Newsletter
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Issue 6 - 07th February 2020
Welcome note from Sue Robinson
Dear Colleague, This week, new passenger car registration figures showed the market declined by -7.3% in January following a particularly strong December. Positively, the light commercial vehicle market saw a growth of 5.9%. Please find more details in the news. Following the announcement that the Government intends to bring forward the ban for sales of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars, we will continue to call for consistent policies and...
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07th February 2020
NEW CAR SALES SEE SLOW START TO 2020
The UK New car market declined by -7.3% in January 2020 with 149,279 units registered. Sales of petrol cars declined -9.5%, diesel -36.0, whilst battery electric vehicles continued to grow, up...
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07th February 2020
MILS CASE STUDY: Lone Working
“I run a small body repair MOT workshop. I sometimes have to leave my technician working on his own when I am out of the business, is that okay? Is there any law in this area?” Employers who have...
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07th February 2020
LCV MARKET UP FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH
The increase of light commercial vehicle registrations has shown confidence has returned to the market after recent political and economic uncertainties.A total of 23,557 LCVs were registered in...
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07th February 2020
PM PROPOSES BAN OF NEW PETROL, DIESEL AND HYBRIDS SALES...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at the COP26 United Nations climate summit earlier this week that the UK Government intends to ban the sales of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035....
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07th February 2020
WHAT CAR? INSIGHT FEBRUARY 2020
The What Car? Insight report takes a monthly look at the industry through the eyes of senior figures in our sector, and through the analysis of data from users of the What Car? website. This month's...
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07th February 2020
European Fuel types of new cars: petrol +11.9%, diesel...
In the last quarter of 2019, EU demand for diesel cars further decreased, dropping to 29.5% of new-car registrations. Petrol cars accounted for 57.3% of the EU market, while electrically-chargeable...
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