Finance News

Land Rover Defender returns

11 September 2019

Britain’s oldest 4x4xFar is back. Over 70 years after the model which became Defender was unveiled and three years after the last series was axed by Land Rover, a new 21st century model is a star of the Frankfurt motor show and order books now open for the first long wheelbase five-door models, followed soon after by a shorter wheelbase three-door model … [Read more...]

Newslines 10 September

10 September 2019

It is calculated that a million EVs will be sold in Europe next year. Figures from the Transport & Environment lobby group are based on manufacturers’ figures and will be realised by a boost in ev performance, improved combustion engines, reduced sales of high polluting cars and pooling of EV development among makers. Hyundai is the latest car maker to … [Read more...]

New mild hybrid Volvo XC90

6 September 2019

A new mild hybrid powertrain is debuting in the revised Volvo XC90. Volvo has introduced a series of upgrades for the seven-seat XC90, with new styling details, additional equipment, upgrades to petrol-electric plug-in versions and the UK debut of a new mild-hybrid powertrain. On sale now, the 2020 model year XC90 range is the first to offer Volvo's … [Read more...]

Tesla Model 3 outsold Ford Focus in August

5 September 2019

The all-electric Tesla Model 3 outsold the Ford Focus in Britain last month. In a major turnaround for battery powered cars, the mid-sized Tesla led a battalion of battery powered cars which saw registrations jump 377.5% as they powered ahead in new car sales. Fiesta and Golf topped the charts but the Tesla Model 3 achieved 2,000 registrations and beat the … [Read more...]

Latest Mercedes models prices’ confirmed

4 September 2019

The Mercedes-AMG A 45 S, CLA 45 S and CLA 45 S Shooting Brake are available to order now with prices starting from £50,570 for the A 45 S 4MATIC+, £52,145 for the CLA 45 S 4MATIC+ Coupé and £53,570 for the CLA 45 S Shooting Brake 4MATIC+. The A 45 S 4MATIC + Plus costs £56,570. The CLA 45 S 4MATIC+ Plus Coupé starts at £58,145, while the CLA 45 S … [Read more...]

Women put off by dealers go on-line car shopping

4 September 2019

More women own cars in the UK than ever before and hold more than half of UK licences, and influence 80% of global car purchases. Yet in the latest Britain Under the Bonnet report from Close Brothers Motor Finance. women are still more likely to feel pressured into making a purchase at a dealership than men. One in five women (19%), when purchasing their … [Read more...]

VW e-Golf prices sliced

3 September 2019

Volkswagen UK has reduced the price of the e-Golf to £31,075 RRP OTR, which equates to £27,575 after the Government’s Plug-In Car Grant. An OTR price reduction of £2,765 makes the e-Golf an even more value-friendly offering. This pure-electric family car combines the familiarity of the Golf and the assurance of Volkswagen quality with zero-emission … [Read more...]

Shocking battery costs revealed

2 September 2019

Dealers are charging as much as £1,248 just to supply and fit a new battery on an ordinary family car, a new investigation by Auto Express has revealed. Massive variations in the prices different dealers demand for the same work were also revealed in the mystery shopping exercise comparing the cost of new batteries for Britain’s 20 best-selling … [Read more...]

BEV sales are boosting business

30 August 2019

Battery electric vehicle demand doubled in July across Europe. Despite continuing economic uncertainty and diminishing consumer confidence, the European car market registered growth in July 2019, as registrations were up by 1.2% to 1,325,600 units. Although the growth was marginal, it marks a significant improvement on the drop seen in June, when … [Read more...]

Survey shows evs with worst depreciation