Car registrations
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Fleet industry news 5 Aug 2020Fleet and business new car registrations fail to lift-off
Fleet and business new car registrations showed little sign of recovery in July, but pent-up demand from private motorists provided some good news for carmakers.
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Electric fleet news 29 Jul 2020EV sales boom across Europe in June
Electrified car sales have grown across Europe, while overall new car registrations remain in decline, according to Jato Dynamics data.
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Manufacturer news 29 Jun 2020European new car sales: EV registrations less than half of diesel
Diesel and unleaded new car registrations in Europe decreased by 59% and 52% respectively in May, new figures from Jato Dynamics suggest.
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Manufacturer news 4 Jun 2020Coronavirus: New car registrations 89% down at 20,000 in May
New car registrations took another blow in May, as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to cripple the car industry.
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Manufacturer news 20 May 2020Coronavirus: Scrappage scheme may be required to jump start car industry
Car makers are calling on the UK Government to introduce a scrappage scheme or other incentives to boost new car sales in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Fleet industry news 5 May 2020
Coronavirus: Fleet and business new car registrations collapse
Fleet and business new car registrations declined by 96.3% in April, according to new sales data published today.
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Manufacturer news 21 Apr 2020Number of vehicles on UK roads surpasses 40 million
The number of vehicles registered for use on UK roads has exceeded 40 million for the first time, according to data from the SMMT.
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Manufacturer news 26 Mar 2020New car sales continue to decline across Europe
New car sales across Europe have plummeted, reaching a four-year low for the month of February.
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Manufacturer news 11 Mar 2020Electric vehicles secure greater market share in Europe
January marked a bad start for new car registrations and electric vehicles (EVs) provided the only driver of growth for the market, according to Jato Dynamics.
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Manufacturer news 5 Mar 2020
SMMT calls for EV VAT removal as registration figures released
SMMT calls on the Chancellor to use next week’s Budget to announce bold new measures to make new-tech zero emission-capable cars.
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Fleet industry news 6 Jan 2020Just one in four new cars sold now diesel
The decline in diesel new car sales continued in 2019, with 21.8% fewer diesels sold following a fall of almost 30% in 2018, according to the SMMT.
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Manufacturer news 5 Dec 2019Fleet sales return to growth despite overall market dip
Registrations slipped -1.3% in November caused by a second month of declining retail sales, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures show.
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Manufacturer news 5 Nov 2019Fleet sales remain stable in October as overall market declines
New car registrations declined -6.7% in October, driven by poor demand in the private market.
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Fleet sales analysis 24 Oct 2019Motability props up Q3 as rental, true fleet fall
Vauxhall is holding true to its promise. After a rise in rental registrations over the first half of the year, general sales director James Taylor told Fleet News the company would be pulling back in Q3 and Q4 ahead of a much bigger withdrawal next year.
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Manufacturer news 5 Sep 2019EV boom not enough to stem registration decline in August
New car registrations declined by -1.6% in August, despite a surge in demand for electric cars.
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NEWS 21 Aug 2019Aston Barclay hires new group sales director
Aston Barclay has hired Richard Cross as its new group sales director.
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NEWS 14 Aug 2019Marshall Leasing appoints John Couppleditch
Marshall Leasing has hired John Couppleditch to their account management team, replacing the retiring Paul Tyler.
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Fleet sales analysis 9 Aug 2019True fleet registrations slip 8.8%, but rental rises
The year-on-year reduction in true fleet registrations has accelerated in the second quarter of 2019 with just a handful of manufacturers enjoying growth, primarily on the back of new product launches
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Manufacturer news 26 Jul 2019SUV demand falls as European registrations decline
Demand for SUVs appeared to stall across Europe during June creating speculation that the segment may have peaked.
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Fleet industry news 5 Jun 2019Fleet and business registrations decline in May
SMMT figures also show that plug-in hybrid registrations were down by more than 40% in May.
