Newsletter
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Issue 44 - 08th November 2019
Welcome note from Sue Robinson
Dear Colleague, The new car market declined by -6.7% in October and is down -2.9% from last year as uncertainty continues to affect businesses and consumers. Positively, demand for pure electric vehicles saw significant growth. The Light Commercial Vehicle market saw a decrease of -11% in the month but remains up 3.1% year to date. Please find here the latest registration figures. The Bristol City Council has voted to ban...
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08th November 2019
NEW CAR MARKET DOWN AS UNCERTAINTY REMAINS
The current climate of uncertainty continues to affect businesses and consumers as the decline in new car sales shows. The new car market declined by -6.7% in October with 143,251 units registered,...
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08th November 2019
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO DEPRESS LCV MARKET
Registrations of light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes fell by -11% in October, the second consecutive month of decline, as economic uncertainty continues to affect the market, according to the...
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08th November 2019
NFDA COMMENTS ON BRISTOL DIESEL BAN FROM CITY CENTRE
The Bristol City Council has voted to ban privately owned diesel cars from a central zone between 7 am and 3 pm. Commercial vehicles will pay to enter the area. The scheme will now need Government...
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08th November 2019
MILS CASE STUDY: Covert Surveillance
Is the covert surveillance of employees under suspicion of theft a breach of their Human Rights? No, according to the European Court of Human Rights. In the case of López Ribalda and others v Spain...
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08th November 2019
Stress is biggest issue for automotive industry people
Stress is biggest issue for automotive industry people - according to Ben’s latest survey results On Wednesday, on National Stress Awareness Day, Ben, the automotive charity revealed the results from...
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08th November 2019
Decelerometers added to connected MOT equipment
From 1 February 2020, anyone buying a new decelerometer for class 3, 4, 5 or 7 test lanes will need to make sure it's a model that can connect to the MOT testing service, the Driver & Vehicle...
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08th November 2019
Fuel types of new cars in EU: petrol +6.1%, diesel -14.1%,...
In the third quarter of 2019, EU demand for passenger cars running on diesel continued its downward trend to reach a market share of 29.1%, whilst registrations of petrol cars increased, now...
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