A special bonus awaits customers buying a new Toyota hybrid, plug-in hybrid or all-electric car or van during June – £1,000 to spend on their choice of Toyota products and services.
Rather than tying the customer to a particular saving or benefit, Toyota is letting them choose how they use their £1,000, from raising their new car’s specification with extra accessories to organising a service plan or offsetting the cost of Toyota Insurance cover.
Kia UK has unveiled special edition ‘Shadow’ models for the new Picanto, as well as the popular Stonic and Sportage line-ups.
On sale from 3 June and for Retail sales only, ‘Shadow’ models add new styling and features to the already comprehensive standard equipment of the ‘3’ grade models upon which they’re based, exclusive interior colours and premium paint included as standard.
Lexus’s commitment to providing the best possible ownership experience for its customers reaches every aspect of its business, including the development of new insurance products.
Lexus Insurance Services has designed two new cover packages specifically for owners of the all-electric RZ 450e and the all-new hybrid LBX compact crossover that offer refund and renewal discount opportunities linked to driving performance.
One in four driving tests will be in automatic cars by 2026.
The prediction comes from AA Driving School which has used new data from the Driving Vehicles Standards Agency showing that in 2022/23, 17 per cent of all passes were conducted in cars with two pedals, compared with 13.4 per cent the previous year (2021/22), while in 2013/14, just five per cent of people passed their tests in autos.
According to the latest data from Auto Trader, the used car market recorded very robust levels of consumer demand, speed of sale, and transactions in May.
As a result of the strong underlying health of the used car market, average retail prices have returned to seasonal trends, softening -0.7% on a month-on-month (MoM) and like-for-like basis.