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Peugeot has shown a strong growth over the first two quarters of 2010 with sales growing to more than 10,000 units which are much higher than 2009 and well above the average growth of the market for a six month period. The company continues to outperform the market year on year with sales that have increased from . . . → Read More: Peugeot sales looking up 1975. Ah what a year (not so for Nixon advisors but hey you can’t please all the people). The Watergate verdicts aside, 1975 was the year we saw Jaws encourage people to stay out of the sea, Margaret Thatcher become the first female leader of the Conservative party and the future face of British football emerge . . . → Read More: Lotus to reveal surprise at Paris Motor Show Car production increased in March, up to 90%, compared with March of 2009; however, the industry body warned that conditions may get tough again due to the end of the scrappage scheme sponsored by the Government. The figures from the Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders show that March is the fifth continuous month in which growth . . . → Read More: Car production nearly doubles in March The U.K. may soon become a major player in worldwide development and production of electric cars. A key factor in this scenario is the announcement by Nissan that it will be building its new lithium-ion powered vehicle, the Leaf, at the U.K.’s largest car factory, the Sunderland plant. The day after Nissan’s announcement, news was released about a . . . → Read More: Leaf electric car to be built in Sunderland Less than 72-hours after releasing betting on the next automaker to issue a major recall, bookmaking company Paddy Power were forced to pay out yesterday on Honda after the car-making giant announced a widening of its recall due to potentially deadly air bags. Honda were considered relative outsiders on the bookmakers list and were . . . → Read More: Paddy Power Bookies taking bets on next manufacturer to an announce a model recall Auto Trader magazine named the Ford Focus the most popular vehicle of the decade in a new poll, beating out the Ford Fiesta which took second place, the BMW 3 Series in third, and the Ford Mondeo which came in fourth. Rounding out the poll was the Vauxhall Astra in last place at number five. Other awards . . . → Read More: Ford Focus is car of the decade Last month new car registrations increased by over 57% as buyers took advantage of the cash for bangers scheme and the now lowered VAT rate. The scrappage scheme will end when funding runs out of at the close of February. So far it has been used on 21.6% of about 160,000 vehicles that were registered in November. . . . → Read More: Cash for bangers fuels November car sales 2009 has been a turbulent year for the vehicle tracking market which has seen many tracking companies fall by the wayside as the recession and more specifically the credit crunch hit. But what will be the legacy of 2009 and what does 2010 hold for the industry. Lease Financing Availability One of the biggest problems to affect the . . . → Read More: Problems in the Vehicle Tracking Market Car scrapping is a booming business, and Lord Mandelson has duly addressed its importance, by announcing an investment of a total of £400 million to the industry as an extension to the scrappage scheme is to become a much needed reality. The new phase of the scheme will continue till February 2010. This will allow car owners . . . → Read More: Car scrappage extended The flagging motor industry is talking with the Government in hopes that they can get the scrappage scheme continued into February 2010, a task that would require about £150m more from Mr Browns pocket. The scheme was started on May 18th, at which point the Government said it would run into February or until their funding ran . . . → Read More: Motor industry wants scrappage extension |
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