Archive for the ‘Scrappage’ Category

Order takers stand aside – it’s time to get back to selling cars

Posted on August 30th, 2010 by In51der

As September approaches dealers are scratching their heads thinking about how to encourage sales, which have been affected by various [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Garages failing to spot car faults

Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by News

An undercover investigation into UK car garages suggests the vast majority miss simple mechanical faults, consumer watchdog Which? has said. [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Car Makers Premier League – July 2010

Posted on August 6th, 2010 by MTI

It’s time once more for the Car Makers Premier League where each and every month we examine the top 20 [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

The scrappage scheme has ended, get over it

Posted on July 30th, 2010 by In51der

Dealers are really feeling the effect of the end of scrappage. The good times certainly rolled whilst the scheme was [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

What a difference a year makes

Posted on July 27th, 2010 by In51der

This time in 2009 dealers were gearing up for a successful new car month in September, mostly inflated it has [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

VAT’ll do nicely!

Posted on July 15th, 2010 by In51der

It is widely believed that the increase in VAT from January 11th will stimulate new car sales in the second [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Car Makers Premier League – June 2010

Posted on July 6th, 2010 by Outsider

It’s time once more for the Car Makers Premier League where each and every month we examine the top 20 [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

June 2010 new car registration figures

Posted on July 6th, 2010 by News

New car registrations were up 10.8% in June to 195,226 units, with scrappage now accounting for a tiny fraction of [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

No more government aid for the UK car industry

Posted on July 1st, 2010 by News

The British automotive industry cannot expect any further Government handouts, new Business Secretary Vince Cable has advised. Instead assistance will [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Look out for VAT busting deals as car dealers turn negatives into positives

Posted on July 1st, 2010 by In51der

Believe it or not the effect of the VAT rise in January 2011 has actually left many car dealers feeling [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Buy your used car in July

Posted on June 30th, 2010 by In51der

As comparisons are being made by some industry commentators to last year’s market, there are many in the trade who [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

EU new car market drops back further in May

Posted on June 15th, 2010 by News

Sales of new cars in the EU dropped 9.3% in May as the effects of government assistance for the automotive [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Could an austere post scrappage world be too much for a fragile automotive industry

Posted on June 15th, 2010 by In51der

The austerity measures about to be undertaken by the new coalition government could have a dramatic effect on car sales [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Car Makers Premier League – May 2010

Posted on June 5th, 2010 by Outsider

It’s time once more for the Car Makers Premier League where each and every month we examine the top 20 [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

May 2010 new car registration figures

Posted on June 4th, 2010 by News

New car market up 13.5% to 153,095 units in May. There were still some scrappage registrations trickling through accounting for [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Car dealers get the jitters

Posted on May 31st, 2010 by In51der

Unfortunately the austerity measures currently being proposed will without doubt have a de-stabilising effect on the car market. We are [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

First decline in European new car registrations for 10 months

Posted on May 18th, 2010 by News

New car registrations in Europe dropped in April compared to last year, the first year-on-year decline for ten months. The [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Dealer group Inchcape reports positive start to 2010

Posted on May 13th, 2010 by News

Car dealer group Inchcape has reported a 10.6% increase in total revenues following a robust performance so far this year [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Used car market so hard to call

Posted on May 12th, 2010 by In51der

Sometimes it is difficult to reach a common consensus of opinion, as the current political situation tells us and in [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Seat over the moon, Honda sick as a parrot

Posted on May 11th, 2010 by In51der

Our Car Maker’s Premier League has been going for over a year now and never fails to throw up some [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Car Makers Premier League – April 2010

Posted on May 10th, 2010 by In51der

It’s time once more for the Car Makers Premier League where each and every month we examine the top 20 [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Car buying in a post scrappage world

Posted on May 6th, 2010 by In51der

Motor Trade Insider continuously listens to the market and in doing so we hopefully equip our legion of readers with [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Dilemma for car dealers

Posted on April 26th, 2010 by In51der

Although car dealers are at present relaxing with large cigars and a glasses of champagne having achieved record sales figures [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t get undersold on your part-exchange post scrappage

Posted on April 23rd, 2010 by In51der

Car showrooms can be strange places at the best of times, either like ghost towns with tumbleweed rolling through them [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

SMMT publish Motor Industry Facts 2010

Posted on April 20th, 2010 by News

The full scope and scale of the UK motor industry has been highlighted today with the publication of “Motor Industry [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Automotive Industry News

About MTI

Motor Trade Insider
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 CSS!

Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional

[Valid RSS]

Bargain of the Week

Bargain of the Week – Land Rover Discovery

Bargain of the Week – Land Rover Discovery

I've been writing Bargain of The Week for a while now and for the very first time it's my turn to spend the cash on ...

Bargain of the Week – Ferrari 355

We've been on a small BOTW sabbatical recently but now the summer is pretty much here, we thought we'd kick it off with something a ...

Bargain of the Week – 2003 Range Rover 3.0 Td6 HSE

With the thought of shelling out over £900 showroom tax for the highest polluting new cars, anyone in the market for an off-roader could be ...

Scrappage

Order takers stand aside – it’s time to get back to selling cars

Order takers stand aside – it’s time to get back to selling cars

As September approaches dealers are scratching their heads thinking about how to encourage sales, which have been affected by various events. Last year the scrappage ...

Car Makers Premier League – July 2010

It’s time once more for the Car Makers Premier League where each and every month we examine the top 20 manufacturers by number of units ...

The scrappage scheme has ended, get over it

Dealers are really feeling the effect of the end of scrappage. The good times certainly rolled whilst the scheme was in place to the extent ...