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Car sales

On-demand webinar: The challenges facing the used car market (and how to conquer them)

Watch this on-demand webinar to hear our expert guests explore the future of the used car landscape

5 May 2023
On-demand webinar: The challenges facing the used car market (and how to conquer them)
bentley bentayga ewb 01 front tracking
Bentley Bentayga accounted for 42% of overall sales, spurred on by the launch of the popular EWB variant
Finance

Bentley records second-best quarter in 104-year history as sales surge

Americas market leads charge as British firm makes £772 million profit; Bentayga made up 42% of all sales

5 May 2023
Bentley records second-best quarter in 104-year history as sales surge
BMW garage
The SMMT has attributed the month’s positive performance to an improving supply chain
Car sales

UK new car market continues recovery but EV outlook drops

Total of 132,990 new cars were registered last month, an increase of 11.6% over April 2022

4 May 2023
UK new car market continues recovery but EV outlook drops
Volvo EX90 2023 Lidar
The new Volvo EX90 uses Luminar's lidar tech
Autonomous vehicles

How US firm Luminar plans to revolutionise car safety

Lidar developer Luminar has boldly pledged to deliver the "uncrashable car"

4 May 2023
How US firm Luminar plans to revolutionise car safety
Vauxhall Astra 2022 front quarter tracking
Opel-Vauxhall's first-quarter market share fell to 3.6% from 4.0%
Logistics

Stellantis logistics problems limit European sales rebound

Car-making giant's CEO, Carlos Tavares, had previously set a March deadline for issues to be resolved

3 May 2023
Stellantis logistics problems limit European sales rebound
Mercedes Maybach S Class Virgil Abloh Atelier Shanghai
Shanghai was chosen for Maybach's first-ever dedicated 'Atelier' showroom
Car sales

Why China is crucial to the success of Mercedes-Maybach

A combination of luxury and high-end technology has proven a winning formula for the brand in the East

3 May 2023
Why China is crucial to the success of Mercedes-Maybach
toyota corolla static side
Proposed mandates to rapidly scale the proportion of EVs sold add pressure to Toyota's decision-making process
Manufacturing

Future of Toyota Burnaston plant to be discussed later this year

Japanese manufacturer's European boss says lack of battery plant investment in UK is biggest hurdle

29 April 2023
Future of Toyota Burnaston plant to be discussed later this year
Bentley Continental GT in factory 2023
UK car production for the domestic market decreased in March 2023
Manufacturing

UK car manufacturing up 6% as recovery continues

Exports accounted for almost four in every five cars made in the UK during the first quarter of 2023

28 April 2023
UK car manufacturing up 6% as recovery continues
Mercedes Benz dealer forecourt
Mercedes-Benz rolled out the agency model in the UK at the start of the year
Dealers

Dealer group boosts new car profits after Mercedes UK agency shift

Penske made an average gross profit of £3125 per car on Mercedes new car agency sales in March

27 April 2023
Dealer group boosts new car profits after Mercedes UK agency shift
Ford F150 Lightning production line 2023
Ford's North American production is up 11.9% year-on-year, through Febraru
Manufacturing

Semiconductors not to blame as car production recovers slowly

The global manufacturing rebound is stagnating amid the threat of strikes and non-chip part shortages

26 April 2023
Semiconductors not to blame as car production recovers slowly

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