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Bad news from inside the factory

Posted on November 8th, 2008 by In51der

Our man inside the factory is reporting tough times on the production lines with output slowed to an all time [...]

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Motorpoint launches fee-free auction website

Posted on October 11th, 2008 by In51der

Motorpoint is launching a fee-free car auction website for independent car dealers only.
Auction4cars.com show 350-400 cars at any one time [...]

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Cheap used cars all the rage

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by In51der

Although we are all being squeezed from every angle at present and a large a-la carte menu of doom and [...]

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Ex-company cars can be pre-loved…

Posted on September 28th, 2008 by cvh

We left you last week sampling the delights of the auction cafe. Things are now hotting up, the constant garble [...]

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Inside the car auction

Posted on September 12th, 2008 by cvh

A common question we regularly receive is;
“Is it a good idea to buy a car from a public auction and [...]

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Buying cars – a little word about colours…

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by In51der

At most points of the year the classic colours remain the most popular, Black, Silver, Blue. However at certain times [...]

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New car tax rules will hit residual values

Posted on May 25th, 2008 by In51der

According to EurotaxGlass’s, the 98 per cent increase in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), recently announced by the Chancellor for [...]

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Motor Industry News

UK Government to loan GM Europe 270 million euros

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a 300 million euros loan guarantee to General Motors Europe which will help secure the company's operations in Britain ...
VW profits down 80 percent in 2009

Europe's biggest carmaker, VW, saw net profits fall 80% last year to 960m euros. Operating profits also fell 71% from a year earlier to 1.9bn ...
New car C02 emissions down by biggest ever margin

The average CO2 emissions for new cars fell by their biggest ever margin in 2009 according to the annual New Car CO2 Report released today ...
Scrappage registrations reach 324,991 units

Figures from the SMMT show that 324,991 new cars were registered through the scrappage scheme by the end of February. Commenting on the data, SMMT chief ...
A rise to 20% VAT would be “a disaster” for the automotive industry

With the government's scrappage incentive due to expire at the end of March UK car companies are predicting new vehicle sales to fall by as ...
February 2010 new car registration figures

Car market up 26.4 percent in February, despite the return of VAT to 17.5 percent. The figures continue to be boosted by the scrappage scheme ...

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Bargain of the Week

Bargain of the Week – Buying a Supercar – part one

OK, here's the scenario. Nine friends all want to own supercars. Nine friends can't afford to buy a supercar. Late in the summer of 2009 ...

Bargain of the Week – Mini Cooper

A guy was talking to me the other day and asked my advice, which can be dangerous, about what car to buy next. He was ...

Bargain of the Week – Porsche Cayenne S

With the snowy weather causing its usual spate of mayhem this month, unsurprisingly 4x4's seem to be the preference at the moment. Funny that. Speaking ...