Scrappage Scheme
New car registrations up in December
The new car market rose by 38.9% to become the third best December on record and highest since 2005, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Suzuki offers low finance packages
Suzuki is pleased to start 2010 with some great news on low finance packages and the best deal to date on a new Alto; now available on a PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) scheme for just £95 per month.
Beat VAT increase with a used car from Autoquake.com
Car buyers can beat the VAT increase with a used car from Autoquake.com, as January's new tax rate pushes up the price of new cars.
200th scrappage sale signals now is the time to buy
Ian Goulden is the 200th taxi driver to take advantage of the Government’s scrappage scheme at leading taxi dealership Mann & Overton London.
Upgraded Mazda5 on sale 1 January 2010
New for 2010, Mazda is introducing a completely revised line-up for its Mazda5 range of Compact Multi-Activity Vehicles (C-MAV) offering customers a choice of six models with upgraded equipment and even greater value.
Celebrate the New Year with great offers from Honda
Honda has unveiled a series of tempting New Year offers on the outstanding Honda Civic hatchback, setting 2010 off to cracking start.
Kia global sales increase over 53 per cent in November
Kia Motors Corporation has announced that global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales, and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for November 2009 have recorded a total of 152,826 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 53.2 per cent.
Car buyers urged to move fast before festive deals run-out
If Santa is thinking of upgrading his seasonal transport from reindeer-power to horse power then he had better get a move on.
Citroen number 1 in LCV scrappage scheme performance
Citroen’s winning performance in the LCV Scrappage Scheme during November makes it three months in a row at the top of the LCV Scrappage chart for the Company. In November alone, Citroen sold 152 LCVs under the Scrappage programme - 26% of the month’s total LCV Scrappage registrations.
Car sales via scrappage scheme pass 250,000 units
New car registrations through the scrappage scheme totalled 251,629 between May and November, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT).
Ford car range boosts sales in November
Ford car sales increased by 19 per cent in November, compared with the same month in 2008. Sales were boosted across the Ford model range with Ka, Fiesta, Focus, Kuga, S-MAX and Galaxy all recording sales increases compared with November 2008.
Volvo set to sell more cars in 2009 than in 2008
According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Volvo Car UK is on course to become the first premium motor manufacturer to sell more cars in 2009 than it did in 2008.
Scrappage deal awaits crash driver – if he turns up
Security barriers at English Ford in Poole have just survived a severe test. They were rammed by a Renault Clio which slid across a roundabout on the A35 Dorset Way then continued carving a path over a grass verge before skating up a 10 ft bank where it was brought virtually to rest by the security hoops before striking the back of a Ford Transit van.
Rise in VAT to hit consumers’ wallets in 2010
New research from Auto Trader reveals that the imminent rise in national VAT will have a significant effect on consumers in 2010, with 30% of people admitting they will be forced to reconsider their spending habits.
Car dealers urged to take advantage of scrappage scheme
At a time when no news is good news, dealers should be pleased to hear that the government has boosted the scrappage scheme by £100million, offering retailers another chance to lure customers back to the forecourt.