The UK’s used car market remained strong in September, with average retail prices for 3-year-old cars climbing by 0.9% (c. £225), despite the industry’s traditional focus on new plate registrations. The latest data from Percayso Vehicle Intelligence reveals a market buoyed by low stock levels, as a result of the shortages of cars at the 3-year age cohort, … [Read more...]
SUV sales are stalling as hatchbacks & wagons pick up
November saw a double-digit year-on-year drop in European new car registrations as part of the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In November, the market registered 1,045,129 new cars – 13% less than for the same period in 2019 and it has recorded the lowest volume since 2014, when just 989,500 units were registered. Year-to-date figures continue … [Read more...]
Weekend Roadtest: VW Sharan 2.0 TDI SEL
The Volkswagen Sharan is an enduring model in the MPV sector which has seen models come and go. Twenty years after it was launched, the Volkswagen Sharan shares only the name with the first generation, and today’s popular MPV is significantly bigger and roomier. Originally a joint venture with Ford from 1995 to 2009, the new second generation … [Read more...]
Weekend Roadtest: Kia Carens 3 1.7 CRDI SatNav
You are probably very happy with your five-seat family car, until you need a bit more room. Now you don’t regularly need to carry around six people, or possibly seven, so you bought a car with five seats. And it’s full. The choice is simple, do you make two trips, leave someone behind, or take a chance and squeeze in another one or two onto the back … [Read more...]
