Specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting says new Office for National Statistics figures showing an 8% annual increase in vehicle thefts are shockingly unsurprising.
According to the ONS’s latest Crime Survey for England and Wales instances of “theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle” increased from 122,423 in the year October 2021 to September 2022, to 132,489 in the year October 2022 to September 2023, an 8% increase over 12 months but 17% up on pre-pandemic levels.
Suzuki took first position in the the latest bi-annual Institute of Customer Service’s UK Customer Satisfaction Index in the Automotive sector and in 15th position overall across all measured sectors from 270 named organisations.
The index is a barometer of customer satisfaction measuring sentiment across the country and asks over 15,000 consumers to rate their experiences of dealing with companies across 13 sectors, including those in the motor industry and over 59,000 customer experiences were rated including 4,000 of those were from the Automotive sector.
The latest addition to the award-winning smart #1 line-up, the #1 Pro, has launched in the UK.
Priced from £31,950, the Pro (above) represents a new entry point for the #1 range, giving an even greater number of drivers the opportunity to enjoy smart’s stylish and practical EV experience and comes with a 193-miles range from a smaller 49kWh battery.
Volkswagen, the UK’s best-selling new-car brand for the past three years, is bringing back the Match trim line to multiple models across its range as the brand continues to offer affordable vehicles with generous levels of equipment.
Match trims have long appeared in the Volkswagen range, the badge being synonymous with improved specification and great value for money and are returning across 10 Volkswagen models including, for the first time, electric vehicles (EVs).
Researching online first, and then going to a dealership to purchase is currently the most popular method of buying a car, with over half (54%) of participants stating that this is their way to go, according to a survey for bodyshop supplier JTape.
That was far in excess of the next most popular method to simply go to a dealership and purchase directly – with 1 in 5 (20%) choosing this, but 15% said they’d prefer to approach buying a car by simply purchasing online from a marketplace like Autotrader, Facebook or eBay, which outweighed the 5% that said they would purchase online from a dealership website.
The average age of fleet cars and vans continued to rise in 2023, according to epyx.
For the whole of last year, the average age of a fleet car at the point of service or repair was 3.00 years, compared to 2.86 in 2022, 2.74 in 2021, 2.55 in 2020 and 2.40 in 2019 and for vans, the corresponding figures were 3.58 years old in 2023, 3.39 in 2022, 3.25 in 2021, 3.16 in 2020 and 3.03 in 2019.
LEVC has started making its L380 Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV), the first of a new range of innovative, spacious, fully electric models, which will see the famous Black Cab maker’s brand accelerate its transition from a high-end taxi manufacturer to a leading provider of e-mobility solutions.
Following the recent launch of the state-of-the-art EV platform – Space Oriented Architecture (SOA), which was co-developed with the Geely Holding Group – the L380 is the first model that will be underpinned by this revolutionary technology.
Helping dealers and buyers to understand the costs of running an electric vehicle is the focus of a new white paper released this week by the Vehicle Remarketing Association.
Called “Understanding Electric Vehicle Efficiency, Charging Costs and Charging Infrastructure”, it has been written by battery electrochemist Euan McTurk, creator and presenter of Plug Life Television, a YouTube channel about EVs and covers topics including understanding common metrics used to measure EV efficiency and what represents a good performance, how to access the best rates for charging at home and on the road, and what kind of charging infrastructure should be adopted by vehicle remarketers.
Polaris is proud to be named the winner of the Future Farming award at the LAMMA Innovation Awards 2024 with its all-new, all-electric RANGER XP Kinetic UTV.
The Ranger’s 80-mile range, electric engine and impressive cargo box capacity were key contributing factors to this achievement.
The quirky Morgan Super 3 has been recalled in America to have a brake box checked for poor welding.
The British-built model sells to enthusiasts and comes from one of the oldest vehicle manufacturers in Britain.
