Newsletter
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Issue 32 - 07th August 2020
Welcome note from Sue
Dear Colleague, The latest new passenger car registration figures showed an 11.3% increase in July. This was a great improvement from previous months, demonstrating the pent-up demand that built up while dealerships were closed. The light commercial vehicle market also experienced an increase in sales with a rise of 7.1%. Please find more information in the news. The NFDA Electric Vehicle Working Group will return on 10 September, where we...
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07th August 2020
NEW CAR MARKET RETURNS TO FORM IN JULY
“The +11.3% increase in new car registrations is further demonstration of the pent-up demand generated during lockdown and reflects the opening of dealerships throughout the UK”, said Sue Robinson,...
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07th August 2020
VAN SALES SHOW STRONG PENT UP DEMAND
For the first time in many months, there was an increase in registrations of light commercial vehicles, up to 3.5 tonnes. Sales of light commercials rose by 7.1% in July with 27,701 units, according...
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07th August 2020
MILS Case Study: Managing Holiday Post Lockdown
Many employers in the motor industry are facing a headache post lockdown with managing employees’ holiday entitlement. In this article, we thought we would bullet point some of the key considerations...
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07th August 2020
Major milestone for ULEZ as installation of new...
Expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone is key to helping clean up the capital's toxic air London has come a step closer to expanding the world's-first Ultra Low Emission Zone with the installation of the...
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07th August 2020
Northern Ireland to be left out of new UK car emission...
Northern Ireland is to be left out of the UK’s green car emission restrictions from 1 January, resulting in “Great Britain-only” regulations for carmakers. A quirk in the regulations means that cars...
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07th August 2020
Stoneacre Motor Group acquires Hodgson Newcastle Ltd car...
Stoneacre Motor Group has continued to drive past its former £1 billion turnover growth target with the acquisition of the Hodgson Newcastle car dealership group. The AM100 retail group told AM that...
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07th August 2020
SsangYong UK moves head office in readiness for growth plans
SsangYong Motors UK has confirmed the move of its headquarters from Luton in Bedfordshire to Swindon, Wiltshire. The new head office will allow the company to move into the next phase of its growth...
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07th August 2020
Weekly News Digest
July delivered Auto Trader's largest monthly used car price rise for two years – AM online Used car prices showed their largest monthly price rise for two years on Auto Trader during July, with...
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