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Budget gets mixed response from dealers
The Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) today received a mixed response from dealers saying it gave limited backing to EVs. Reeves announced that from April 2028, EV drivers will pay a road charge of 3p per mile, while…
Steven Eagell holds first Excellence Awards for employees
Toyota and Lexus specialist Steven Eagell Group held its first Excellence Awards in November in Milton Keynes. The event was attended by CEO Steven Eagell and the senior management team alongside employees from its head office and 43 Toyota and…
Ray Chapman to represent Chery in York
Ray Chapman Motors will represent Chery in York. For more than five decades, Ray Chapman Motors has operated solely as a Volvo dealer. The newly redeveloped, state-of-the-art showroom will open on Malton Road, Huntington, in York at the end of…
The Bottom Line: Tom Davis, head of Motor Trade, AXA Commercial
Tom Davis, head of Motor Trade at AXA Commercial, talks about the takeup of electric vehicles in the UK. Davis explores how this impacts new and used sales, as well as revealing reasons behind the small percentage of EV uptake.…
Pay-per-mile EV tax will hit electric vehicle sales – SURVEY
A pay-per-mile tax in the Budget would play havoc with sales of electric vehicles. That’s the key finding form a What Car? Survey which found that more than half of people in the market for a new car would be…
Keyloop and BMW Group host briefing for BMW franchised dealers
Keyloop and BMW Group co-hosted a briefing, at BMW Group UK’s headquarters in Farnborough, for over 100 representatives from BMW franchised dealers. The event explored technologies that will help drive profitability and streamline sales and aftersales processes in 2026. Tim…
SMMT hopes Budget will bring ‘laser focus’ on competitiveness
The UK automotive industry hopes Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget will help create the conditions needed to restore the sector to a 1.3 million vehicle manufacturing hub by 2035. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned that current…