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Did you buy a used car in 2024? If so, you were far from alone! In fact, a staggering 7.6 million second-hand cars changed hands across the UK last year, marking a 5.5% increase over 2023. That’s over 400,000 more transactions—or nearly half a million extra cars moving from one driveway to another.
Maybe we should stop targeting the internal combustion engine (ICE) and focus on SUVs instead. SUVs account for 48% of global car sales but emit 20% more CO2 than average cars. The move should be back towards smaller cars with lighter carbon footprints.
In our latest update from the world of EVs and market trends for Electric Cars, with the revelation that car manufacturers are losing around $6000 or nearly £5000 on every $50,000 electric car sold. Plus how EVs sales volumes are likely to fall well short of Biden’s mandate of 60% by 2030, and how manufacturers must change or find themselves in an untenable situation.
Automotive News Highlights – Classic Icon Revived! Did you know the Maruti 800 in India is called the Suzuki Alto everywhere else? Discover the iconic journey of Suzuki from the 1955 Suzullight to their massive 80 million sales milestone. UK Car Sales Report! Dive into the latest stats with a 21% sales surge in September. But what does the number truly signify, especially for electric vehicles? Simon Cowell’s Electric Passion! From a luxury car collector to embracing the electric revolution with the Mini eMastered by David Brown Automotive. Find out what Simon really thinks about driving electric. McLaren’s Dubai Extravaganza! The world’s largest McLaren dealership just opened its doors in Dubai.
Which are the most wanted and quickest-selling cars in the UK? What about the rest of the world. A few shocks and surprises here!
Renault and Geely have just announced a joint venture to develop and build petrol, diesel and hybrid engines – going against the tidal wave of the EV Revolution. With potentially huge investment from Saudi Aramco for its $7 plan, headquartered in the UK – where sales for new petrol and diesel cars are planned to be banned in just 7 years’ time. Utter craziness or insightful genius? Does the ICE fightback start here?
It appears that EV sales are rocketing and market share is growing, but the heavy discounting and cutbacks in production tell a different story, one that could scupper the future of EVs and hurt the motor industry itself!
Over the last few months, while general car sales have slowed and stumbled, the one growth area has been electric cars, as more people took on environmental considerations, and also when the petrol crisis happened in September last year.
Continue reading “Growth of Electric Cars Stall as Rising Costs Bite!”What’s the best-selling car in YOUR country? In this video we look at the best sellers worldwide, revealing the top cars in major countries and the global trend in best selling makes and types of cars.
Continue reading “Car Sales in Every Country [nearly!]”Electric car sales are taking off, while diesel car sales are in the ditch. Last year EV sales were up 106% according to Leasing.com, while demand for diesels sales plunged 7%. Pure electric cars alone accounted for a 101% increase, and nearly a third of all Leasing.com’s enquiries are for EVs, up over 10% from the year before. Which ones do people want? The most popular were Tesla Model 3, Volkswagen ID.3, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Hyundai Kona.
Continue reading “2022 electric cars charge up sales charts”