Newsletter
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Issue 18 - 10th May 2019
Welcome note from Sue Robinson
Dear colleague, This week’s new passenger car registrations showed that the new car market declined by -4.1% in April. Sales of petrol and diesel vehicles decreased, whilst alternative fuel vehicles rose by 6.4% fuelled by the significant growth of the pure electric vehicles segment. Positively, demand for light commercial vehicles remained strong, up 4.7% in April. Download a copy of the registration figures here. Last week, we mentioned the Financial...
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10th May 2019
NEW CAR MARKET SLOWS IN APRIL
In April, new passenger car registrations declined by -4.1% with 161,064 units registered, according to the latest figures from the SMMT. Year-to-date the market is down -2.7% from last year with a...
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10th May 2019
LCV DEMAND REMAINS STRONG IN APRIL
Demand in the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market continued its upward trend in April with registrations up 4.7% according to the latest the SMMT’s light commercial vehicle registration figures. A...
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10th May 2019
MILS CASE STUDY: Vehicle Repair Faults
“I have recently replaced a vehicles brake discs as part of a service but the customer is still having problems braking and it now needs new callipers. The customer is telling me that I must do it...
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10th May 2019
Fuel types of new cars in Europe: electric up 40% in Q1
In the first quarter of 2019, nearly 60% of all new passenger cars registered across the EU ran on petrol, while less than one third was fuelled by diesel according to the European Automobile...
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10th May 2019
Auto Trader Fastest Selling Used Cars, April 2019
According to the latest data from Auto Trader, the 2018 BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer (petrol automatic) was the UK’s fastest selling used car in April, taking an average of just 16 days to leave...
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10th May 2019
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL CONGRESS – Agenda Released!
The Automotive Retail Congress will assemble key stakeholders in automotive retail, economic and business experts, to prepare you for the future. The new event will take place on Tuesday 21 May 2019...
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10th May 2019
Where are the Clean Air Zones? BVRLA map
Over 60 local authorities are currently considering new clean air measures including the introduction of clean air zones (CAZs). As a result almost every corner of the UK will be implementing some...
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