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July pick-up sales plummet 53% in 10-month freefall
Sales of pick-ups continued to freefall in July, declining for a 10th consecutive month, down -53.2% to 888 units and accounting for just 3.1% of the market. Demand has been skewered by the reclassification of double cab pick-ups under Budget…
Lipscomb Cars takes on Geely franchise in Canterbury
Lipscomb Cars is to open a new Geely dealership in Canterbury joining its existing Geely business in Maidstone which it opened last year. The new development, adjacent to Lipscomb’s current site, will transform almost one acre of land into a…
Solera Cap Hpi calls for CMA probe into ‘rogue’ vehicle history websites
Solera cap hpi has called on regulators to crack down on what it describes as a growing number of rogue vehicle history websites. It has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), urging it to investigate operators it believes…
Greenhous marks official opening of BYD dealership in Telford
Greenhous Group has officially opened its BYD showroom in Telford. The dealer group, ranked 9 in the Motor Trader Top 200 with annual turnover of £1.8bn, has invested heavily in Chinese brands and now represents, BYD, Chery, Geely, Leapmotor, Omoda,…
Lithia Driveway grows profits and turnover in H1
Lithia Driveway, the US listed parent of Lithia UK, saw gross profits across its UK, UK and Canadian businesses rise 0.8% to $2.9bn on turnover up 1.6% to $19.06bn in the first half of 2026 The UK arm under operations…
Used dealers are now less worried about electrification
One in three dealers (33%) are worried about the impact of electrification on the used car sector, the lowest figure recorded in the Startline Used Car Tracker since October 2022. Of the biggest challenges mentioned, the switch to electric vehicles…
July new car sales: Winners & Losers
Chinese car brands showed significant increases in sales in July building market share. Leapmotor saw sales increase by 547% to 1,605 vehicles while Jaecoo saw sales accelerate 187% to 5,502. Chinese brand delivered a 107% increase in sales to 6,603…