefitted from growing market demand worldwide in April and were able … [Read more...]
More budget cars set for UK as Dacia announce UK version of “Duster”
May 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
More "budget cars" are on their way tho the UK. Romanian manufacturer Dacia, which is owned by Renault, has officially confirmed that it will finally compete in the UK with the new Duster (what a truly awful name) SUV which will be available from 2012 onwards. Although the organization is still to disclose the actual date on which the Duster is … [Read more...]
New report reveals average new car CO2 falling faster than ever
May 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Average European new car CO2 emissions are dropping at a faster rate than ever before and are on course to satisfy 2015 EU targets, according to JATO Dynamics. Last year witnessed the greatest single-year drop in average CO2, as the desire to place cleaner vehicles on the road was accelerated by the rich mix of consumer demand for far more … [Read more...]
Seat over the moon, Honda sick as a parrot
May 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Our Car Maker’s Premier League has been going for over a year now and never fails to throw up some interesting statistics. We insiders operate within different aspects of the trade and have a certain amount of expertise and experience in our particular fields, but what always baffles us is when you see figures like those produced by Seat in this … [Read more...]
Rate of car sales in China “slows”
May 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A report by private research group the China Passenger Car Association has revealed that the growth of vehicle sales in China slowed down dramatically last month. The amount of cars sold in April was up 34% on the same month last year, whereas March's figure had been 63% higher. The CPCA based in Shanghai stated 1.11 million cars were … [Read more...]
Lada attempts a comeback just at the right time
May 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So it’s official, we now have a hung parliament and are set for a period of horse trading before some stability returns (if we ever had it to start with). A double dip recession may very well be lurking around the corner and times of austerity are without doubt on the cards for all of us, whoever seizes the reins of power. When it comes to car … [Read more...]
Renault ad banned in the UK
May 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A Renault advertisement has been banned in the united kingdom by advertising watchdog The Advertising Standards Authority after the car manufacturer claimed it was cutting down CO2 emissions using French electricity statistics. The advertisement claimed the electric Renault Fluence Z.E. would reduce emissions by 90% compared with a diesel … [Read more...]
BMW makes a good start to 2010
May 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
German Car manufacturer BMW has announced a return to profit in contrast to last year as well as giving a positive prediction for sales in the forthcoming year. The group reported a net profit of 324m euros ($420m; £277m) for the first 3 months of the year, as opposed to a loss of 152m euros last year. Sales came in at 12.4bn euros, up 8% on … [Read more...]
German new car market declines for 5th consecutive month
May 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Germany's new car market shrank for a 5th consecutive month, posting a 32% year-on-year drop in April as the hangover lingered from the conclusion of federal government scrappage incentives for new car buyers. Modified with regard to the actual number of working days, new car registrations dropped10.2 % in comparison with April 2008, before … [Read more...]
Hats off to Toyota!
May 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Toyota states that it is on course to correct 90 % of the vehicles they have recalled throughout Europe by the end of July. Since January, Toyota has recalled in excess of 1.7 million vehicles in Europe to test for possible safety issues in its best selling Auris, Avensis, Aygo, Yaris and Prius model lines. Toyota revealed that greater than 1 … [Read more...]
US big 3 car makers all increase sales in April
May 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Car manufacturers have published greater US sales in April, boosted by the economic recovery along with a discounting war being driven by Toyota as the Japanese manufacturer attempts to recuperate from the negativity of numerous vehicle recalls. Ford and Chrysler have published 25% US sales increases in April while GM increased 7% as demand from … [Read more...]
Spanish car sales up nearly 40 percent in April
May 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
April vehicle sales in Spain have surged as scrapping incentives continued to sustain the increase in demand for new cars. At the same time in France sales progress slowed down, displaying the initial indications of the negative effect of tapering bonuses. Car sales have been buoyed by scrapping incentive programmes in major marketplaces but … [Read more...]
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