The new limited edition Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Concorde comes at a supersonic price of £321,350. It's the latest in the luxury super sports car range of Wings models, following the Red Arrows and Spitfire editions among others. Just ten DBS Superleggera Concorde models will be sold by Aston Martin Bristol, on the edge of the Filton airfield … [Read more...]
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Newslines 26 November
Car sales in Europe will grow for the sixth year and be the highest in the last decade. VW leads from Renault and Ford, according to statistics analysed by Focus2Move and diesel is sliding while petrol is growing along with electric and hybrids. Academics and engineers are joining to trial pothole monitors in council, pubic service and taxis … [Read more...]
Plugging the gap to EV deliveries
A new trend has emerged in medium-term rental where it is being used to offset electric vehicle waiting times, says Meridian Vehicle Solutions. With orders for many EVs running into six months and longer, there was a market requirement for some form of cost-effective company car provision during the interim, explained Phil Jerome, managing director … [Read more...]
Used models are key to success next year
Maximising opportunities in the used car sector is likely to be essential to maximising franchise dealer profitability in 2020, says epyx. The company, which delivers the 1link Disposal Network remarketing platform, says that the new car market is unlikely to stage a recovery – but used demand should stay consistent. Vicky Gardner, head of remarketing at … [Read more...]
New sign for savvy car buyers
Savvy car buyers have a new sign to trust. It is extremely positive to see franchised retailers embrace NFDA’s Electric Vehicle Approved accreditation scheme which demonstrates the efforts the automotive retail industry is making to drive the growth of the electric vehicle sector, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association, … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 November
Eco-friendly Norway has seen a doubling of Tesla ev sales, led by the new Model3. That has contrasted with the market as a whole which his crashed over 121% down on the same 10 months last year. Intelligent Car Leasing is the first broker to provide such a flexible service, where customers will be able to sign up for a subscription that includes all … [Read more...]
German rival to Welsh luxury SUV
The new Welsh-made Aston Martin DBX will have another rival for sales in 2020 after Mercedes announced a luxury Maybach version of its big SUV at the same Chinese show where the St Athan model was publically revealed on tuesday. The German car maker, who supplies the DBX 4.0V8 petrol engine, will use a hybrid version in its newcomer as well and aims to sell … [Read more...]
Dealers optimistic of road-to-zero strategy working
A new survey of UK car dealers by Close Brothers Motor Finance has found that a third (34%) believe that half of cars will be ultra-low emission by 2030, meaning the Government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy will be successful. A quarter (25%) aren’t sure, whilst 41% believe the 2030 deadline won’t be hit.The finding comes amid a raft of positive news in 2019 … [Read more...]
Aston Martin DBX unveiled in Welsh assembly plant
The first Aston Martin DBX five-seat SUV will roll off new production lines in South Wales in Spring 2020, writes Robin Roberts. Breaking new ground for the 106-year-old luxury British marque, the DBX was unveiled simultaneously in the Beijing, China motor show and in the £250M St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan assembly plant today. The … [Read more...]
Petrol & diesel popularity dominates buying plans
Petrol and diesel cars will dominate vehicle sales in the foreseeable future, according to a poll for information agency Somo. Despite the environment being the biggest driver for switching to an electric vehicle, new research by digital transformation agency, Somo, has identified that the interest in petrol vehicles is not declining. In fact, … [Read more...]
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