Dealership, sales and marketing

Analysis: 2020 UK car sales hit 28-year low, EV market grows rapidly

UK car sales hit lowest level since 1992, but BEV and PHEV sales are on the rise

6 January 2021
Analysis: 2020 UK car sales hit 28-year low, EV market grows rapidly
Dealership, sales and marketing

Bentley breaks sales record in 2020 despite pandemic

Firm reports 11,206 sales, 2% up on 2019, despite shutdowns and weeks of half usual output

5 January 2021
Bentley breaks sales record in 2020 despite pandemic
Government and legislation

Street racing and car meet-ups face clampdowns across UK

Stoke mulls ban on cruises and meet-ups, while police have cracked down on street racing in Birmingham

5 January 2021
Street racing and car meet-ups face clampdowns across UK
Renault Kwid
Renault Kwid scored just two stars in Safer Cars for Africa test
Government and legislation

NCAP calls out global safety disparity

The vehicle safety body says that poor countries are given more dangerous cars, calls for minimum worldwide standards

5 January 2021
NCAP calls out global safety disparity
Finance and corporate

Stellantis: FCA-PSA merger approved by all shareholders

Newly merged industry giant has received overwhelming shareholder approval, with completion expected later this month

4 January 2021
Stellantis: FCA-PSA merger approved by all shareholders
Business

Tesla almost hits 500,000 deliveries in 2020 despite pandemic

Thanks to production ramp-up, EV firm just misses half-million mark for customer deliveries worldwide

4 January 2021
Tesla almost hits 500,000 deliveries in 2020 despite pandemic
Aftermarket
Many franchised dealers outsource jobs to independents
Dealership, sales and marketing

Analysis: The hurdles ahead for the UK aftermarket

Independents worry about 2023 block exemption renewal and data encryption

4 January 2021
Analysis: The hurdles ahead for the UK aftermarket
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: EVs are greener than ICEs - but only just

ICEs cop abuse for their dirty exhausts but making EVs produces more CO2 (although that's just one measure of pollution)

4 January 2021
Inside the industry: EVs are greener than ICEs - but only just
Business

UK car industry 'welcomes' tariff-free post-Brexit trade agreement

Trade deal agreed between UK government and European Union should allow for tariff-free trade of cars and car parts

24 December 2020
UK car industry 'welcomes' tariff-free post-Brexit trade agreement
Business

Volkswagen ends production of e-Golf to make way for ID 3

Volkswagen's Dresden site has built the final example of the firm's first mainstream electric car

23 December 2020
Volkswagen ends production of e-Golf to make way for ID 3

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