Car sales in the UK hit a four year high in 2012 with over 2 million registrations. But which were the big winners and losers? Despite the Eurozone being on the verge of imploding – and the economic outlook on the gloomy side just about everywhere – 2012 has turned in to the best year […]
Jaguar & Land Rover – Record Sales
Jaguar and Land Rover both record strong sales in March, with Land Rover selling more cars in the UK than in any other month in its history. The phenomenon that is the rebirth of Jaguar and Land Rover under Tata’s wing continues, with record sales figures for March and a strong global performace – particularly by Land Rover. Land Rover’s […]
Tata Nano bounces back
From sales of just 509 Nanos in November, Tata has managed to increase sales in December to 5,784 thanks to a range of incentives and finance packages. The Tata Nano was going to be the car that changed the world. Not since the Model T brought motoring to the masses was there a car that […]
Just 55 Electric Cars sold in UK in 2009
Despite eco-mentalists and tree-huggers beseeching us to buy electric cars, just 55 were sold in 2009. What do eco-mentalists actually buy? A big V8? We’ve made it clear – at every given opportunity – that we think the drive to convince motorists that electric cars are a sensible and viable alternative to cars which use […]
Land Rover sales success means more jobs
Land Rover are recruiting 275 new workers at Solihull – an increase of 5.5% in the workforce – to cope with a bulging order book. It’s less than a year since we were busy reporting that Jaguar Land Rover were expecting to have to make some pretty severe job cuts. Tata had seen losses of […]
UK car buyers don’t care about CO2 emissions
Car buyers have decided that the environment is of little or no concern with only 1 in 5 buyers considering the emissions of a car when buying. I know, we bang on about the nonsense of having CO2 targets for everything we buy, sell, rent or use. And bang on even more about the absolute […]
Convertible prices down – time to buy
Now is the time to buy a convertible, with used convertibles having dropped in price by over 10% in the last two months. Traditionally, the end of the year has seen a big drop in the price of convertibles. Conversely, the Spring always sees a price rise. Which in the past always made sense. After all, […]
Land Rover sales up 89 per cent
Land Rover has posted impressive sales figures for October with sales up by 89% in comparison to October 2008. Land Rover has suffered really badly from both the current economic meltdown and the world’s obsession with all things ‘Eco’. The big 4x4s produced by Land Rover seem to have been the main target of the […]
Scrappage helps UK car sales in October
October has been a good month for UK car sales, rising a very impressive 31.6% year on year. Despite our reservations about the Scrappage Scheme, it does seem that it has inspired buyers in to showrooms in the last few months. And October has recorded a year on year increase of 31.6%, although total car […]
GM opens on Ebay
It’s a brave new world out there in the the car business. Big, established names have fallen by the wayside, and iconic names from the past are being gobbled up by predatory minions. And as we all know, the ‘General’ (GM) has fared worst than most. It has suffered the ignominy of falling from the […]