The second quarter sales of used cars in the UK is down 48.9% – almost half compared to last year with only 1m cars sold – this is according to SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders). Having said that the overall decline for the year is 28.7% – that’s 2.9m sold compared to about 4m by this time last year.
Continue reading “What is going on with the UK’s used car market?”You hear that? Shutters opening up, window panes being squeaky cleaned, factories restarting and engines firing up. Yep – the car industry is back in business.
Continue reading “Car Industry – Back in Business!”Kevin Haggarthy is a pioneer of motoring journalism in the UK: the first black motoring journalist, a motor industry consultant, race and high performance driving instructor, serial classic-car owner and a presenter of the Pulling Power car show on TV in the early 2000s.
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New car sales in the UK crashed a staggering 97.3 in the month of April as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown. Only 4321 cars were sold, compared to 156,743 in April 2019. The only time fewer cars were sold in a single month was during World War II.
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Can manufacturing in the UK fell by 37.6% in March according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 78,767 vehicles left factories that mostly proceeded to shut down due to COVID-19 Coronavirus as lockdown was announced on March 23rd.
Continue reading “Global Vehicle Sales Down 39% in March”Latest updated on how the car industry is faring during the shut-downs and lock downs brought on by COVID-19 Coronavirus and how it’s starting its fight back against the disease – plus how some have even tweaked their logos and a fantastic initiative from MG Motor UK.
Previous videos related to the impact of Coronavirus on the car industry below.
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Chinese F1 GP cancelled. Geneva Motor Show cancelled. Car sales down 80% in China. Car factories running short of parts. Jaguar Land Rover running out of parts. Car Production could slow. And my press trip for a European car launch just got cancelled!
Jane Bayler having a background in business development, sales & marketing, is a property entrepreneur, and business relationship expert. She has successfully developed and maintained profitable business relationships across three sectors: media, education and property.
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Far be it for me to make fun of people’s teeth (the mean kids at school used to call me goofy, the nicer ones compared me to Freddie Mercury, or at least I thought they were being nice) but take a look at the picture above.
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