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Full year 2023 new car sales data shows Volkswagen dominated the UK’s new car market in 2023, ending the year with 162,087 registrations and market share of 8.52%, almost a whole percentage point ahead of nearest rival Ford’s 7.57%.

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has launched a new training programme for motor factors in the UK

Auctioneer Aston Barclay has achieved Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) accreditation for its Donington Park site.

Fleet and business orders accounted for almost two in every three new car registrations in January, when the month's market ended at its highest level since 2020.

Results for 2023's new vehicle market show that although Ford has firmly lost its crown overall it can still proudly claim to produce the UK's biggest-selling car and van.

The pressure on UK motor retailers to identify vulnerable customers ahead of the motor finance sales process has increased since the arrival of the latest regulatory regime, and Jonathan Barrett, chief executive of Comentis, shares his thoughts on what this means for regulated firms.

Online searches for used cars are expected to see a traditional bounce in the days following Christmas, according to Motors.

It’s time for dealers to maximise all revenue opportunities by focusing on the basics – and using all the data available.

The UK's vehicle assembly plants are expected to produce about a million cars and vans this year, well above an earlier forecast, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Rapid growth in fleet segment new car sales is a sign of carmakers' return to their traditional habits of large volume incentives and increased supply to car rental companies.

Data for the August new car market shows that Tesla was the ninth most in-demand car brand, ahead of the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, MG Motor and Volvo.

The number of new cars sold in July was up 28.3% versus July 2022, marking the 12th consecutive month of registrations growth since the market was hit by COVID disruption and supply issues.

Analyst David Francis dives into the first half of 2023's new car registrations, and ponders has Ford handed the gold model to Volkswagen in ending the Fiesta, and why is Polestar a hotter prospect than Tesla?

Three-quarters of buyers have said they prefer to be left alone when browsing for a new car at showrooms, according to research by eBay Motors Group.

AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor at Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry, accuses the UK Government of being "in denial" of its EV policy's opening the floodgates to cheap Chinese imports. 

New car registrations increased by 16.7% in May, but the private market dropped slightly by 0.5% and fleets are driving the market with growth of 36.9%.

Volvo Car UK is informing consumers of its switch to direct-to-consumer sales in June with a reminder that this doesn't mean Volvo dealerships are closing down.

Ford is calling for an extension of post-Brexit trade rules until 2027 to avoid disruption to electric vehicle disruption.

Cox Automotive has revised its UK new car market forecast to a 13.5% uplift in new car sales in 2023.

Tesla’s Model Y emerged as Europe’s best-selling car during Q1 2023 as the crossover electric vehicle (EV) beat Dacia’s Sandero, the VW T-Roc, Peugeot 208 and Vauxhall Corsa to top spot year-to-date.

The Finance and Leasing Association has predicted a 6% decline in car finance during 2023 after new business volumes declined 5% in February.

New car registrations ended Q1 2023 on a high after demand from large fleets drove year-on-year volume growth of 18.2%.

Chinese-built cars have failed to maintain momentum in the European new car market this February, accounting for just 2.7% of all the cars registered in the continent.