CEO Update

The UK’s used car market experienced a turbulent first quarter, with sales decreasing -8.9% to just over 1.68 million units, according to the latest figures released by SMMT this week. Declines in January and February were responsible, and while transactions…

After one of the darkest years in automotive history, there is light at the end of the tunnel. April new car registration figures out this week showed 141,583 cars were registered, a dramatic 30-fold rise on 2020 when the country…

This week the Government stepped up its plans to facilitate the introduction of vehicles fitted with Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) onto UK roads later this year, a move which is welcomed by the automotive industry. It’s important to stress…

With MPs recalled to Parliament following the end of the Easter recess, and the UK’s roadmap out of lockdown proceeding as planned, it’s now time to ensure automotive sector competitiveness in the weeks and months ahead. 2020 was beyond tough,…

The reopening of car showrooms this week is significant, not just for the industry, but also for buyers and early indications are that there is pent up demand in the market with consumers attracted by the increasing range of new…

It has been a long wait, but on Monday car showrooms in England,  Wales and Northern Ireland will reopen and, after the toughest year for automotive in modern history, there is hope that consumer confidence – and the market –…

Last March few would have anticipated how tough the following days, weeks and months would be for us all as coronavirus ravaged the economy, society and people’s lives. For the automotive sector a particularly difficult time, with companies dealing with…

The Road to Zero emissions took centre stage yesterday as SMMT unveiled a blueprint to deliver greater retail uptake of the latest electric vehicles, with new figures showing businesses are twice as likely as consumers to make the switch from petrol…

Yesterday’s decision to slash the Plug-in Car Grant and Van and Truck Grant is the wrong move at the wrong time – in a year the industry has been badly hit by the pandemic and when the UK hosts COP26.…

This week the government published the responses to its consultation on the ending of sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in 2030. While the automotive industry has a critical role to play on this journey, the list…