DS Store showroom 2018
DS had the biggest increase in the typically achievable cash Target Price discount
What Car? Insight

New-car discounts reflect ongoing market turbulence

What Car?'s Target Price data, provided exclusively to Autocar Business, reveals return to buyer's market

4 January 2023
New-car discounts reflect ongoing market turbulence
Hyundai Kona 2023 front quarter static render
The next-generation model of the popular Hyundai Kona arrives later this year
Car sales

Hyundai Motor Group targets 7.5 million sales in 2023

Genesis, Hyundai and Kia eye 10% combined growth, with supply chain problems set to ease

3 January 2023
Hyundai Motor Group targets 7.5 million sales in 2023
Tesla Model 3 Model Y at Supercharger front 2023
An overwhelming majority of Tesla's fourth-quarter sales were of the Model 3 and the Model Y
Electric vehicles

Tesla sales fall short in final quarter of 2022

American EV giant didn't quite satisfy analyst forecasts despite setting an annual production record

3 January 2023
Tesla sales fall short in final quarter of 2022
Mercedes Benz dealer 2018
Losses through the first half of the 2022 will result in year-end figures being lower than 2021
Car sales

European car sales uptick fuels global optimism

Year-on-year sales of new cars increased 12.3% in Western Europe during November

3 January 2023
European car sales uptick fuels global optimism
Kia Niro EV 2022 front quarter static
Demand for the Kia Niro EV has increased as buyers move away from PHEVs
Car sales

Insight: Kia's 'multi-energy' approach for the UK market

New Niro crossover is offered as a hybrid, PHEV and BEV, alongside the pure-electric EV6

14 December 2022
Insight: Kia's 'multi-energy' approach for the UK market
Vauxhall Corsa E 2022 front quarter tracking
The Vauxhall Corsa consistently ranks in the UK's top three best sellers, but slipped to fifth in November
Car sales

Stellantis logistics crisis to blame for ‘disastrous’ November sales

Citroën, Fiat, Peugeot and Vauxhall all lost sales despite growth of the overall UK market

6 December 2022
Stellantis logistics crisis to blame for ‘disastrous’ November sales
Nissan Qashqai 2022 front quarter cornering
Nissan Qashqai is poised to top the UK sales charts in 2022
Car sales

UK car sales recover for fourth consecutive month

Fleet sales drove significant year-on-year improvement through November 2022

5 December 2022
UK car sales recover for fourth consecutive month
Autocar city car group test 2022
Peugeot 208 (fore, l) is one of Europe's best sellers; VW Polo (fore, r) could be axed due to Euro 7
Car sales

Why Ford axing the Fiesta doesn’t spell the end for superminis

A more premium direction will save the small-car segment

1 December 2022
Why Ford axing the Fiesta doesn’t spell the end for superminis
Seat Leon Honda Civic Vauxhall Astra
C-segment family cars have the largest market share, but SUVs now dominate the class
Car sales

Analysis: How each car segment is performing in the UK

Crossovers and SUVs now account for more than half of all new-car sales in the UK

11 November 2022
Analysis: How each car segment is performing in the UK
MG 4 2022 front quarter tracking
The new MG 4 will be key to the brand's strategy
Car sales

How MG plans to keep the sales momentum rolling through 2023

Maintaining stock of new cars has been key to MG's meteoric rise, but it faces a challenge as shortages ease

10 November 2022
How MG plans to keep the sales momentum rolling through 2023

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