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New car sales in July surge 12% to seven-year high
UK new car sales surged to a seven-year high 11.7% in July with 156,571 units registered, the eighth consecutive month of growth. The market was led by the private registrations, up 12.6% with fleet deliveries up 9.5% and the lower-volume…
Audi Q7 SUV priced from £81,665 in UK
The Audi Q7 SUV, the Q7 is on sale in the UK, with prices starting from £81,665 (OTR) for the S line. Available at launch with a 3.0-litre V6 TDI engine featuring mild-hybrid (MHEV plus) technology, the Q7 delivers 299PS…
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…