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Chinese brands surge to new heights in September plate-change

Chinese brands took advantage of the September plate-change to drive sales to their highest levels yet. Changan saw the biggest increase for the month with sales of 659 cars compared to 19 last September while Leapmotor saw a seven-fold increase…

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Motorpoint submits plans to open supermarket in Chester

Car supermarket Motorpoint has submitted a planning request to convert a site in Chester into a car supermarket. In a planning request to Cheshire West and Chester Council, it detailed plans for the site and its ambitions for the area.…

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Grainger Motor buys Chiswick Honda from Marubeni

Grainger Motor Group has acquired Chiswick Honda from Norton Way Motors. The acquisition adds two further sales locations to Grainger Motor Group, with the Chiswick Honda Cars and Motorcycles franchises growing its network to 23 sales outlets, employing 640 people…

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Clive Sutton appoints UK dealers for Cadillac and Chevrolet

Clive Sutton, the UK distributor and London retail partner for GM Specialty Vehicles, has appointed five dealers to sell and service Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles in the UK. The appointed dealers are Cambria Automobiles’ Grange premium dealerships in Birmingham and…

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Dealer used stock levels hit new heights as EV demand surges

Used car inventories grew in September to their highest level this year, as buyer demand for electric vehicles (EVs) increased. According to the latest Cazoo Market View, the momentum behind used EVs continued to build with the number of units…

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Aramis-owned Carsupermarket.com opens 12th UK store

CarSupermarket.com is expanding into the South-West with the opening of its 12th UK store, on Bath Road in Bristol. The new store combines a selection of cars to view locally with access to thousands more through CarSupermarket.com’s nationwide stock. Matt…

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Steve Young Blog: What should a level playing field look like?

As the advance of the Chinese brands in Europe continues, there has been a great deal of talk about how to address the threat to the European car industry – meaning not just the European brands, but also the brands…

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