The number of dealers who say the arrival of electric vehicles is the biggest challenge facing the used car sector has fallen by a third in the last 12 months. November’s Startline Used Car Tracker shows the percentage who perceive electrification as an issue has fallen from 54% to 37%. The research also indicates dealer enthusiasm for selling EVs has … [Read more...]
New car market heading for a jam
The new car market is heading for chaos next year, warned the boss of one leading dealer group. It will face a ‘crunch’ year in 2026 trying to meet ‘wholly unrealistic’ electric car targets, Vertu Motors CEO Robert Forrester said on Nick Ferrari Show on LBC radio. Next year, car makers and dealers will have to register a third of their sales as battery … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Audi Q5 TFSI
Audi has dealt a clever hand and a blow to rivals by offering petrol or diesel mild hybrid new versions of its highly popular Q5 rather than go down the pure electric road now being taken by competitors. It is, simply, building and selling the cars customers are asking for in their lives. They are also a lot cheaper than pure battery electric vehicles. … [Read more...]
Genesis plug into Ohme deal for drivers
Genesis Motor UK has announced that Ohme, the UK’s largest home electric-vehicle charging company, is to become its new and exclusive home EV charging partner. By providing easy access through a simple referral scheme to a home-charging unit from Ohme, Genesis aims to make the transition to EV ownership a straightforward process. Ohme will supply the … [Read more...]
EV cars take a quarter of registrations – at a price
Electric cars accounted for over a quarter of new registrations last month, said the car makers' body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The UK new car market remained stable in October as registrations rose 0.5% to reach 144,948 units, with petrol and diesel models declining. Registrations by fleets declined slightly, falling -1.5%, but the … [Read more...]
Elfyn Evans eyes WRC Crown
Welshman Elfyn Evans is on the verge of possibly clinching his first and this year's WRC title with the series moving to Japan after Toyota wrapped up the manufacturers' honours in Europe last month. Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team arrive on home roads for Rally Japan 6-9 November looking to celebrate their manufacturers’ title success in style while … [Read more...]
Chancellor warned over tampering with EV support
The chancellor should be careful to avoid hampering ongoing fleet electrification in next month’s Budget, FleetCheck is warning. Peter Golding, CEO at the fleet software specialist, said that preferential tax treatment had been the prime motivator of electric company car adoption – and that negative tax changes could similarly lead to a loss of … [Read more...]
UK cars now average 10 years old on roads
The average car on Britain’s roads is now close to 10 years old – the oldest figure recorded, according to a new analysis of the national car parc. In response, Warrantywise has used its market-leading Reliability Index – one of the UK’s most comprehensive measures of real-world vehicle dependability – to reveal the top ten most reliable used cars aged … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Seat Arona FR Black Edition 115
Volkswagen has decided that SEAT will in future be its entry level brand to the Group and with the Arona that’s a good move. Instead of going for the upper end of the market and thereby limiting appeal to those with most money, the brand will become all things to all men and women. Its range is wide and benefits from the engineering, design and technology … [Read more...]
Tradelines 29 October
Over 330,000 Ford Mustangs have been recalled to check on possible corroded seat belt anchors which may break off. Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2015-2017 models after it was reported that water and road salt may corrode the front seat belt anchor pretensioner cables. New EU car registrations increased by 0.9% compared to the same period last … [Read more...]
