It was fantastic to represent Leasing.com at the recent SMMT Test Day at Millbrook Proving Ground. For the uninitiated, this is essentially a day where the biggest car manufacturers come together t...
With car dealerships set to open next week, there has been further good news. The UK new car market has seen its first growth since August 2020, with 29,280 more units registered during March compa...
After two months of lockdown, and with the reopening of car dealerships in England, SMMT figures revealed a tentative restart for the new car market in June. While new car registrations fell -34...
New calculations have revealed that keeping UK car showrooms shut during the coronavirus pandemic costs the UK £61m a day through lost tax income and essential furlough funding. That’s why the UK ...
The UK new car market fell by 97.3% in April as as the coronavirus pandemic forced the nation into lockdown for the entire month. Interestingly, those who were in the market for a new car went ele...
UK new car registrations fell by almost half (44.4%) in March as the coronavirus crisis caused showrooms to close for a large portion of the month. In the important plate change month, 203,370 few...
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called on the Chancellor to use next week’s Budget to announce bold new measures to help more drivers go electric. This includes the remov...
Alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFV) have continued the momentum gathered in 2019, with the first month of 2020 revealing they now hold 11.9% of the market, according to figures released by the Soc...
Over twenty automotive, environmental, EV charging and fleet organisations have joined forces with the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA) to encourage continued support of the Plu...
Registrations of alternatively fuelled vehicles (primarily EVs, plug-ins and hybrids) continued to surge in October despite overall new car sales falling –6.7% year on year. New stats from the ...