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Auction house boss raises concerns over pence-per-mile eVED
More drivers could consider clocking their cars to reduce their pence-per-mile motoring costs. That’s the view of Shoreham Vehicle Auctions managing director Alex Wright, who has called on the DVLA to introduce an initiative to track ‘in trade’ mileages to…
Weak business confidence hits new van sales in 2025
A ‘challenging economic outlook’ and ‘weak business confidence’ hammered van sales last year. The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show the LCV market declined by -10.3% in 2025 with 315,422 vans, pickups and 4x4s…
Arnold Clark unveils refurbished Alpine site in Glasgow
Arnold Clark has unveiled its newly refurbished Alpine branch in Glasgow, located on 454 Hillington Road. The site is open and ready to deliver a modern, premium experience for customers as it has doubled in size. David Munton, Group Brand…
2025 new car sales: Winners & Losers
BYD spearheaded the surge in sales of Chinese cars in 2025 with 51,422 cars registered over the year. Chinese brand Jaewoo also turned in a robust performance with 28,232 cars registered while sister company Omoda generated 19,855 sales for…
Kia UK expands community support with The Children’s Society partnership
Kia UK has partnered with The Children’s Society, a charity tackling urgent issues facing today’s children and young people. The partnership will see Kia UK donate one pound to The Children’s Society for every car sold. Kia registered over 113,500…
Ford UK & Ireland gets new director of dealer operations
Emil Bos has been promoted to director of dealer operations at Ford UK & Ireland. Bos is responsible for Dealer representation, Sales Planning & Distribution, Operations and Henry Ford Academy for Britain and Ireland He had been director of Ford…
NFDA calls for re-evaluation of ZEV Mandate
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has called for a re-evaluation of the UK’s Zero Emission Vehicle mandate targets considering changes to the European Union’s approach. The NFDA sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander,…