Used Car Industry News and Resources

A busy month for car manufacturers means that the production of new cars in the UK is up again this month, as seen in the monthly released figures by a trade association for the UK motor industry. July saw UK manufacturers producing 7% more vehicles than in the same month in 2012, with 128,873 new cars rolling off the production lines, ready for eager buyers. According to the Society of Mot...

Workers commuting throughout England and Wales are choosing other options to travel to their workplace in larger numbers, as shown by the results of a new survey. The survey, which was based partly on the 2011 census data, shows that the number of people using their car to get to work and back has dropped by 2%, and now represents 67% of workers. Public transport usage is on the rise, with...

Records released by the Police through freedom of information (FOI) requests show that a significant amount of car crime in England happens in the cities 'up-North' when compared with their Southern cousins. The data received, which covers the time period between October 2011 and September 2012, shows that 5% of vehicles (505 per 10,000 vehicles) were involved in a recorded offence in Manch...

From the results of a new survey, we see that the price of a car is the most important factor that buyers look at when they are planning to purchase either a used or a new car. In the poll, which asked respondents to list what they thought was important to look at when buying a car, along with their other car buying habits, we see that two thirds (66%) of motorists rank the price of a car a...

With new legislation that comes in this week, motorists who choose to stick to the middle lane on the motorway can face an on-the-spot fine of £100. A slew of new powers to help fight what the government is calling 'anti-social driving' have come into force this week, and cover a variety of poor driving practices. So, if you regularly hog the middle lane, tailgate others or are not av...

Next month Japanese car giant Nissan is set to reveal the concept of it's Infiniti Q30, which is predicted to show the company's direction for it's new models, especially for small crossover utility vehicles. Set to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September this year, Nissan is targeting the Q30 at a market typically limited to a select number of buyers. They are aiming their Q30...

The popular sports utility vehicle Mitsubishi Shogun has had it's new price reduced by the manufacturer by up to £5,000. For lovers of the SUV, this means that a new model can be yours for as little as £26,199. The biggest value to be gained from this price cut comes when buying either the SG3 or SG4 models with long wheelbases. Both of these models see the full £5,000 bei...

The popular city car the Renault Twingo Renaultsport is being retired from the UK market by their manufacturer, but not until after their release of the new Twingo Renaultsport 133 hot hatch. First introduced to the UK automotive marketplace in the summer of 2007, the Renault Twingo Renaultsport has seen over 1,200 customers over it's five years of availability. But now Renault says the tim...

From the results of a new survey, we see that over 25% of motorists are preparing to fork out over £25,000 on the next car they buy. The survey in question is the Car Buying Index from Motoring.co.uk, the second time it has been run. In last year's survey, around 23% of motorists were planning on spending over £25,000 on the next car the buy. However, the figure this year has sh...

The electric car market is suffering from flat batteries and seeing the slow growth predicted by industry experts, as shown in figures obtained in Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by the BBC. The FOI requests were made by the Radio 4 magazine programme 'You and Yours', and targeted the usage statistics of charging stations for electric vehicles throughout the UK. The results of process...